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 ...
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. ...
America officially only enter World War 2 two years into the war on December 8, 1941, when all but one member of Congress passed the motion one day after theattack on Pearl Harborin Hawaii. Although America formally maintained neutrality up until that moment, the U.S. has long been involve...
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 ...
Germany/Prussia is second with 128 recipients. • More than 350,000 Irishmen volunteered for service during WW1 in addition to the 50,000 Irishmen already serving in the regular army and reserve at the outbreak of the war? • During World War I, the Royal Dublin Fusiliers won 49 ...
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. ...
The other two contestants were Mexico and the USA. The final match was a thrilling 4-2 in favor of Uruguay against Argentina, making them the first recipients of the Jules Rimet Trophy. Being the first edition, it obviously holds a lot of "first" records, so I chose to highlight a ...
never side against America in a war but, rather, you would stand with us. Until you have done this, I have ordered the complete withholding of all personal safety protection provided by US military that you, your family and your colleagues have relied upon to keep you alive. The other aff...
In addition, National Medal of Science recipients, National Medals of Technology and Innovation recipients, MacArthur Fellows, Marshall Scholars, Mitchell Scholars, Schwarzman Scholars, astronauts, and Chief Scientists of the U.S. Air Force have been affiliated with The Massachusetts Institute of ...
“Follow the incredible story of the US Marine war dog platoons of WWIIwhen marine commanders were willing to try anything, including using dogs to sniff out hidden enemy. But nobody anticipated just how effective they would be against the enemy and how important they would become to their han...