Draft of the citation
This is the draft of the citation that accompanied the Medal of Honor awarded to Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims’s family. Sims lost his life on February 21, 1968,...
For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
This April 8, 1955, citation accompanied the Medal of Honor presented posthumously to Lieutenant, Junior Grade, John K. Koelsch. Koelsch died in enemy captivity...
For individual gallantry . . .
This is a photograph of the U.S. Marine Corps Medal of Honor. The Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor is our country’s oldest continuously awarded decoration.
“Fully aware of the sacrifice . . .”
In this motivational analysis, Lieutenant Colonel Richard J. Tallman describes Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims, who saved the lives of his men by throwing himself on an...
Gallant conduct
This document describes Captain Manuel “Jay” S. Vargas’s gallant conduct during the April 1968 battle near Dai Do in the Republic of Vietnam. This statement by...
Gathering secrets of the German submarines
In May 1918, the German submarine U-90 attacked and sank the U.S.S. President Lincoln. Lieutenant Edouard V.M. Isaacs was captured and taken prisoner. While a...
“Get back! Get back!”
First Lieutenant Cleo C. Hogan gave this statement regarding the heroism of Staff Sergeant Clifford Sims to support awarding him the Medal of Honor. Hogan was present...