query: who is the most highly decorated soldier in us history

pos: Audie Murphy Audie Murphy Audie Leon Murphy (20 June 1925 – 28 May 1971) was one of the most decorated American combat soldiers of World War II. He received every military combat award for valor available from the U.S. Army, as well as French and Belgian awards for heroism. Murphy received the Medal of Honor for valor that he demonstrated at the age of 19 for single-handedly holding off an entire company of German soldiers for an hour at the Colmar Pocket in France in January 1945, then leading a successful counterattack while wounded and out of ammunition. Murphy was born into

neg: Ernest R. Kouma His actions in this fight alone surpassed the highly decorated US Army soldier Audie Murphy, who was credited with 240 kills during World War II, and who had been the second most decorated US soldier in the war. Once he returned to his unit, Kouma attempted to resupply his tank and return to the front lines. Instead, the wounded Kouma was ordered to evacuate for medical treatment. As he was being evacuated, Kouma again requested to return to the front lines. Kouma was returned to duty three days later. Shortly thereafter, he was promoted to master sergeant, and evacuated to

neg: Liverpool Scottish forces were engaged elsewhere. The action is known to the Liverpool Scottish as the "Battle of Hooge". Hooge being a village a few miles East of Ypres in Belgium. The unit's most acclaimed soldier during the war was Captain Noel Godfrey Chavasse, who was awarded two Victoria Crosses while attached from the Royal Army Medical Corps. Sergeant Albert Baybut, Chavasse's Medical Orderly, is technically the most highly decorated soldier in the history of Liverpool Scottish due to Chavasse's parent unit actually being the Royal Army Medical Corps (RAMC). Baybut would receive a Distinguished Conduct Medal, and Bar, together with the

neg: Grahame Wilson Grahame Wilson Major Grahame Wilson GCV, SCR, BCR (also known as "The Phantom Major") is a Rhodesian Army officer who served as second-in-command of the Rhodesian Special Air Service (SAS) and is regarded as the most decorated Member of the Rhodesian Army. Following the Rhodesia's reconstitution and recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the Grand Cross of Valour was awarded to Major Grahame Wilson, second-in-command of the Rhodesian SAS, and Rhodesia's most highly decorated soldier. He was the second and final person to be awarded the honor. Grahame Wilson is the most decorated officer to have served in the Rhodesian

neg: Ethnic minorities in the US armed forces during World War II served in the armed forces of the United States. A number of them were decorated for their service, including Col. Ernest Dervishian, a native of Virginia, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. US Marine Harry Kizirian is considered the most decorated soldier of the state of Rhode Island. Another Marine Captain, Victor Maghakian is considered one of the most decorated American soldiers of the war. The highest-ranking Armenian-American during World War II was Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian (who had previously served in the Pancho Villa Expedition and as an American military attache in the Middle Eastern theater of World

neg: Ehud Barak Ehud Barak Ehud Barak (, born Ehud Brog; 12 February 1942) is an Israeli politician who served as the tenth Prime Minister from 1999 to 2001. He was leader of the Labor Party until January 2011. He previously held the posts of Minister of Defense and Deputy Prime Minister in Benjamin Netanyahu's second government from 2009 to 2013. He is the joint most highly decorated soldier in Israel's history, having taken part in many battles and combat missions. He is a graduate in physics, mathematics, and economics from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Stanford University. He served as an

neg: Charles Upham Charles Upham Charles Hazlitt Upham, (21 September 1908 – 22 November 1994) was a New Zealand soldier who earned the Victoria Cross (VC) twice during the Second World War; in Crete in May 1941, and at Ruweisat Ridge, Egypt, in July 1942. He was the most recent of only three people to receive the VC twice, the only one to receive two VCs during the Second World War and the only combat soldier to receive the award twice. As a result, Upham is often described as the most highly decorated Commonwealth soldier of that war, as the VC is the

neg: Indigenous Canadian personalities Calgary, Alberta. Big Bear (mistahi-maskwa) was a Cree leader notable for his participation in the 1870 Battle of the Belly River. Following this, in 1873, Big Bear clashed with the Métis. Francis Pegahmagabow was the First Nation soldier most highly decorated for bravery in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of World War I. Mary Greyeyes-Reid was the first First Nations woman to join the Canadian Forces. Tommy Prince was one of Canada's most decorated First Nations soldiers, serving in World War II and the Korean War. Mary John, Sr., CM was a leader of the Dakelh (Carrier)

