For extraordinary heroism as Pilot of a Navy Patrol Bomber in Patrol Bombing Squadron ONE HUNDRED EIGHT in action against enemy Japanese forces on Marcus Island on May 9, 1945. […]
Citations in World War II 1941-1945:
Elton L Hatler
Elton L. Hatler, United States Marine Corps Reserve: For extraordinary heroism while serving as a Browning Automatic Rifleman of Company G, Second Battalion, Fifth Marines, First Marine Division, in action […]
SGT John D Hawk
SERGEANT JOHN D. HAWK, U.S. Army, Company E, 359th Infantry, 90th Infantry Division. He manned a light machine gun on 20 August 1944, near Chambois, France, a key point in […]
Shizuya Hayashi
Shizuya Hayashi, United States Army: Distinguished himself by extraordinary heroism in action on 29 November 1943, near Cerasulo, Italy. During a flank assault on high ground held by the enemy, […]
CMDR Edward Heck Jr
CMDR EDWARD HECK JR., then an ensign, received the Navy Cross for his extraordinary heroism and courageous devotion to duty while piloting an airplane of Torpedo Squadron SIX in action […]
Oswald J Hedlund
OSWALD J. HEDLUND, U.S.M.C., for extraordinary heroism while serving with the First Marine Division against the Japanese on Cape Gloucester, New Britain, on January 6, 1944. While a member of […]
REV Elmer W Heindl
Chaplain (Captain) Elmer W. Heindl: For extraordinary heroism in action at Manila, Philippines Islands on 6, 8, and 11 February 1945, by command of General of the Army MacArthur. During […]
Edwin L Heller
Edwin L. Heller, on April 24, 1944, while serving as a pilot in the Army Air Force, Ed attacked a strongly defended enemy airdome and destroyed three aircraft. In the […]
Torsten E Henderson
TORSTEN E. HENDERSON, Private, Infantry, Company ìHî, 30th Infantry Regiment, for extraordinary heroism in action. At 0400 hours on 20 April 1945, during the battle for Nuremberg, Germany, Private Henderson […]
James R Hendrix
JAMES R. HENDRIX, Private, U. S. Army, Company C, 53d Armored Infantry Battalion, 4th Armored Division. On the night of 26 December 1944, near Assenois, Belgium, he was with the […]