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Medal of Honor and Four Navy Crosses during World War II Service. Description from pinterest.com. I searched for this on bing.com/images
Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Ret.) who died on March 3, 2014 at the age of 88 was the first officer in the U.S. Marine Corps of Asian descent. He was also a hero in the Korean War earning a Navy Cross and Silver Star for his actions. Marine Corps Officer, Us Marines, Officer, Us Marine
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Major Kurt Chew-Een Lee (Ret.) who died on March 3, 2014 at the age of 88 was the first officer in the U.S. Marine Corps of Asian descent. He was also a hero in the Korean War earning a Navy Cross and Silver Star for his actions.
Gen Robert H. Barrow Commandant of USMC 1979-1983. Commander of 9th Marines in 1969 during Operation Dewey Canyon. Service in USMC from 1942-1983 Vietnam, Robert, American Military History, Armed Forces, Usmc Veteran, Military Ranks
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Gen Robert H. Barrow Commandant of USMC 1979-1983. Commander of 9th Marines in 1969 during Operation Dewey Canyon. Service in USMC from 1942-1983
Dorie MIller, a messman in the U.S. Navy was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic deeds at Pearl Harbor (1st African American to be awarded the Navy Cross). ALL HE DID The Morning of Pearl Harbor Bombing was carry wounded sailors to safer locations, move his injured Captain (the Captain refused to leave his post & remained until his death), load machine guns, take control of one & began firing at Japanese planes (He HAD NO TRAINING IN OPERATING ONE). He fired until he ran out of ammunition. Africa, African Americans, Famous People, African American Heroes, African, American, Black History Facts, Doris Miller, Black History
May 27th in African American History – Doris “Dorie” Miller
Dorie MIller, a messman in the U.S. Navy was awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic deeds at Pearl Harbor (1st African American to be awarded the Navy Cross). ALL HE DID The Morning of Pearl Harbor Bombing was carry wounded sailors to safer locations, move his injured Captain (the Captain refused to leave his post & remained until his death), load machine guns, take control of one & began firing at Japanese planes (He HAD NO TRAINING IN OPERATING ONE). He fired until he ran out of ammunition.
*WWII PIN ~ honoring Pearl Harbor hero Dorie Miller, a black messman who was untrained in machine gun use due to rigid Naval segregation policies. Miller took over a machine gun aboard the USS West Virginia and was officially credited with downing two Japanese planes. He was honored as one of the first heroes of World War II, and six months after the attack was given the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester Nimitz. Oklahoma, Texas, Pearl Harbor Attack, American Heroes, Black History Month, Heritage, Navy Cross
*WWII PIN ~ honoring Pearl Harbor hero Dorie Miller, a black messman who was untrained in machine gun use due to rigid Naval segregation policies. Miller took over a machine gun aboard the USS West Virginia and was officially credited with downing two Japanese planes. He was honored as one of the first heroes of World War II, and six months after the attack was given the Navy Cross by Admiral Chester Nimitz.
"Corpsman receives Navy Cross, Vietnam", May 1968 The caption reads "HM2 Gerald Strode, 21, is decorated with the nation's second highest medal. The Navy Cross was presented to Strode by MajGen Donn J. Robertson, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division. Strode received the award for extraordinary heroism under fire in a battle during Operation Swift, September 4, 1967, when he saved the lives of several wounded Marines." Sailors, Baseball, Country, Navy Corpsman, Naval Force
"Corpsman receives Navy Cross, Vietnam", May 1968
"Corpsman receives Navy Cross, Vietnam", May 1968 The caption reads "HM2 Gerald Strode, 21, is decorated with the nation's second highest medal. The Navy Cross was presented to Strode by MajGen Donn J. Robertson, commanding general of the 1st Marine Division. Strode received the award for extraordinary heroism under fire in a battle during Operation Swift, September 4, 1967, when he saved the lives of several wounded Marines."
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Valor awards for Kenneth Robbins Cameron. Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with Gold Star in lieu of second award, Prisoner of War Medal. Captain Cameron was held as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from May 18, 1967 until his death in captivity on or about October 4, 1970. War, War Medals, Prisoners Of War, Robbins, North, Legion, North Vietnam
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Valor awards for Kenneth Robbins Cameron. Navy Cross, Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross with Gold Star in lieu of second award, Prisoner of War Medal. Captain Cameron was held as a Prisoner of War in North Vietnam from May 18, 1967 until his death in captivity on or about October 4, 1970.