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Immortal Valor

Author : Robert Child
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472852869
Total Pages : 287 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)

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Download or read book Immortal Valor written by Robert Child and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-01-06 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The remarkable story of the seven African American soldiers ultimately awarded the World War II Medal of Honor, and the 50-year campaign to deny them their recognition. In 1945, when Congress began reviewing the record of the most conspicuous acts of courage by American soldiers during World War II, they recommended awarding the Medal of Honor to 432 recipients. Despite the fact that more than one million African-Americans served, not a single black soldier received the Medal of Honor. The omission remained on the record for over four decades. But recent historical investigations have brought to light some of the extraordinary acts of valor performed by black soldiers during the war. Men like Vernon Baker, who single-handedly eliminated three enemy machineguns, an observation post, and a German dugout. Or Sergeant Reuben Rivers, who spearhead his tank unit's advance against fierce German resistance for three days despite being grievously wounded. Meanwhile Lieutenant Charles Thomas led his platoon to capture a strategically vital village on the Siegfried Line in 1944 despite losing half his men and suffering a number of wounds himself. Ultimately, in 1993 a US Army commission determined that seven men, including Baker, Rivers and Thomas, had been denied the Army's highest award simply due to racial discrimination. In 1997, more than 50 years after the war, President Clinton finally awarded the Medal of Honor to these seven heroes, sadly all but one of them posthumously. These are their stories.

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1)

Author : Robert Hargis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782002065
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1) written by Robert Hargis and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp.

The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II

Author : Elliott V. Converse
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 147660732X
Total Pages : 209 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book The Exclusion of Black Soldiers from the Medal of Honor in World War II written by Elliott V. Converse and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2015-06-14 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study, commissioned by the Army, was to document the process by which the Congressional Medal of Honor was awarded from December 7, 1941, through September 1, 1948; to identify units in which African Americans served; to identify by name all black soldiers whose names were submitted for the medal and to document any errors in the processing of their nominations; and to compile a list of all black soldiers who received the Distinguished Service Cross, the second highest award. Based on this work, in January 1997 President Clinton awarded seven African Americans the Medal of Honor. The authors were selected by Shaw University of Raleigh, North Carolina, to conduct this study under a United States Army contract.

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2)

Author : Starr Sinton
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782002073
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2) written by Starr Sinton and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger. It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldier of WWII, alongside less well-known awardees.

Jack Montgomery

Author : Michael P. Spradlin
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1250157080
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Jack Montgomery written by Michael P. Spradlin and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR). This book was released on 2019-01-15 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jack C. Montgomery was a Cherokee from Oklahoma, and a first lieutenant with the 45th Infantry Division Thunderbirds. On February 22, 1944, near Padiglione, Italy, Montgomery's rifle platoon was under fire by three echelons of enemy forces when he single-handedly attacked all three positions, neutralizing the German machine-gunners and taking numerous prisoners in the process. Montgomery's actions demoralized the enemy and saved the lives of many American soldiers. The Medal of Honor series profiles the courage and accomplishments of recipients of the highest and most prestigious personal military decoration, awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves through extraordinary acts of valor.

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1)

Author : Robert Hargis
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1782002065
Total Pages : 174 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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The Medal of Honor

Author : The Editors of Boston Publishing Company
Publisher : Zenith Press
ISBN 13 : 0760346240
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book The Medal of Honor written by The Editors of Boston Publishing Company and published by Zenith Press. This book was released on 2014-10 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of America's highest award for military valor. The Medal of Honor chronicles the creation, evolution, and awarding of the Medal, from the battlefields of the Civil War to the jungles of Vietnam, through a wealth of illustrations and hundreds of authoritative, action-filled accounts of heroism in America's conflicts. This wonderfully detailed and beautifully designed history book puts the Medal and its recipients into the context of their times, with brief and accessible introductions explaining each war and conflict for which the Medal was awarded. It also includes photo essays, intriguing stories of the Medal's sometimes quirky personalities, effects on surviving recipients, and the Medal's preeminent place in the American story. Whether you're an avid reader on the history of the Medal of Honor or simply intrigued by its place in our history, you're certain to want to flip through the pages of The Medal of Honor again and again.

Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II

Author : United States. National Archives and Records Administration
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (327 download)

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Download or read book Records Relating to Personal Participation in World War II written by United States. National Archives and Records Administration and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

World War II Medal of Honor Recipients

Author : Philip Martin McCaulay
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 0557344174
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (573 download)

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Download or read book World War II Medal of Honor Recipients written by Philip Martin McCaulay and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 736-page book has the inspirational stories of courage under fire for all 464 World War II Medal of Honor Recipients, including Van Barfoot, John Basilone, Richard Bong, Pappy Boyington, Footsie Britt, John Bulkeley, Jimmy Doolittle, Desmond Doss, â€œRed Mikeâ€ Edson, John Finn, Joe Foss, John Hawk, James Howard, Daniel Inouye, Leon Johnson, Isaac Kidd, Jose Lopez, Jack Lummux, George Mabry, Douglas MacArthur, Thomas McGuire Jr., Gino Merli, Audie Murphy, Joseph Oâ€™Callahan, Theodore Roosevelt Jr., Edward Silk, Matt Urban, Alexander Vandegrift, George Wahlen, Jonathan Wainwright, Kenneth Walsh, and Hershel Williams. Since the decoration's creation in 1861, the Medal has become a historic symbol of the bravest of the brave. The stories of the recipients are impressive and moving.

