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WWII History from Historians and Curators at The National WWII Museum
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Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II

The National WWII Museum honors veterans with the ongoing Medal of Honor Series—profiling individuals that went above and beyond the call of duty in every theater of the war. The goal is to represent every Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. 

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    Rudolph B. Davila's Medal of Honor

    Second Lieutenant Rudolph B. Davila, of Spanish-Filipino descent, received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions near Artena, Italy, during World War II. 

     
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    Hitler's Precision-Guided Bombs: Fritz X & Hs 293

    German technology surpassed the Allies' with the production of radio-guided weapons that worked in a combat environment. As early as 1943, the Henschel (Hs) 293 and the Ruhrstahl X-1 (Fritz X) were the first guided bombs employed in combat. These weapons debuted around the time of the Allied assault on Salerno and were a new concern for fleet defense. 

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    Manuel Pérez Jr.’s Medal of Honor

    After parachuting on Tagaytay Ridge, Manuel Pérez participated in the horrendous fighting with the Japanese in the Philippines' capital city of Manila, the scene of some of the bloodiest urban combat of the war.

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