Cruiser Night Action 12 November 1942 1530: Japanese formation of Vice Admiral Abe set out for Guadalcanal after grouping 70 miles north of Indispensable Strait; intention to bombard Henderson Field Dusk: Rear Admiral Daniel J. Callaghan received reconnaissance report on the enemy formation; ordered his ships into a line formation 2200: Callaghan’s formation finished escort of transport and Davis’s Medal of Honor Citation records, unforgettably, what he did on that day on Guadalcanal: “For distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on Guadalcanal Island. On Oct. 5, 1945, Boyington joined several other Marines at a ceremony at the White House to receive the Medal of Honor from President Harry S. Truman. The high honor was bestowed upon him List of Medal of Honor recipients; List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II; Depictions in media. James Jones wrote The Thin Red Line based on his experiences in Guadalcanal during the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse as a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment. Here Davis takes the form of Capt. John Gaff. Sgt Mitchell Paige receives the Medal of Honor from General Vandegrift as a reward for outstanding heroism while manning a machine-gun of the 2d Battalion, 7th Marines during the late October 1942 battles for Henderson Field on Guadalcanal. Ten Marines and two Sailors have been awarded the Medal of Honor while serving with 2d Battalion, 7th As the first enlisted Marine to earn the Medal of Honor in the war, for his heroic actions on Guadalcanal in October 1942, Basilone became something of a reluctant celebrity. After news of the decoration went public in the summer of 1943, he returned home that September to embark on a war bond tour, which was standard practice for well Medal of Honor Citation Jefferson Joseph DeBlanc, who shot down nine enemy aircraft during his two tours of duty in the Pacific at Guadalcanal and Okinawa and was awarded the Medal of Honor, was born in Lockport, Louisiana, on 15 February 1921. Darrell S. Cole. Sergeant Darrell Samuel Cole (July 20, 1920 – February 19, 1945) was a United States Marine who posthumously received the United States ' highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his conspicuous gallantry at the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II . Although he was originally assigned to play the bugle Appendix 9: Medal of Honor Recipients for Patrol Aviation (PDF, 95 KB) Appendix 10: Patrol Squadron Korean War Deployments (PDF, 40 KB) Appendix 11: Patrol Squadron Vietnam Deployments (1964-1972) (PDF, 50 KB) Appendix 12: Patrol Squadron Persian Gulf Deployments (1990-1991) (PDF, 27 KB) K7gIYLj.

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