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Lt. Aubrey Rion, 501st Parachute Infantry
Learn MoreLt. Aubrey Rion was one of 19,000 Americans killed during the Battle of the Bulge.
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Lieutenant Commander Samuel G. Fuqua's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreAs USS Arizona burned on December 7, 1941, Lt. Commander Fuqua displayed true courage under fire.
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American Billy Fiske—One of the Few
Learn MorePilot 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.
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Kermit Tyler: A Call That Would Live in Infamy
Learn MoreOn 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.
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Eduardo Peniche: A Mexican National’s American Dream
Learn MoreEduardo Peniche came to the United States to obtain an education and became a decorated war veteran and proud American in the process.
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The Extraordinary and Tragic Journey of First Lieutenant Levitt C. Beck Jr.
Learn MoreThanks to a manuscript Beck wrote while hiding out in France in 1944, we know much of the story of this American fighter pilot.
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Corporal Tibor Rubin's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreTwice a prisoner, and initially denied our nation’s highest honor due to antisemitism, Tibor Rubin was finally awarded the Medal of Honor in 2005.
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Controlled by Memories: Trauma and POW Dominic Martello
Learn MoreDominic Martello relived traumatic moments of his WWII combat in North Africa for the rest of his life.
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Major Richard Bong's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreKnown as the “Ace of Aces,” Major Richard Ira Bong is credited with the downing of an impressive confirmed total of 40 enemy aircraft.
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Lieutenant Richard Miles McCool, Jr's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreSeriously wounded aboard LCS-122 off Okinawa in June 1945, McCool’s steadfast leadership and disregard for his own safety saved the lives of his crew and his ship.
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Staff Sergeant Walter David Ehlers's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreA combat veteran when he landed on Omaha beach on June 6, 1944, Walt Ehlers had made a promise to his mother, which often left him at odds with the morality of a soldier’s duty.
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Second Lieutenant Yeiki Kobashigawa's Medal of Honor
Learn MoreOn June 2, 1944, Yeiki Kobashigawa, 100th Infantry Battalion, led an incredible attack on the Germans in Italy. Fifty-six years later, he received the Medal of Honor for this action.