Edward Vernon Rickenbacker (October 8, 1890 - July 27, 1973) was an American fighter ace in World War I and Medal of Honor recipient. He was also a race car driver and automotive designer, a government consultant in military matters and a pioneer in air transportation, particularly as the ...
This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II (1939-1945). 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 ...
1937) was a United States Marine and one of only nineteen men (including seven Marines) to have received the Medal of Honor twice. Of the Marines who are double recipients, only Daly and Major General Smedley Butler received their Medals of Honor for two, separate actions. ...
It was introduced during the American Civil War and was first awarded on 25 March 1863. Since then 3,456 Medals of Honor have been awarded. This title is the second of two volumes looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers the Army and Air Corp...
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During World War II, when St Olave Hart Street was badly damaged in the Blitz, a temporary prefabricated church was erected on the site of All Hallows Staining which used the tower as its chancel. It was known as St Olave Mark Lane. ...
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Although a variety of different factorscausedWorld War Two, the main event and the trigged for what started WW2 was Germany’s invasion of Poland in September 1939. Of course the invasion was preceded by decades of political conflict. The Treaty of Versailles, signed at the end of WW1, pla...
As the CPC celebrates its centennial this year, Wu is one of the recipients of the July 1 Medal, the highest honor of the Party conferred to outstanding members. The good doctor Wu, of the Tajik ethnic group, was born into a family of intellectuals in the 1930s in Xinjiang Uygur Autonom...
A replica of the medal is also given to the recipients, which they can wear during any function/state function etc. A commemorative brochure giving a brief description of each award winner is also issued on the day of the award ceremony. ...