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Kenneth Newton Walker's Medal of Honor
Kenneth Newton Walker, Brigadier General, US Army Air Corps received the Medal of Honor for his actions during a fatal bombing mission over Rabaul, New Britain, on January 5, 1943.
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James Hendrix's Medal of Honor
James R. Hendrix was born on August 20, 1925, in the small town of Lepanto, Arkansas.
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Kenneth Gruennert and Elmer Burr’s Medals of Honor
During the Battle of Buna, two soldiers of the 32nd Infantry Division went above and beyond the call of duty.
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Valor at Pearl Harbor: Rear Admiral Isaac C. Kidd’s Medal of Honor
Bravery—even unto death—was evident everywhere as Imperial Japan’s air and sea forces struck the US naval base at Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
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Käthe Leichter, Champion for Austria’s Working-Class Women
Käthe Leichter (1895-1942) was a champion for working-class women in the Austrian labor movement.
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Captain Robert H. Dunlap's Medal of Honor
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.
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Corporal Charles J. Berry's Medal of Honor
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.
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Private First Class William R. Caddy's Medal of Honor
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.
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Colonel Justice M. Chambers Medal of Honor
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.
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Sergeant Darrell S. Cole's Medal of Honor
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.
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Sergeant Ross F. Gray's Medal of Honor
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.
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PFC Willy F. James, Jr's Medal of Honor
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.