World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1): Navy & USMCThe first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor, the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces, 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. Robert Hargis and Starr Sinton's evocative text is accompanied by illustrations and photographs throughout. |
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World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1): Navy & USMC Robert Hargis,Starr Sinton Limited preview - 2012 |
World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (1): Navy & USMC Robert Hargis,Starr Sinton No preview available - 2003 |
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1st Class 2nd Marine Division 5th Marine 5th Marine Division aboard action Admiral Agerholm American amphibious Army ashore assault awarded the Medal Barb Battalion battle beach began bomb bombers Bonnyman Bulkeley Capt Captain Cassin Young Cdr Antrim Cdr Fluckey Cdr O’Kane Cdr Young Coast Guard combat Commander Richard convoy crew cruiser damaged DeBlanc defensive destroyer dive dive-bombers Elrod enemy Father O’Callahan fighter fighting fire flame thrower fleet Fluckey Guadalcanal Hammerberg Henderson Field invasion Iwo Jima Japanese Japanese aircraft John Basilone Lieutenant Lieutenant-Commander machine gun Makin Island Marine Corps Mate McCampbell Medal of Honor NARA Naval Navy Cross non-combat officer Official Navy Photograph Okinawa Pacific patrol Pearl Harbor Peter Tomich Philippines planes position PT boats raid Raiders received the Medal rescue Richard Antrim Saipan Schwab Sculpin Shoup Squadron Stein submarine surface Suribachi Tarawa Thomason torpedo troops Tulagi U-boat USMC USS Tang Vestal Wildcats