In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number.

Willy F. James, Jr. was one of seven African Americans to receive the Medal of Honor for service in World War II, an award delayed decades by bias and discrimination.

Collin Kelly’s story of bravery during the first bombing missions in the Pacific flourished at a time when nearly all war news was grim.

Lieutenant Alexander R. Nininger received the first Medal of Honor of World War II. 
 

Lt. Aubrey Rion was one of 19,000 Americans killed during the Battle of the Bulge.

As USS Arizona burned on December 7, 1941, Lt. Commander Fuqua displayed true courage under fire.

Pilot Officer Billy Fiske was the first US citizen to travel to the United Kingdom at the onset of World War II to join the Royal Air Force, and was one of seven American pilots to take part in the Battle of Britain.

On December 7, 1941, Kermit Tyler was called about aircraft approaching Pearl Harbor and told the radar tech not to worry about it. His reply has been debated for the past 80 years.

Eduardo Peniche came to the United States to obtain an education and became a decorated war veteran and proud American in the process.

Thanks to a manuscript Beck wrote while hiding out in France in 1944, we know much of the story of this American fighter pilot.

Twice a prisoner, and initially denied our nation’s highest honor due to antisemitism, Tibor Rubin was finally awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005.

Dominic Martello relived traumatic moments of his WWII combat in North Africa for the rest of his life.