Medal of Honor Action Place: Wake Island Citation For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while attached to Marine Fighting Squadron 211, during action against enemy Japanese land, surface and aerial units at Wake Island, 8-23 December 1941.
The oldest current living Medal of Honor recipient is a former Army soldier who received the medal in recognition of his actions in World War II. Born Oct. 26, 1920, Maxwell served as a technician
Died: February 1, 1944, Roi Island, Marshall Islands. Buried: New Tacoma Cemetery, Tacoma, WA, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Private First Class Richard Beatty Anderson was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II.
This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces .
For this, Murphy was awarded the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest award for gallantry in action. By the end of World War II, Murphy had become one of the nation's most-decorated soldiers, earning an unparalleled 28 medals (including three from France and one from Belgium).
Captain. Unit. USS LCS (L) (3)-122. Battles/wars. World War II. * Battle of Okinawa. Awards. Medal of Honor. Richard Miles McCool Jr. (January 4, 1922 – March 5, 2008) was a United States Navy officer and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for his actions during the Battle of Okinawa in
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