Osprey Elite 95 - World War II Medal of Honor Recipients (2) Army & Air Corps

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger. It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldier of World War II (1939-1945), alongside less well-known awardees.

The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force that can be awarded to personnel in the United States' Armed Forces. From the early fighting in the Philippines through the D-Day landings in Northwest Europe to the final assaults in the Pacific, this book looks at the brave US soldiers and airmen who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions in the face of danger. It tells the exciting combat stories of such famous figures as the film star Audie Murphy, one of the most decorated US soldier of WWII, alongside less well-known awardees.

This is the second of two volumes looking at the stories of the recipients of the US Medal of Honor during World War II. It covers the Army and Air Corps winners (who received a total of 301 awards) in all theatres of war, and includes a history of the Medal of Honor. AFTER THE UNION ROUT at Bull Run in the summer of 1861, Northern morale was at a very low point, and the War Department proposed the first military decoration for bravery since the short-lived Purple Heart of George Washington's time. COVER......Page 1 TITLE PAGE......Page 2 THE MEDAL OF HONOR......Page 3 MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS......Page 4 ARMY AIR FORCE......Page 46 BIBLIOGRAPHY......Page 58 THE PLATES......Page 59 INDEX......Page 64 IMPRINT......Page 66