Learn about the stories of 473 Medal of Honor recipients from World War II, who went above and beyond the call of duty in combat. Find out the history, requirements, and challenges of this nation's highest military award for valor. Conflict/Era: World War II; Unit/Command: 309th Bombardment Wing, 5th Air Force; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army Air Corps; Medal of Honor Action Date: October 11, 1943; Medal of Honor Action Place: near Wewak, New Guinea Died: July 31, 1943, New Georgia, Solomon Islands. Buried: McPherson Cemetery (PM) (2), Clyde, OH, United States. Location of Medal: Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center, Fremont, OH. U.S. Army Private Rodger Wilton Young was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. World War II Army Lt. Col. Addison Baker was one of four men who earned the Medal of Honor during a daring raid over Romania. The veteran pilot was declared missing after that flight, but thanks One of them was Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., the son of U.S. President and Medal of Honor Recipient Theodore Roosevelt. Here is his story. ***** Normandy, June 6, 1944: The Only General on the Beach. By Kris Cotariu Harper, EdD. Medal of Honor Recipient Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. P. Martínez courtesy of the US Army. Joseph Martinez was born in Taos, New Mexico in 1920. The youngest of many children to José Manuel Martínez and María Eduvigen Romo, his parents moved the family to Ault, Colorado in 1927. After being drafted into the US Army in August 1942, Martinez shipped off to Camp Roberts, California for basic Died: March 14, 1945, Philippine Islands. Buried: Fairlawn Cemetery (MH) (12-4), Oklahoma City, OK, United States. Location of Medal: Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, OK. U.S. Army Private First Class Manuel Perez Jr. was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. Medal of Honor Action Place: Paco Railroad Station, Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands Citation He was an automatic rifleman when his unit attacked the strongly defended Paco Railroad Station during the battle for Manila, Philippine Islands. Died: March 1, 1945, Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. Buried: Calvary Cemetery (MH) (8-9), Dayton, OH, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Corporal Tony Stein was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. eDYyt0.

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