Daniel Fernandez earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in 1966, when he jumped on a Viet Cong grenade that had landed in the middle of his patrol. Honor and remember him!  Part of the 25th Infantry Division, Fernandez was from Albuquerque, New Mexico and is buried in Santa Fe. 

Owen Hammerberg earned the Medal of Honor posthumously as a Navy diver at Pearl Harbor for saving the lives of two fellow divers. Honor and remember him! From Daggett, Michigan, Hammerberg served aboard the USS Idaho and Advent before becoming a diver. He saved two others divers in pitch black water during a salvage operation, who had been trapped by … Read More

Tell your fellow Americans about the sacrifice of Elmer Bigelow, who earned the Medal of Honor posthumously when he jumped into a burning ammunition storage room to put out the fire. His ship, the USS Fletcher had been hit by Japanese shells during the liberation of the Philippines in 1945.    

Howard Gilmore, commanding the USS Growler, sacrificed himself to save his submarine, earning the Medal of Honor posthumously. Honor and remember him!

Four US Army chaplains gave up their lifeboat seats and lifejackets to other soldiers after their ship, the SS Dorchester, was torpedoed by a German submarine in 1943. The four chaplains linked arms and sang hymns as their ship went down, taking 674 of the 904 soldiers on board to their deaths.

Marine Lance Corporal Thomas Noonan earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Vietnam, when he exposed himself to North Vietnamese fire to rescue wounded Marines trapped in the open, dragging Marines towards safety until he was mortally wounded. 

Honor and remember Alfredo Gonzalez, who earned the Medal of Honor at Hue City in 1968 for his leadership and courage even after being severely wounded. The USS Gonzalez, a guided missile destroyer, was named in his honor in 1996.  

Will you remember Willibald Bianchi, who received the Medal of Honor for his leadership during the defense of Bataan in 1942? Bianchi volunteered to lead a counter-attack against Japanese troops, pressing the attack even though wounded several times.  Bianchi was taken prisoner and endured the Bataan death March, where he was known for his compassion and leadership. Bianchi received the … Read More

Marines and fellow Americans, here is an incredible leadership story. James Dyess earned the Medal of Honor posthumously at Kwajalein in World War II, when he saved five Marines who had been pinned down on three sides by Japanese troops. Honor and remember him. Dyess grew up in Georgia, an Eagle Scout who graduated from Clemson University. He joined the … Read More

Sergeant Emile DeLeau earned the Medal of Honor posthumously in Oberhoffen, France when he almost single-handedly cleared four entrenched houses of Germans, capturing ten of the enemy and killing nine. DeLeau, from Blaine, Ohio, landed with the 36th Infantry Division in southern France in August 1944 as part of Operation Dragoon. By early 1945, his regiment was fighting in eastern … Read More