Marcellus Chiles: What Now Captain?
When his unit’s entire leadership was wiped out during the Argonne offensive, Capt Chiles took command of his battalion, advancing through a creek against heavy fire. He was awarded the Medal of Honor...
5 Kesä 20233min
PFC Eugene Obregon: The Ultimate Sacrifice
PFC Obregon was a fireman-turned-ammo carrier who saved a wounded Marine in the battle for Seoul. With an enemy platoon approaching, he shielded his fellow Marine’s body from fire at the cost of his o...
29 Touko 20234min
1SG Benjamin Kaufman: Determination and Bravery
First Sergeant Kaufman couldn’t say no to a fight. After being shot in the arm, rendering it useless, and being separated from his men, Kaufman captured an enemy machine gun position despite only havi...
22 Touko 20234min
Technical Sgt. Ted Tanouye: “Go For Broke”
A member of the all-Japanese American 442nd Regimental Combat Team, Technical Sgt. Tanouye led his men through enemy machine gun and small arms fire to seize the vital Hill 140. Tanouye securing Hill ...
15 Touko 20235min
2ndLt Raymond Zussman: Taking Positions and Prisoners
2ndLt Zussman was one of the three Jewish Americans to receive a Medal of Honor in World War II. With only one working tank, Zussman scouted enemy positions alone to direct his tank’s fire, capturing ...
8 Touko 20235min
Colonel Harvey C. Barnum: Taking Command in Vietnam
With his company commander killed in an ambush, and Marines isolated from the rest of the battalion, Colonel Barnum took over the company and defeated the enemy. Barnum used attack helicopters on enem...
1 Touko 20234min
HMCM William Charette: Saving Lives in the Mountains of Korea
As Marines counterattacked to regain a vital outpost in the mountains of Korea, MCHM Charette shielded a wounded Marine’s body from a grenade blast. When his medical bag was destroyed, Charette bandag...
24 Huhti 20234min
Maj Louis Cukela: Stopping an Ambush Alone
A first generation Croatian American, Major Cukela was known for his fighting skill. Alone with a rifle, bayonet, and grenades, Cukela flanked a machine gun bunker firing upon his company, killing or ...
17 Huhti 20235min
