Medal of Honor Recipient Articles

Medal of Honor: John C. Morgan – World War II, July 28, 1943

High over Nazi-occupied Europe on July 28, 1943, the B-17 Flying Fortress named Ruthie II was on a critical bombing mission when all hell broke loose. A swarm of German fighters descended, battering the aircraft with a brutal barrage of cannon and machine

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Medal of Honor: Sidney E. Manning– World War I, July 28, 1918

"Alabama’s Bulletproof Corporal" Both the platoon commander and sergeant were cut down early in the fight. Leadership fell to a 25-year-old corporal from Butler County—Sidney E. Manning.

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Medal of Honor: Frank J. Petrarca– World War II, July 27–31, 1944

Even as he lay mortally wounded, Petrarca rose to his knees, shouted defiance at the Japanese, and made a final attempt to crawl toward the injured soldier. He died moments later.

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Medal of Honor: Louis Hugh Wilson, Jr.– World War II, July 25–26, 1944

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of a rifle company attached to the 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, 3d Marine Division

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Medal of Honor: Ambrosio Guillen – Korean War, July 25, 1953

Outnumbered and under intense fire, Guillen calmly maneuvered his men over unfamiliar terrain and placed them in optimal fighting positions. When the enemy barrage intensified, he deliberately exposed himself to direct fire, moving through the chaos.

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Medal of Honor: Richard Allan Pittman – Vietnam War, July 23, 1970

On a narrow jungle trail near the DMZ, Lance Corporal Richard Pittman heard the desperate calls of Marines pinned down ahead—ambushed by a well-entrenched and numerically superior enemy force.

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Medal of Honor: Andre C. Lucas – Vietnam War, July 23, 1970

Hell on the Hilltop: The Final Stand of Lt. Col. Andre C. Lucas at FSB Ripcord