Congressional Medal of Honor Society
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For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with the 3d Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division during combat operations against an armed enemy at Unsan, Korea, from November 1-2, 1950. On November 1, as Chinese Comm...
READ MOREVan T. Barfoot, Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army during WWII, passed away this morning. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty on 23 May 1944, near Carano, Italy.
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