Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: David R. Kingsley – Ploesti Raid, June 23, 1944

Lagging behind and descending fast, the crippled bomber was swarmed by German Me-109 fighters. Inside, the tail gunner lay bleeding badly from shrapnel wounds. Kingsley rushed aft, administered lifesaving first aid, and kept the gunner conscious.

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Medal of Honor: John E. Butts – Normandy, June 14–23, 1944

June 23 near Flottemanville-Hague. Before them rose a heavily defended hill bristling with tanks, pillboxes, and machine guns—fortified by artillery and mortars. The hill had to fall, and he knew it.

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Medal of Honor: Jared C. Monti – War in Afghanistan, June 21, 2006

A soldier lay wounded out in the open, caught between the oncoming enemy and the patrol’s rocky cover. Monti didn’t hesitate. He dashed into the open, bullets slapping the earth around him.

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Medal of Honor: Edgar L. McWethy Jr. – Vietnam War, June 21, 1967

Then came another call—a soldier was down across open terrain. McWethy moved again without hesitation. A sniper’s bullet struck him in the head, knocking him flat.

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Medal of Honor: Carmel B. Harvey Jr. – Vietnam War, June 21, 1967

The enemy came from three sides—fast, violent, and relentless. In the chaos of that sudden ambush, Specialist Four Carmel Harvey didn’t flinch. He stood his ground.

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Medal of Honor: Ronald E. Ray – Vietnam War, June 19, 1966

Deep in the unforgiving terrain of Vietnam’s Ia Drang Valley, First Lieutenant Ronald E. Ray fought not for ground—but for the lives of his men. The jungle was thick, the terrain brutal, and the enemy well-entrenched.

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Medal of Honor: Clyde E. Lassen – Vietnam War, June 19, 1968

Navigating over hostile terrain and under fire, Lassen made an initial landing near the base of the hill, but the thick undergrowth prevented the survivors from reaching the helicopter.