Sergeant Chris Carr earned the Medal of Honor in Italy in 1944 when he single-handedly attacked and defeated five German machine gun emplacements, killing eight Germans and capturing twenty-two. He later served in the Korean War.  Read his Medal of Honor citation to honor and remember him.

Irish immigrant Joe Thompson earned the Medal of Honor in France for his repeated inspirational leadership as a Major and infantry officer. Wounded four times, he always stayed on the line and led from the front. Before the War, he had been the University of Pittsburgh’s football coach and a lawyer. He died at age 56 from complications from his … Read More

George Robb earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership in World War I when, though wounded by machine gun fire and then hit four more times the subsequent day, he stayed in the fight and took command of his company when all senior leadership was killed, ensuring that his unit took the objective. He survived the War and lived … Read More

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

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

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

John Drury New, a Marine fighting on Peleliu, earned the Medal of Honor for his heroic sacrifice, when he smothered a Japanese grenade to save the lives of his fellow Marines. Fighting with 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, he had served in the Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester campaigns. The City of Mobile, Alabama, his hometown, named its Medal of Honor Park … Read More