World War II Medal of Honor Recipients - Navy and USMC

Informationen zum Autor Robert Philip Hargis gained a BA in History from California State University, San Bernadino. He currently works as a High School teacher, teaching US History and Western Civilization. A militaria collector for over 25 years, he also has a close involvement in living history presentations. Starr Sinton has a Juris Doctor and Anthropology degree. He has been a military lawyer, special assistant United States attorney and an attorney in private practice. Klappentext The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Zusammenfassung The Medal of Honor is the highest military award that can be bestowed on personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. This book is the first of two titles looking at the recipients of the Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers Navy and Marine Corps awardees in all theaters of war, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the brutal fighting on Iwo Jima in 1945. Among the inspiring stories told are those of Signalman 1st Class Douglas Munro, the only Coast Guardsman to ever receive the Medal of Honor, and Commander Antrim, who faced almost certain death to save fellow prisoners in a Japanese prisoner of war camp. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Medal history Biographies - Cassin Young, Richard Antrim, John Bulkeley, John Powers, Douglas Munro, John Cromwell, Lt Albert, David McCampbell, Richard O'Kane, Elmer Bigelow, Joseph O'Callahan, Francis Pierce, John Basilone, Jefferson Deblanc, Alexander Bonnyman, 1st Lt Hawkins ...

Product details

• Authors: Ramiro Bujeiro, Robert Hargis, Hargis Robert, Starr Sinton, Sinton Starr
• Assisted by: Ramiro Bujeiro (Illustration), Bujeiro Ramiro (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.07.2003
• EAN: 9781841766133
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-613-3
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 246 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Elite; Elite
• Subjects: Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Naval, HISTORY / Military / United States, REFERENCE / Genealogy & Heraldry, Naval forces & warfare, Warfare & defence, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), Naval forces and warfare, Military life & institutions, Military institutions, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General