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6 U.S. Servicemen Receive the Medal of Honor in 1945

Posted In: Video Library | March 30, 2020

At the White House on December 18, 1945, President Harry S. Truman presented six World War II U.S. servicemen with the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest medal for valor in combat. The six men were: Vito R. Bertoldo (Army), Francis X. Burke (Army), Michael Colalillo (Army), Robert H. Dunlap (Marine Corps), Richard M. McCool, Jr. (Navy), and Vernon McGarity (Army). No sound.

More about Vito R. Bertoldo More about Francis X. Burke More about Michael "Mike". Colalillo More about Robert H. Dunlap More about Richard M. McCool Jr. More about Vernon McGarity

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Living history interview with James McCloughan, Medal of Honor recipient for the Vietnam War.

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Miyamura, Hiroshi Korean War Medal of Honor Recipient

Living History interview with Hiroshi Miyamura, Medal of Honor Recipient for the Korean War.