Medal of Honor: Francis X. McGraw - World War II - November 19, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Francis X. McGraw - World War II - November 19, 1944

In a battered foxhole outside Schevenhütte, one machine gunner stood alone against a German counterattack. Private First Class Francis X. McGraw refused to yield — fighting until his last round, his last breath, and beyond.
Medal of Honor: Joseph J. Foss - World War II (Guadalcanal) - October 9 to November 19, 1942; January 15 & 23, 1943
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Medal of Honor: Joseph J. Foss - World War II (Guadalcanal) - October 9 to November 19, 1942; January 15 & 23, 1943

Over the skies of Guadalcanal, one Marine took on impossible odds day after day. Captain Joseph J. Foss turned the air above Henderson Field into a hunting ground — and became one of America’s greatest aces.
Medal of Honor: Sammy L. Davis - Vietnam War - November 18, 1967
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Medal of Honor: Sammy L. Davis - Vietnam War - November 18, 1967

West of Cai Lay, Pfc. Sammy L. Davis fought like a one-man gun crew — manning a burning howitzer alone, crossing a river he couldn’t swim, and dragging three wounded brothers to safety under fire.
Medal of Honor: Alfred B. Nietzel - World War II - November 18, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Alfred B. Nietzel - World War II - November 18, 1944

In the icy streets of Heistern, Germany, Sergeant Alfred B. Nietzel made a last stand that saved his squad. Outnumbered, outgunned, and alone at his post, he fought until his final breath to hold back a German assault and protect his men.
Medal of Honor: John Philip Cromwell - World War II - November 19, 1943
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Medal of Honor: John Philip Cromwell - World War II - November 19, 1943

Deep beneath the Pacific, with his submarine shattered and sinking fast, one commander made a choice only a handful of men in history have ever faced — and he chose duty over life itself.
Medal of Honor: Andrew Miller - World War II - 16-29 November 1944
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Medal of Honor: Andrew Miller - World War II - 16-29 November 1944

Across two countries and fourteen days of brutal combat, one infantryman became a one-man wrecking crew. From Woippy to Metz to Kerprich Hemmersdorf, S/Sgt. Andrew Miller led from the front — until the battle finally claimed him.
Medal of Honor: Jake W. Lindsey - World War II - November 16, 1944
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Medal of Honor: Jake W. Lindsey - World War II - November 16, 1944

When German tanks and infantry bore down on his platoon, one soldier stepped forward instead of back. Ten yards ahead of the line, T/Sgt. Jake W. Lindsey fought alone — and broke the attack by sheer will.
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