neg: Francis Pegahmagabow jealousy on the part of some officers who he felt might have been suspicious of the number of Germans Pegahmagabow claimed to have shot because he did not use an observer while sniping. Notes References Francis Pegahmagabow Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was the First Nations soldier most highly decorated for bravery in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of World War I. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more. Later

neg: Moe Hurwitz Moe Hurwitz Samuel Moses "Moe" Hurwitz (January 28, 1919 – October 28, 1944) DCM, MM, was a Canadian soldier. He was the most highly decorated non-commissioned member of the Canadian Grenadier Guards during the Second World War and may have been the most decorated Jewish Canadian soldier of the war. Hurwitz was born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, as one of thirteen children, most of whom served in the war. Hurwitz was awarded the Military Medal for extraordinary heroism and leadership in his first major action in France, on the afternoon of August 4, 1944, during the epic Battle

neg: Little Manila, Stockton, California about the Filipinos in their midst changed when Filipinos both in the Philippines and the US fought fiercely and bravely alongside Americans. Two all-Filipino regiments of the US Army were among the most highly decorated of the war. Afterward, laws were changed, and many Manongs were able to marry and bring their brides to the US, starting families late in life and producing a generation of Filipino-Americans who knew little of their fathers' courageous struggles to survive in the US until they took college classes in Filipino-American history. By 1946, Stockton's Little Manila was home to the largest Filipino community

neg: Office of Strategic Services Secret Intelligence agent, he was dispatched to seek information on German physicist Werner Heisenberg and his knowledge on the atomic bomb. One of the most highly decorated and flamboyant OSS soldiers was US Marine Colonel Peter Ortiz. Enlisting early in the war, as a French Foreign Legionnaire, he went on to join the OSS and earn the title of the most highly decorated US Marine in the OSS during World War II. Julia Child, who later authored cookbooks worked directly under Donovan. "Jumping Joe" Savoldi (code name Sampson) was recruited by the OSS in 1942 because of his hand-to-hand combat

neg: Modesto Cartagena Modesto Cartagena Sergeant First Class Modesto Cartagena (July 21, 1921 – March 2, 2010) was a member of the United States Army who served in the 65th Infantry Regiment, a military regiment consisting of Puerto Rican enlisted soldiers and officers from the continental United States also known as "The Borinqueneers," during World War II and the Korean War, becoming the most decorated Hispanic soldier in that war. He was the most decorated Puerto Rican soldier in history. Cartagena (birth name: Modesto Cartagena de Jesús ) was born in a poor family, and raised in the mountains of Cayey, Puerto Rico

neg: Ken Hart and actor. Hart and Gold wrote Dogface Soldier "out of respect to the grunts that pride we Americans... in every conflict." This song's instrumental music served as the theme song for the 1956 movie "To Hell and Back", the story of Audie Murphy, America's most decorated hero. The song was originally intended for the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division. In 19__ the Kentucky History Center dedicated a memorial to "Dogface Soldier"; the memorial is permanently displayed at the center in Frankfort, Kentucky. Ken Hart Ken Hart (May 7, 1917 – February 12, 2006) was an American World War II pilot,

neg: Armenian Americans for their service, including Col. Ernest Dervishian, a native of Virginia, who was awarded the Medal of Honor. US Marine Harry Kizirian is considered the most decorated soldier of the state of Rhode Island. Another Marine Captain, Victor Maghakian is considered one of the most decorated American soldiers of the war. The highest-ranking Armenian-American during World War II was Brigadier General Haig Shekerjian (who had previously served in the Pancho Villa Expedition and as an American military attache in the Middle Eastern theater of World War I). He was appointed Commanding General of Camp Sibert, Alabama, which was used extensively

neg: Moe Hurwitz Hurwitz's heroism when a re-dedication of his medals and tribute meal were held at the Canadian Grenadier Guards armoury in Montreal. In attendance was one of Moe's two surviving brothers, Harry Hurwitz (himself a survivor of the sinking of and subsequently a prisoner of war), and his family. <small> Moe Hurwitz Samuel Moses "Moe" Hurwitz (January 28, 1919 – October 28, 1944) DCM, MM, was a Canadian soldier. He was the most highly decorated non-commissioned member of the Canadian Grenadier Guards during the Second World War and may have been the most decorated Jewish Canadian soldier of the war. Hurwitz

