Robert Dunlap earned the Medal of Honor on Iwo Jima on this day for his heroic leadership of his rifle company. When his company was stopped by Japanese defenses, Dunlap crawled alone across 200 yards of open ground to spot the enemy strong points. After crawling back to his men, he exposed himself to fire to direct artillery and naval … Read More

Did you know that Butch O’Hare, for whom Chicago’s O’Hare airport is named, became America’s first ace and a Medal of Honor recipient when he single-handedly attacked nine Japanese bombers about to attack the USS Saratoga, downing five of them? Sadly, O’Hare lost his life in a combat mission in the following November. Honor and remember Butch O’Hare!

Sergeant Samuel Cole earned the Medal of Honor for his leadership on Iwo Jima, when he single-handedly took out two Japanese gun emplacements before being killed by Japanese grenades.  A bugler, Cole repeatedly asked to be assigned as a machine-gunner, fighting in Guadalcanal, Tinian and Saipan.  The USS Cole, which was damaged by Al Qaeda terrorists in Yemen in October … Read More

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.