top of page
Search
This Day in History: Gordon Craig, American Hero
On this day in 1951, a hero receives the Medal of Honor. Corporal Gordon Craig’s sacrifice saved four men, but it did far more than that....
tara
Apr 3, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Yeiki Kobashigawa's bravery in Italy
On this day in 2005, a hero passes away. Yeiki Kobashigawa served our country bravely during World War II, risking his life repeatedly on...
tara
Mar 31, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins and Operation Iraqi Freedom
On this day in 2019, a United States soldier is awarded a Medal of Honor. Staff Sgt. Travis Atkins’s actions in Operation Iraqi Freedom...
tara
Mar 27, 20233 min read
This Day in History: David McNerney's Bravery in Vietnam
On this day in 1967, a soldier participates in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. David McNerney came from a long line of...
tara
Mar 22, 20233 min read
This Day in History: WWII Hero Sadao S. Munemori
On this day in 1946, a solider is awarded the Medal of Honor. Pfc. Sadao “Spud” Munemori was the first Japanese American to be awarded...
tara
Mar 13, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Ralph Cheli's heroism in the Pacific
At about this time in 1944, a hero dies under unknown circumstances. Major Ralph Cheli earned a Medal of Honor over the skies of the...
tara
Mar 6, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Two Heroes at Iwo Jima
On this day in 1945, two United States Marines engage in heroic actions at Iwo Jima. One Marine would risk his life, but he would survive...
tara
Feb 27, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Private Henry Johnson’s bravery in World War I
During this week in 1919, a parade welcomes the New York National Guard home from World War I. Among the American heroes recognized that...
tara
Feb 17, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Johnny Lee Canley's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1968, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Nevertheless, Johnny Lee Canley didn’t receive...
tara
Feb 6, 20233 min read
This Day in History: John McKinney's WWII Heroism
On this day in 1946, a hero is awarded the Medal of Honor. John McKinney’s story could have easily become lost to history, if only...
tara
Jan 23, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Eugene Fluckey & his daring submarine attack
On this day in 1945, the submarine USS Barb continues a patrol of the Chinese coast. It was just one of several such patrols that the...
tara
Jan 19, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Jose Calugas, hero of the Battle of Bataan
On this day in 1942, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Jose Calugas served in the Philippine Scouts of...
tara
Jan 16, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Danny Petersen's sacrifice in Vietnam
On this day in 1970, a hero engages in an action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. Specialist Fourth Class Danny J. Petersen was...
tara
Jan 9, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Joseph J. Foss, America’s “Ace of Aces”
On this day in 2003, a hero passes away. Joseph J. Foss was the first “Ace of Aces” in World War II. As a Marine pilot, he’d received the...
tara
Jan 2, 20233 min read
This Day in History: Melvin Biddle at the Battle of the Bulge
On this day in 1944, American soldiers should have been at home celebrating Christmas and New Year’s. Instead, they were fighting off one...
tara
Dec 24, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Peter Dalessondro, one hero at the Battle of the Bulge
On this day in 1944, an army sergeant risks his life in an action that would ultimately earn him the Medal of Honor. According to his...
tara
Dec 22, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Robert B. Nett's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1944, a hero leads his men in a tough battle against the Japanese. Then-First Lieutenant Robert B. Nett would be wounded...
tara
Dec 14, 20223 min read
This Day in History: Louis J. Hauge, Jr. & the Battle of Okinawa
On this day in 1924, an American hero and a future U.S. Marine is born. Louis J. Hauge, Jr. would give his life in the Battle of Okinawa...
tara
Dec 12, 20222 min read
This Day in History: Donald Ballard's Heroism in Vietnam
On this day in 1945, a hero is born. Donald “Doc” Ballard would enlist in the Navy just after his 20th birthday. By then, he was already...
tara
Dec 5, 20223 min read
This Day in History: William Barber's Medal of Honor
On this day in 1950, a hero begins a multi-day action that would earn him the Medal of Honor. That conflict has been described as a...
tara
Nov 29, 20223 min read
bottom of page