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The President of the United States of America takes pleasure in presenting the Navy Cross to Captain Marion Eugene Carl (MCSN: 0-6053), United States Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism and distinguished service in the line of his profession while serving Section Leader and a Pilot in Marine Fighting Squadron TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE (VMF-221 ...
United States Marine Corps United States Army: Years of service: 1942–1945 (U.S. Marine Corps) 1961–1965 (U.S. Army) Rank: Private first class (US Marine Corps) Captain (U.S. Army) Unit: 1st Battalion, 26th Marine Regiment, 5th Marine Division 82nd Airborne Division: Battles / wars: World War II. Battle of Iwo Jima; Awards: Medal of Honor ...
Captain Richard Eugene Fleming (November 2, 1917 – June 5, 1942) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his heroism in World War II during the Battle of Midway. Fleming piloted a Vought SB2U Vindicator dive bomber in an attack on the Japanese cruiser Mikuma .
William Earl Barber (November 30, 1919 – April 19, 2002) was a United States Marine Corps colonel.He fought on Iwo Jima during World War II and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Battle of Chosin Reservoir during the Korean War.
Captain Arthur Junior Jackson (October 18, 1924 – June 14, 2017) was a United States Marine who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on Peleliu during World War II. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] At the age of 19, PFC Jackson single-handedly destroyed 12 enemy pillboxes and killed 50 enemy soldiers.
Haldane graduated from the Reserve Officers’ Training School in Quantico and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the Marine Corps on January 31, 1942. [14] He served with the 1st Marine Division on Guadalcanal, [15] and was commanding officer of Company K at Cape Gloucester, where he received the Silver Star for leading hand-to-hand combat in a fight on Walt's Ridge.
Henry Talmage "Hammerin' Hank" Elrod (September 27, 1905 – December 23, 1941) was a US Marine Corps aviator. He was the first aviator to receive the Medal of Honor during World War II , for his heroism in the defense of Wake Island .
Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc (February 15, 1921 – November 22, 2007) was an American World War II Marine Corps fighter pilot and flying ace, credited with shooting down nine Japanese aircraft during two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa.