More than 24,000 people have signed the Change.org petition requesting that the museum add Chapman’s story to approximately ...

Ace in a day' is a rare distinction. Among the earliest American pilots to do so, Jim Swett was credited with seven victories ...

Vernon Baker finally received a Medal of Honor for his heroism during World ... he trained as a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division and spent time in the 11th Airborne Division but did ...

On the night of Feb. 24, 1969, Airman 1st Class Levitow was serving as the loadmaster aboard an AC-47, codename “Spooky 71,” ...

Nearly 50 lawmakers wrote a letter to President Trump last week urging him to award the Medal of Honor to a Marine veteran ...

5, 1970, the 101st Airborne Division suffered 386 killed ... President Richard Nixon in the White House to receive the Medal of Honor. His mental health deteriorated, however, as he experienced ...

The Medal of Honor is the nation's highest medal for valor in combat that can be awarded to members of the armed forces. The medal was first authorized in 1861 for Sailors and Marines, and the ...

Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that would change in the next conflict. Not only would the 3rd produce 61 Medals ...

President Joe Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Specialist Fourth Class Kenneth ... the Regiment of the 1-506th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), at Fort Campbell ...

Navy Lt. Clyde E. Lassen is awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon Johnson on Jan. 16, 1969. For his bravery, Lassen was awarded the Medal of Honor, the U.S. military’s highest ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold during WWII.