Sixth U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients, World War II

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (921 download)

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Download or read book Sixth U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients, World War II written by and published by . This book was released on 1965* with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Fly Boy Heroes

Author : James H. Hallas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811771326
Total Pages : 455 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Fly Boy Heroes written by James H. Hallas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-04-01 with total page 455 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of December 7, 1941, Chief Aviation Ordnanceman John W. Finn, though suffering multiple wounds, continued to man his machine gun against waves of Japanese aircraft attacking the Kaneohe Bay Naval Station during the infamous Pearl Harbor raid. Just over three years later, as World War II struggled into its final months, a B-29 radioman named Red Erwin lingered near death after suffering horrific burns to save his air crew in the skies off Japan. They were the first and last of thirty U.S. Navy, Army, and Marine Corps aviation personnel awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions against the Japanese during World War II. They included pilots and crewmen manning fighters and dive bombers and flying boats and bombers. One was a general. Another was a sergeant. Some shot down large numbers of enemy aircraft in aerial combat. Others sacrificed themselves for their friends or risked everything for complete strangers. Who were these now largely forgotten men? Where did they come from? What inspired them to rise “above and beyond”? What, if anything, made them different? Virtually all had one thing in common: they always wanted to fly. They came from a generation that revered the aces of World War I, like Eddie Rickenbacker, the civilian flyer Charles Lindbergh, and the lost aviator Amelia Earhart—and then they blazed their own trail during World War II.

Ohio and the Medal of Honor World War II

Author : Victor Cleary
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book Ohio and the Medal of Honor World War II written by Victor Cleary and published by . This book was released on 2020-11-07 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: They say the Medal of Honor is earned, never won. And that those who earned it and survived are protectors of the symbolic significance that makes it America's highest military honor. This holds true with the 28 men from the state of Ohio (and four additional men born in the state) who earned the medal during World War II. By the end of the war, Ohio ranked fourth in total number of Medal of Honor recipients by state.Ohio and the Medal of Honor: World War II (75th Anniversary) chronicles the amazing stories of heroism, leadership and self sacrifice. It also examines the comparative data of Ohio's medal recipients against the averages of the country. As a special bonus, the book includes access to an interactive Google map that highlights exact battlefield locations, monuments, grave locations and points of interest throughout the world associated with each Ohio Medal of Honor Recipient.

Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima

Author : James H Hallas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811765288
Total Pages : 421 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (117 download)

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Download or read book Uncommon Valor on Iwo Jima written by James H Hallas and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 421 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The epic Battle of Iwo Jima is recounted through the stories of twenty-eight American soldiers who showed uncommon valor during one of WWII’s most bitter conflicts. When the smoke cleared on Iwo Jima in March of 1945, nineteen-thousand American Marines had been wounded and seven-thousand were dead, a casualty rate of nearly thirty-nine percent. Lasting over a month, Iwo was the Marines’ bloodiest battle of the Second World War and the only Pacific battle in which a U.S. landing force suffered more casualties than it inflicted. It was also the most highly decorated single engagement in Marine Corps history. This volume captures the bravery of those who fought in that epic battle through the stories of twenty-two Marines and five Navy personnel who received the Medal of Honor in recognition of their gallantry under fire.

Congressional Medal of Honor Library

Author : Dell Publishing
Publisher : Dell
ISBN 13 : 9780440114543
Total Pages : 244 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (145 download)

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Download or read book Congressional Medal of Honor Library written by Dell Publishing and published by Dell. This book was released on 1986-09 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Medal of Honor World War II

Author : Jeffrey B. Harris
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781978279452
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (794 download)

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Download or read book Medal of Honor World War II written by Jeffrey B. Harris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-10-13 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second of two volumes (M-Z) collecting the citations of Medal of Honor Recipients in World War II. These citations tell the story of valor beyond the normal call of duty. Some of these men made the ultimate sacrifice for American liberty. In such a divisive modern climate it is refreshing to see that these heroes came from all classes, colors, and creeds. The bravery found in these descriptions is truly inspirational.

America's Most Decorated Soldier in World War II

Author : Robert W. Boven
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book America's Most Decorated Soldier in World War II written by Robert W. Boven and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The military career of Matt Urban, the man whose World War II medal count eventually exceeded that of Audie Murphy.

Texas Aggie Medals of Honor

Author : James R. Woodall
Publisher : Williams-Ford Texas A&M Univer
ISBN 13 : 9781623490454
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Texas Aggie Medals of Honor written by James R. Woodall and published by Williams-Ford Texas A&M Univer. This book was released on 2013-08-08 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every Medal of Honor represents a story of gallantry, courage, and sacrifice. Conceived in the early 1860s, the Medal of Honor, awarded "in the name of the Congress of the United States," has been presented to more than 3,000 members of the United States armed forces. Seven of the 464 Medals of Honor awarded during World War II went to Texas Aggies. Author James R. Woodall, a 1950 graduate of Texas A&M University and a decorated veteran of the Vietnam War, carried out a dedicated search of archives, family collections, and scores of other resources to gather, for the first time, the complete stories of these seven courageous men. Texas Aggie Medals of Honor will undoubtedly be of great interest to former students of Texas A&M University, members of the Corps of Cadets, and others associated with the university and its distinguished tradition of military training and service. But the book will also hold great appeal, in the words of one advance reader, "to those interested in the nation's highest award for valor and the individual stories of ordinary men who did extraordinary things when confronted by life-threatening situations in combat." " . . . a fast moving narrative of short, thoughtful portraits of the lives of seven World War II Texas Aggie Medal of Honor recipients. . . has meaning for readers both inside and outside the Texas Aggie Nation, and they will certainly grasp Woodall's admiration for these seven men and appreciate his tenacious research into their histories."--Southwestern Historical Quarterly