Medal of Honor Citation: Major Charles S. Kettles distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity while serving as Flight Commander, 176th Aviation Company (Airmobile) (Light}, 14th Combat Aviation Battalion, Americal Division near Duc Pho, Republic of Vietnam. On 15 May 1967, Major Kettles, upon learning that an airborne infantry unit…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Chief Etchberger and his team of technicians were manning a top secret defensive position at Lima Site 85 when the base was overrun by an enemy…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as commanding officer of Company F, Second Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea from 28 November to 2 December…
Listen to his full story here: https://youtu.be/ipZJ7bQpbbw On October 12, 1944 Jack and the other men of Company I faced a heavily defended German machine gun position that was inflicting heavy casualties on the advancing Americans. Ssg Pendleton volunteered to lead a squad on an attack on that position. He…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as medical corpsman with a rifle company, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands, 2 May 1945. Fearlessly braving the fury of artillery,…
Medal of Honor Citation: Sfc. Sitman distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. Sfc. Sitman, a machine-gun section leader of Company M, was attached to Company I, under attack by a numerically superior…
Medal of Honor Citation: After having previously destroyed a number of enemy aircraft within 17 days, he voluntarily started on a patrol after German observation balloons. Though pursued by eight German planes which were protecting the enemy balloon line, he unhesitatingly attacked and shot down in flames three German balloons,…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as an Automatic Rifleman with Company F, 2d Battalion, 9th Marines, Regimental Combat Team 1, 1st Marine Division (Forward), 1 Marine Expeditionary Force (Forward), in Helmand…
On October 12, 1944 Jack and the other men of Company I faced a heavily defended German machine gun position that was inflicting heavy casualties on the advancing Americans. Ssg Pendleton volunteered to lead a squad on an attack on that position. He gave his life to ensure his men…
Medal of Honor Citation: Pvt. Bart, being on duty as a company runner, when the advance was held up by machine-gun fire voluntarily picked up an automatic rifle, ran out ahead of the line, and silenced a hostile machine-gun nest, killing the German gunners. The advance then continued, and when…
Medal of Honor Citation: Maj. Davis distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. While leading a flight of four F-86 Saberjets on a combat aerial patrol mission near the Manchurian border, Maj. Davis' element leader ran out…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty on 28 October 1944, near St. Die, France. When his company was stopped in its effort to drive through the Mortagne Forest to reopen the supply line to the…
Medal of Honor Citation: For extraordinary heroism as a pilot of a seaplane on 21 August 1918, when with three other planes Ens. Hammann took part in a patrol and attacked a superior force of enemy land planes. In the course of the engagement which followed, the plane of Ens.…
Medal of Honor Citation: With the remark "I will get them," Sgt. Gregory seized a rifle and a trench mortar shell, which he used as a hand grenade, left his detachment of the trench-mortar platoon, and advancing ahead of the infantry, captured a machine gun and three of the enemy.…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as platoon sergeant of Company A, 4th Tank Battalion, 4th Marine Division, during the battle for enemy Japanese-held Saipan, Marianas Islands on 16 June 1944. Cut…
Medal of Honor Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty. Chief Etchberger and his team of technicians were manning a top secret defensive position at Lima Site 85 when the base was overrun by an enemy…
Dive into the extraordinary story of USMC Cpl. Joseph Vittori, a young Marine who defied impossible odds in the brutal Korean War. Witness his unparalleled courage as he charges enemy lines, single-handedly defends a critical position, and makes the ultimate sacrifice to save his brothers-in-arms. This episode explores: The harrowing…
Medal of Honor Citation: Pfc. Bennett, a member of company B, distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. At approximately 0200 hours, two enemy battalions swarmed up…
Listen to his full story here: https://youtu.be/JYbgW3n3JHo US Navy Lieutenant Albert David wasn't your typical war hero. He was a humble engineer thrust into the heart of an unthinkable mission: capturing a German U-boat at sea. In the vast expanse of the Atlantic, during the heat of World War II,…
On April 24, 2004, United States Coast Guard Petty Officer Nathan Bruckenthal, was engaged in a maritime interception operation in the Arabian Gulf in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In the early evening, a suspicious dhow was observed approaching a coalition oil platform. Not heeding directions, a boarding group boarded…
Medal of Honor Citation: For exceptionally meritorious service and extraordinary heroism while attached to Squadron C, 1st Marine Aviation Force, in France. Second Lt. Talbot participated in numerous air raids into enemy territory. On 8 October 1918, while on such a raid, he was attacked by nine enemy scouts, and…
Medal of Honor Recipient: He took part in a highly effective attack against vital oil installations in Ploesti on 9 July 1944. Just after "bombs away," the plane received heavy and direct hits from antiaircraft fire. One crewmember was instantly killed and six others severely wounded. The airplane was badly…
Medal of Honor Citation: While an acting squad leader of Company B, 22d Infantry, on 27 November 1944, near Grosshau, Germany, he singlehandedly assaulted two enemy machine-gun emplacements. Attacking prepared positions on a wooded hill, which could be approached only through meager cover, his company was pinned down by intense…
From Depression's shadow, they rose like steel. America's "Greatest Generation," forged in hardship, stepped onto the world stage as WWII's storm engulfed it. Millions, barely men, donned olive drab, trading plows for rifles, the familiar for the foreign. Across frozen beaches, scorching deserts, and churning seas, they charged into the…