Medal of Honor Recipients, 1863-1978: "In the Name of the Congress of the United States"U.S. Government Printing Office, 1979 - 1113 páginas |
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... unit that it surrendered with flag . WISNER , LEWIS S. Rank and organization : First Lieutenant , Company K. 124th New York Infantry . Place and date : At Spotsylvania , Va . , 12 May 1864. En- tered service at : Wallkill , Orange ...
... unit that it surrendered with flag . WISNER , LEWIS S. Rank and organization : First Lieutenant , Company K. 124th New York Infantry . Place and date : At Spotsylvania , Va . , 12 May 1864. En- tered service at : Wallkill , Orange ...
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... unit to the ground . By rotating men in firing positions he made it possible for his entire platoon to dig in , defying all the while the mur- derous enemy fire to encourage his men and to distribute ammunition . He then dug in himself ...
... unit to the ground . By rotating men in firing positions he made it possible for his entire platoon to dig in , defying all the while the mur- derous enemy fire to encourage his men and to distribute ammunition . He then dug in himself ...
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... unit , continued to move forward until a merciless barrage of fire emanating from 3 Japanese pillboxes halted the advance . Instantly placing his 1 remaining machinegun in action , he delivered a shattering fusillade and succeeded in ...
... unit , continued to move forward until a merciless barrage of fire emanating from 3 Japanese pillboxes halted the advance . Instantly placing his 1 remaining machinegun in action , he delivered a shattering fusillade and succeeded in ...
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... unit , killing 2 snipers as he advanced to a point where machine- gun fire from a house barred the way . Despite ... units . From the railroad embank- ment , 2d Lt. Dervishian and his men then observed 536.
... unit , killing 2 snipers as he advanced to a point where machine- gun fire from a house barred the way . Despite ... units . From the railroad embank- ment , 2d Lt. Dervishian and his men then observed 536.
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... unit under deadly crossfire , he left his hole , wounded as he was , ran to a light machinegun , whose crew had been knocked out , picked up the gun , and fired it from his hip with such deadly accuracy that both the enemy gun positions ...
... unit under deadly crossfire , he left his hole , wounded as he was , ran to a light machinegun , whose crew had been knocked out , picked up the gun , and fired it from his hip with such deadly accuracy that both the enemy gun positions ...
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