The award of a military decoration does not define valor--it only recognizes it. Many acts of notable courage and self-sacrifice occur on the battlefield but are often obscured in the fog of battle or lost to history, unrecognized and unheralded. The largely overlooked men and women in this volume did incredible things in dire circumstances. Although in some cases decorations were awarded--including several Medals of Honor--their stories remain unknown.
The award of a military decoration does not define valor--it only recognizes it. Many acts of notable courage and self-sacrifice occur on the battlefield but are often obscured in the fog of battle or lost to history, unrecognized and unheralded. The largely overlooked men and women in this volume did incredible things in dire circumstances. Although in some cases decorations were awarded--including several Medals of Honor--their stories remain unknown.
Scott Baron, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and former law enforcement officer teaches United States history in Salinas, California.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Kemp Tolley: The Man Who Almost Started World War II Kermit Tyler: Pursuit Officer, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii Territory Edwin P. Ramsey: The Last Horse Cavalry Charge in U.S. Military History James R. Roosevelt: Second Marine Raider Battalion at Makin Island Douglas Munro: Only Coast Guard Medal of Honor Demas T. Craw and Pierpont M. Hamilton: Operation Torch The Niland Brothers: Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan The Borgstrom Brothers: Further Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan The Stokes Twins: Awarded the Silver Star for the Same Action Guy "Gabby" Gabaldon: The "Pied Piper of Saipan," from Hell to Eternity Eugene B. Fluckey: Only Sub Commander to "Torpedo" a Train John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr.: Joint German American Force at the End of World War II Operation Ginny II: Execution of 15 American Commandos Matt Urban: Most Decorated Soldier in American History Maynard H. "Snuffy" Smith: First Enlisted Airman Medal of Honor (Europe) Joseph T. O'Callahan: Only Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor in World War II Silvestre S. Herrera: Medal of Honor Awarded to a Mexican National Isadore S. Jachman: Native-Born German Who Won the Medal of Honor Richard Nott Antrim: Only Medal of Honor Awarded to a POW During World War II Roddie Edmonds: First U.S. Serviceman Named "Righteous Among the Nations" Charles Valentine August: Twice a POW in the Same War Virginia Hall: World War II's Most Dangerous Spy Moe Berg: Catcher, Scholar, Intelligence Officer Bert Shepard: One-Legged Major League Pitcher William Augustus Read, Jr.: Coconuts and the Navy Cross Bruce Ward Carr: Departed in a Mustang, Returned in a Focke-Wulf Chips: U.S. Army War Dog Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Introduction Kemp Tolley: The Man Who Almost Started World War II Kermit Tyler: Pursuit Officer, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii Territory Edwin P. Ramsey: The Last Horse Cavalry Charge in U.S. Military History James R. Roosevelt: Second Marine Raider Battalion at Makin Island Douglas Munro: Only Coast Guard Medal of Honor Demas T. Craw and Pierpont M. Hamilton: Operation Torch The Niland Brothers: Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan The Borgstrom Brothers: Further Inspiration for Saving Private Ryan The Stokes Twins: Awarded the Silver Star for the Same Action Guy "Gabby" Gabaldon: The "Pied Piper of Saipan," from Hell to Eternity Eugene B. Fluckey: Only Sub Commander to "Torpedo" a Train John C. "Jack" Lee, Jr.: Joint German American Force at the End of World War II Operation Ginny II: Execution of 15 American Commandos Matt Urban: Most Decorated Soldier in American History Maynard H. "Snuffy" Smith: First Enlisted Airman Medal of Honor (Europe) Joseph T. O'Callahan: Only Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor in World War II Silvestre S. Herrera: Medal of Honor Awarded to a Mexican National Isadore S. Jachman: Native-Born German Who Won the Medal of Honor Richard Nott Antrim: Only Medal of Honor Awarded to a POW During World War II Roddie Edmonds: First U.S. Serviceman Named "Righteous Among the Nations" Charles Valentine August: Twice a POW in the Same War Virginia Hall: World War II's Most Dangerous Spy Moe Berg: Catcher, Scholar, Intelligence Officer Bert Shepard: One-Legged Major League Pitcher William Augustus Read, Jr.: Coconuts and the Navy Cross Bruce Ward Carr: Departed in a Mustang, Returned in a Focke-Wulf Chips: U.S. Army War Dog Awarded the Distinguished Service Cross Index
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