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PFC. James Anderson JR. - The first black Marine to be awarded the Metal Of Honor (00:03:23)
James Anderson Jr. was born on January 22, 1947, in Los Angeles, California. Following high school, he pursued his ambition to become a preacher at a local church while attending Los Angeles Harbor Ju...
Captain Larry Taylor (00:05:06)
Larry Taylor was born in 1942 in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and grew up in a family with a strong military tradition. His great-great-grandfather fought in the Civil War, his great-uncle in World War I, ...
Private First Class Ralph Dias (00:03:53)
Ralph Dias, was born on July 15, 1950, in Indiana County Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on October 9, 1967, in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. After completing his training, Dias...
Cpl. Charles Joseph Berry (00:03:03)
Charles Joseph Berry was born in Lorain Ohio, on July 10, 1923. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps in Cleveland Ohio, on October 1, 1941 when he was 18 years old. During World War 2, he lan...
Gary Burnell Beikirch (00:03:48)
Gary Burnell Beikirch was born on August 29, 1947, in Rochester, New York. Beikirch enlisted in the United States Army on September 21, 1967, as a Green Beret. During his time in the army, Beikirch se...
Lt. Col. Joe M. Jackson (00:04:20)
Joe Maddison Jackson was born on March 14, 1923, in Newnan, Georgia. He was an avid model aircraft enthusiast in his youth. He enlisted in the Army Air Corps in March 1941, just a few days after his 1...
Colonel Paris D. Davis (00:07:36)
Paris D. Davis was born on May 13, 1939 in Cleveland Ohio. In 1959, he enlisted in to the Army and graduated from both Airborne and Ranger schools in 1960. In April of 1965, during his second tour in ...
Corporal John Henry Pruitt (00:03:02)
John Henry Pruitt was born on October 4, 1896 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 3, 1917, at the age of 20, shortly after the United States entered WW1. During the su...
Sergeant First Class Bennie G. Adkins (00:05:47)
Bennie G. Adkins was born on February 1, 1934, in Waurika, Oklahoma. He was drafted into the US Army on December 5, 1956, at the age of 22. When Camp A Shau was attacked by a large North Vietnamese fo...
Private John Joseph Kelly (00:03:25)
Private John Joseph Kelly was born on June 24, 1898, in Chicago Illinois. At 18 years old, He enlisted in the US Marine Corps on May 15, 1917. On January 19, 1918, his regiment embarked from Philadelp...
Corporal Jason L. Dunham (00:06:11)
Corporal Jason Dunham was born on November 10, 1981, in Scio, New York. At the age of 18, Dunham joined the United States Marine Corps on July 19, 2000. On April 14, 2004, Corporal Dunham and his squa...
Master Sergeant Vito Bertoldo | The One Man Army For Two Straight Days (00:04:44)
Vito Bertoldo was born on December 1, 1916, in Decatur, Illinois. He was ineligible for the World War 2 draft because of poor eyesight. But decided to enlist despite his draft exemption and joined the...
Master Sergeant Roy Benedivez (00:07:49)
Master Sergeant Roy Benevidez led an extraordinary life and career marked by resilience, bravery, and dedication to his comrades. Born on August 5, 1935, in Texas, he faced early adversity after losin...
First Lieutenant William D. Hawkins (00:04:37)
First Lieutenant William D. Hawkins was born on April 19, 1914, in Fort Scott, Kansas. He joined the Marine Corps on January 5, 1942. On November 20, 1943, Hawkins and his platoon faced a daunting tas...
Major Douglas T. Jacobson (00:03:45)
Douglas Thomas Jacobson was born on November 25, 1925, in Rochester New York. He grew up in Port Washington Long Island and in January 1943, he joined the Marine Corps at the age of 17. By December 19...
Private Henry Johnson, AKA "Black Death" (00:02:39)
William Henry Johnson was born in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on July 15, 1892. On June 5, 1917, he enlisted in the United States Army, joining the 369th Infantry Regiment, also known as the "Harle...
S/Sgt. Hammett Lee Bowen Jr. (00:03:07)
On this audio only episode, we honor the legacy of staff sergeant Hammett Lee Bowen Jr. Hammett Lee Bowen Jr. was born on November 30, 1947 in LaGrange, Georgia. In February of 1968, Bowen joined the ...
Dale Eldon Chistensen (00:03:01)
Dale Eldon Christensen was born on May 31, 1920, in Cameron, Iowa. He joined the Army in October of 1940 and by July 16, 1944, he was serving as a second lieutenant in Troop E of the 112th Cavalry Reg...
Hershel "Woodie" Williams (00:03:50)
Hershel "Woodie" Williams was born on October 2, 1923, in West Virginia. On May 26, 1943 he joined the United States Marine Corps. On December 3, 1943 he departed for the pacific and found himself in ...
1st Lt. Frank Stanley Reasoner (00:03:27)
Frank Stanley Reasoner was born on September 16, 1937, in Spokane Washington. He enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on October 15, 1956. On July 12, 1965, Reasoner led a reconnaissance patrol ...
PFC. David M. Gonzales (00:02:58)
Private First Class David Gonzales was born on June 9, 1923, in Pacoima, California. He enlisted in the US Army at the outbreak of World War II and in December 1944, he was deployed to the Philippines...
Staff Sgt. Lucian Adams (00:03:47)
Staff Sgt. Lucian Adams successfully neutralized three German Machine Gun positions and eliminated multiple enemy combatants, thereby restoring vital supply routes to American troops that had been cut...
Willie Johnston (The Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient) (00:05:42)
William “Willie” Johnston was born on July 12, 1850 in Morristown New York. On December 11, 1861, he formally enlisted in the military with the musicians in D Company of the 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infa...
Corporal Charles Gene Abrell (00:03:30)
Charles Abrell was born on August 12, 1931, in Terre Haute Indiana. He joined the Marine Corps on August 17, 1948, at the age of 17. On June 10, 1951, During the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, Abrell's t...
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