Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: Clifford C. Sims – Vietnam War, February 21, 1968

Staff Sergeant Clifford C. Sims of the 101st Airborne Division displayed extraordinary heroism on February 21, 1968, during the Vietnam War when he sacrificed himself by throwing his body onto a booby trap to save his squad.

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Medal of Honor: Archibald Mathies – World War II, February 20, 1944

Attempting to land the aircraft, Mathies made two unsuccessful attempts before the bomber crashed in an open field on the third attempt, tragically killing him, the navigator, and the pilot.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas W. Bennett – Vietnam War, February 11, 1969

Cpl. Bennett enlisted during the Vietnam War as a conscientious objector who was still willing to serve. Trained as a medic, he selflessly gave everything to aid his comrades in battle.

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Medal of Honor: Thomas J. Kinsman – Vietnam War, February 6, 1968

There was no time to think! Kinsman shouted a warning and threw himself onto the grenade, absorbing the full detonation with his body. The blast tore into his head and chest—but every man around him survived.

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Medal of Honor: Donald W. Evans Jr. – Vietnam War, January 27, 1967

Though weakened by blood loss and in extreme pain, he pressed on with his life-saving efforts, ultimately sacrificing his life while tending to another wounded comrade.

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Medal of Honor: Gary G. Wetzel – Vietnam War, January 8, 1968

As the chopper neared its drop point, two rockets tore through the sky, exploding nearby and blasting the aircraft out of control. The wreck slammed into the ground. Wetzel was hurled from the wreckage, gravely wounded.

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Medal of Honor: Richard A. Anderson – Vietnam War, August 24, 1969

Despite being severely wounded in both legs and knocked to the ground during the initial attack, Lance Corporal Anderson assumed a prone position and continued to deliver intense suppressive fire, striving to repel the enemy assault.