Medal of Honor achievements

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Lazarick, Len Segment 7
They had a couple of rainy days in April [Annotator's Note: April 1945] but the rains got heavy after Lazarick left. He...
Baker, Vernon Segment 7
Vernon Baker continues describing his Medal of Honor actions in Italy in detail including what he was wearing. When he...
Ross, Wilburn Segment 7
Wilburn K. Ross thinks a lot about the friends he had from home who were either injured or killed. He wishes he could...
Biddle, Melvin Segment 7
The Germans had no idea what was going on. The worst part of the Battle of the Bulge for Biddle was when his friend was...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 7
Hershel Williams does not remember knocking out some of the pillboxes. One of them, however, Williams remembers, ran...
Baker, Vernon Segment 8
Vernon Baker reviews details of his Medal of Honor actions in Italy on 5 April 1945. He had a big, strong BAR [...
Currey, Francis S. Segment 8
Currey didn't agree with the non-fraternization rule. There were apparently military fears that the Germans would...
Hawk, John Segment 8
Hawk estimates that his unit captured around 500 German troops after the engagement for which he was awarded the Medal...
Williams, Hershel "Woody" Segment 8
The military aide told Hershel Williams to take the envelope and do not open it as it was a court martial offense if it...
Smith,James "Horse Collar" Segment 8
[Annotators Note: James Smith served in the USMC as a rifleman and radio operator in Company B, 1st Marine Raider...
Hajiro, Barney Southern France, Suicide Hill, and Being Wounded
Many of Barney Hajiro's friends died or were wounded in the Vosges Mountains of France. It was sad. The 36th Division...
Coolidge, Charles Ten Day Pass and Medal of Honor Ceremony
In January or February 1945 the company commander called Charles Coolidge to the company CP [Annotators note: Command...
Finn, John The Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
John Finn was on the opposite side of the island from Pearl Harbor, at Kaneohe Bay, and he heard terrible explosions,...
Sakato, George The Medal of Honor
During the actions that led to George Sakato receiving the Medal of Honor, he wondered what he was doing here and why...
Coolidge, Charles Vosges Mountains, the Medal of Honor and Lemberg
[Annotators note: Charles Coolidge starts this segment in the middle of conversation as the camera started recording...
Ehlers, Dorothy Walter Ehlers
Dorothy Ehlers met her future husband, Walt [Annotator's Note: Medal of Honor Recipient Walter Ehlers], while she was...
Sakato, George Wanting to Fly and the Use of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team
George Sakato discusses a Vietnam veteran that edits and tapes oral histories. He recalls that before the attack on...
Pope, Everett War’s End and Postwar Life
[Annotator’s Note: The interview is outside, so there is background noise throughout this clip.] After his mission on...
Smith, William J. Water Landing Details
[Annotator's Note: William Smith was shot down while attacking Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea.] They were on...
Lucas, Jack What is a Hero
If Jacklyn Lucas's father had been alive, he would not have allowed him to go off to the service because he could...
Lucas, Jack What the Medal of Honor Means
Jacklyn Lucas goes around the country on speaking tours. He wears his medal [Annotator's Note: the Medal of Honor; the...
Congressional Medal of Honor and Silver Star winners at Fort Benning, Georgia on 11 July 1944
1458. '11 July 44. Bradlor. Three winners of the Congressional Medal of Honor meet in the Infantry School at Ft....
General Mark W. Clark and Sergeant Oscar G. Johnson Jr. shake hands, Italy, July 1945
Photograph. U.S. Army General Mark W. Clark (right) shaking hands with Sergeant Oscar G. Johnson Jr. after presenting...
Lt. Ernest Childers awarded the Medal of Honor, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Lt. Ernest Childers is awarded the Medal of Honor. Official caption on front: "MM-OCO-44-10602." Official...
Lt. Ernest Childers awarded the Medal of Honor, Italy, 1944
Photograph. Lt. Ernest Childers awarded the Medal of Honor. Official caption on front: "MM-OCO-44-10602." Official...
Lt. General Devers awards Medal of Honor during a ceremony, Algiers, Algeria, 1944
Photograph. Lt. General Devers awards Medal of Honor during a ceremony. Official caption on front: "MM-44-1246."...
President Truman congratulating Medal of Honor recipient Jake W. Lindsey, Washington, D. C., 1945
Photograph. U.S. President Harry S. Truman shaking hands with Army Technical Sergeant Jake W. Lindsey near the rostrum...
US lieutenant receives medal of honor, North Africa, 1943
Photograph. US lieutenant receives medal of honor. Official caption on front: "MM-5-150652." Official caption on...
US soldier is congratulated after receiving the Medal of Honor, Algiers, Algeria, 1944
Photograph. US soldier is congratulated after receiving the Medal of Honor. Official caption on front: "MM-44-1247."...

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