Casimir Pulaski, the American Revolution war hero and cavalry commander, was killed on this day during a cavalry charge at the Battle of Savannah. 

Neel Kearby was the first American Air Force pilot to receive the Medal of Honor. A top American ace, he had 22 aerial victories in a P-47. Kearby shot down six Japanese planes in one day on October 11, 1943, the action which earned him the Medal of Honor. Sadly, Kearby was killed over Wewak a year later. 

United States Marine Richard Kraus saved the lives of his fellow devil dogs when he threw himself on a Japanese grenade at Peleliu. Honor and remember a Marine who sacrificed everything for his country and Corps.

Marine Corporal John Pruitt from Fayetteville, AR earned the Medal of Honor posthumously during World War I when he reduced two machine gun positions and took 40 prisoners. He was killed the next day by artillery.

Navy SEAL Michael Monsoor earned the Medal of Honor posthumously on this day in Ramadi, Iraq, when he smothered a grenade with his body. Honor and remember him!

Battalion commander Oscar Miller earned the Medal of Honor posthumously for his leadership during the Meuse-Argonne offensive, leading his soldiers onwards despite being wounded twice in the arm and leg. He was finally cut down by a third shot, but urged his troops forward to take the objective. He died a few days later and is buried in the Meuse-Argonne … Read More

Marine fighter ace Harold Bauer earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously, for his actions and leadership over Guadalcanal from May 10 to November 14, 1942, including the first feat in his citation on this day, downing a Japanese bomber. He repeatedly attacked stronger enemy formations and, on October 16, though low on fuel, single-handedly defended the USS MacFarland from a … Read More

Douglas Munro put his small boat between other landing craft and Japanese enemy fire in order cover the withdrawal of 500 Marines from a Guadalcanal beach. When asked if he would lead the mission to save the Marines, he answered “Hell, yes!” Mortally wounded during the action, his dying words were, “did they get off?” Munro received the Medal of … Read More

Deming Bronson earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic leadership in World War I on this date, when he refused to be evacuated despite being wounded three times, and led soldiers during the Meuse-Argonne offensive. A football player at the University of Washington before the War, he is one of eight UW alumni who earned the Medal of Honor … Read More

Humbert Roque “Rocky” Versace, a prisoner of war, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic resistance while in Viet Cong captivity, attempting escape four times, demanding Geneva Convention coverage, and defiantly singing “God Bless America”. The Viet Cong executed him in 1965 and his remains have never been recovered.