PVT Wilburn Ross (G/2-30IN, 3rd ID) St. Jacques, France 30OCT1944
30OCT1944: His unit suffering 55 casualties during an attack on an entrenched German position near St Jacques, France, PVT Wilburn Ross dug in an prepared for a counter attack. Manning a machine gun,...
10 Juli 202012min
SGT John Holcomb (D/2-7CAV, 1st CAV DIV) Quan Loi, Vietnam 03DEC1968
03DEC1968: Serving as a squad leader with Delta Company, 2-7 CAV, part of the 1st Infantry Division, SGT John Holcomb was leading his men during a recon-in-force mission during Operation Sheridan Sabr...
9 Juli 202014min
SPC Salvatore Giunta (B/2-503IN, 173rd ABN) Korengal Valley, Afghanistan 25OCT2007
25OCT2007: Serving as a team leader with Company B, 2-503IN, SPC Salvatore Giunta and his squad began a patrol that would take them back to the relative safety of their nearby outpost. Shortly after ...
8 Juli 202017min
CPL John Kelly (314th IN, 79th ID) Cherbourg, France 25JUN1944
25JUN1944: His unit pinned down near Fort du Roule in Cherbourg, France, CPL John Kelly volunteered to reduce the enemy position causing them so much trouble. Procuring a pole charge, a long stick wi...
7 Juli 202011min
SFC Paul Smith (B/11 EN, 3rd ID) Baghdad, Iraq 04APR2003
04APR2003: Two weeks into the invasion of Iraq, SFC Paul Smith was found himself just outside Saddam International Airport tasked with setting up a hasty enemy prisoner of war detention area. His tea...
6 Juli 202013min
2LT David Kingsley (341st Bombardment Squadron, 15th Air Force) 23JUN1944
23JUN1944: Serving as a bombardier on a B17, 2LT David Kingsley was on a mission near Ploesti, Romania when his aircraft was hit by enemy flak. Shortly thereafter, a series of enemy fighters engaged ...
5 Juli 202010min
T/SGT John Meagher (E/2-305 IN, 77th ID) 19JUN1945
19JUN1945: Working to clear out some of the final Japanese positions on Okinawa, Technical Sergeant John Meagher found himself in pitched battle with an entrenched enemy. Working with a group of tank...
4 Juli 202013min
PVT Pedro Cano (8th IN, 4th ID) 02-03DEC1944
02-03DEC1944: PVT Pedro Cano was fighting with the 4th Infantry Division when they found themselves leading an assault against German forces in the Hurtgen Forest. Before long, his unit was pinned d...
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