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Informationen zum Autor The late George B. Clark, military historian and former Marine, wrote about World War I, World War II, and the United States Marine Corps. He lived in Pike, New Hampshire. Klappentext The Medal of Honor is considered the ultimate sign of courage and devotion above and beyond the call of duty. This reference book (a repeat of an edition first published by McFarland in 2005) presents all 296 United States Marines (and one Coast Guardsman, 21 United States Navy corpsmen and doctors and a chaplain, who served Marines in combat) who were awarded the Medal of Honor from 1861 to May 2003. Such men as Sergeant Richard Binder, whose good command led to the planting of a flag on rebel fortifications at Fort Fisher in 1865, and Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Worley, who in 1968 sacrificed himself to save his comrades from a grenade in Vietnam are honored. A preface traces the evolution of the medal, its rewards, and its requirements. Each of the 318 entries (arranged within periods) includes biographical information, the actions that earned the award, and other relevant details. Appendices list the numbers of winners born in and accredited to each state or nation, a chronology of awards, and a breakdown of statistics showing the numbers of Marines killed earning the Medal of Honor in each war. Zusammenfassung Lists all US Marines and their comrades of the US Navy (corpsmen! doctors! and one chaplain who served Marines in combat) who were awarded the Medal of Honor from 1861 to the present. Each entry includes biographical information! the actions that earned the award! and other relevant details. Inhaltsverzeichnis Table of ContentsPreface Civil War: 1861-1865 Korean Campaign: 1871 Interim Period: 1872-1898 War with Spain: 1898 Samoa and the Philippine Insurrection: 1899-1906 China Relief Expedition (The Boxer Rebellion): 1900 Interim Period: 1901 Vera Cruz: 1914 Haitian Campaign: 1915 Dominican Campaign: 1916-1917 World War I: 1918 Haitian Campaign: 1919 Second Nicaraguan Campaign: 1927-1932 Interim Period: 1921 World War II: 1941-1945 Korea: 1950-1953 Vietnam: 1964-1973 Appendix A: Origins of Recipients Appendix B: Numbers of Awards Appendix C: Chronology of Awards Bibliography Index ...
