Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Thomas A. Baker – Medal of Honor, July 7, 1944, Battle of Saipan

He asked to be propped against a tree with a loaded pistol. He was later found at that spot, his empty pistol in hand, surrounded by eight dead Japanese soldiers—each a testament to his unflinching stand

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Harold Christ Agerholm – Medal of Honor – World War II – 7 July 1944

One Jeep, One Marine: Agerholm’s Final Mission on Saipan

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Roger Donlon – Medal of Honor – Vietnam War – 6 July 1964

Despite receiving a severe stomach wound early in the battle, Donlon refused to be evacuated. He personally repelled a demolition team at the main gate, moved through withering enemy fire to man and relocate mortars, and administered life-saving aid to wo

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Bruce Avery Van Voorhis – Medal of Honor – World War II – July 6,1943

On his sixth and final attack run, Van Voorhis’s aircraft was either caught in enemy fire or the lethal shockwave of his own bombs. His PB4Y-1 plunged into the lagoon, a fiery end to a mission.

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Melvin Earl Newlin – Medal of Honor – Vietnam War – July 4, 1967

At just 18 years old, PFC Melvin Newlin was manning a defensive machine gun position at the remote Nong Son Outpost in Quang Nam Province, South Vietnam, when a large Viet Cong force launched a coordinated pre-dawn attack.

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Medal of Honor: LeRoy A. Mendonca – Korean War, July 4, 1951

Hill 586: The Last Stand of Sergeant LeRoy A. Mendonca. When his platoon withdrew under overwhelming attack, one man stood alone and held the line.

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Medal of Honor: Frank H. Ono – World War II, July 4, 1944

Undeterred, he grabbed a wounded comrade’s rifle and rejoined the assault. After eliminating two more enemy soldiers, Ono braved heavy fire to aid his injured platoon leader and another wounded rifleman.