Unbelievable courage, sacrifice, and a surprising act of mercy. In this special compilation, we bring together five of the most incredible stories from World War II. From the dense jungles of the Pacific to the frozen battlefields of Europe, these men defined what it means to go "above and beyond."
Inside This Video:
00:24 Major Henry Courtney Jr. (USMC): Who led a daring nighttime charge against all odds on Okinawa.
02:45 Private Rodger Young (US Army): The infantryman who ignored his own wounds to single-handedly take out a machine-gun nest, saving his entire platoon.
04:26 Ensign Herbert Jones (US Navy): During the attack on Pearl Harbor, he stayed behind to ensure his men could escape the USS California.
05:55 Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds (US Army): The prisoner of war who stared down a Nazi commandant to save Jewish-American soldiers.
08:54 Captain William Callaghan (USS Missouri): In a rare moment of wartime humanity, Callaghan insisted on a honorable burial for the Japanese Kamikaze pilot who struck his ship.
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