neg: Fredrik Jensen (soldier) Fredrik Jensen (soldier) Fredrik Jensen (25 March 1921 – 31 July 2011) was a decorated Norwegian soldier in the German Waffen SS during World War II. Born in Oslo, Norway, Jensen was the most highly decorated Norwegian on the Axis' side during World War II, being awarded the German Cross in Gold on 7 December 1944. He served in several Waffen-SS regiments, such as the SS-Panzergrenadier Regiment 4 "Der Führer" in 2nd SS Panzer Division "Das Reich" and SS-Panzergrenadier-Regiment 9 "Germania" in 5th SS Panzer Division "Wiking". He served on the southern front for the end of the war, with

neg: Wardsend Cemetery a highly decorated Irish soldier, for holding graves of many victims of the Great Sheffield Flood of 1864, and being the only cemetery in Britain with an active railway line passing through it. Sheffield Archives offers much material on the history of the cemetery, perhaps most significantly a detailed narrative account of the 1862 riot and subsequent court hearings entitled "Extraordinary Doings in a Cemetery in Sheffield" by Ivor Haythorne, and a 2013 dissertation project (heavily influenced by the history from below movement spearheaded by E.P. Thompson and George Rudé) called "Crisis of Confidence: The Public Response to the 1862

neg: Francis Pegahmagabow Francis Pegahmagabow Francis Pegahmagabow MM & two bars (; March 9, 1891 – August 5, 1952) was the First Nations soldier most highly decorated for bravery in Canadian military history and the most effective sniper of World War I. Three times awarded the Military Medal and seriously wounded, he was an expert marksman and scout, credited with killing 378 Germans and capturing 300 more. Later in life, he served as chief and a councilor for the Wasauksing First Nation, and as an activist and leader in several First Nations organizations. He corresponded with and met other noted aboriginal figures including

neg: Sam Dreben honor. He is buried in Glendale, California's Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. Sam Dreben Samuel Drebin (June 1, 1878 – March 15, 1925), sometimes misspelled "Drebben" or "Dreben", and known as "The Fighting Jew", was a highly decorated soldier in the US Army and a mercenary who fought in a variety of wars and revolutions. He was born in Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine). With prospects for a Jew in Czarist Russia exceedingly bleak, he ran away twice (once reaching Germany), before emigrating for good at the age of eighteen. He went first to Liverpool, where he worked as a dock

neg: Patrick K. O'Donnell Patrick K. O'Donnell Patrick K. O’Donnell is a best-selling American author who has written eleven books on military history. His most recent book is "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home". He received the Colby Circle Award for Outstanding Military History for his best-selling book, "Beyond Valour". His other works include "Washington's Immortals: The Untold Story of an Elite Regiment Who Changed the Course of the Revolution";"First SEALs: The Untold Story of the Forging of America's Most Elite Unit";"Into the Rising Sun"; "Operatives, Spies, and Saboteurs"; "We Were One:

neg: Caleb Shang Caleb Shang Caleb James Shang, (4 August 1884 – 6 April 1953; born Duckbour Caleb James Shang) was the most highly decorated Chinese Australian soldier who served in the First World War. He was decorated with the Distinguished Conduct Medal twice and received the Military Medal. He served with distinction on the Western Front, primarily as a scout and sniper, until his wounds rendered him unfit for further duties. After returning to Australia, Shang married in Victoria and moved to Queensland, where he and his wife raised their three children. During the Second World War, he served on home defence

neg: Wasauksing First Nation discontinued Indigenous magazine "Spirit". The reserve's main road crosses to the mainland via the Wasauksing Swing Bridge, connecting to Rose Point Road in Seguin Township south of Parry Sound. The road continues to Parry Sound itself, becoming Emily Street at the municipal boundary of Parry Sound and Seguin. Notable people from the Wasauksing First Nation include Francis Pegahmagabow, the most highly decorated indigenous soldier in Canadian military history. http://www.anishinaabe.ca/index.php/2006/09/10/florence-adelette-partridge-tabobondung/ Wasauksing First Nation Wasauksing First Nation (formerly named as Parry Island First Nation) is an Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi First Nation band government whose reserve is located near Parry Sound in

neg: Patrick K. O'Donnell combat veterans and the interested public. It includes more than 4,000 oral history interviews he has personally conducted with American veterans of wars from World War I to Iraq and Afghanistan. He is native of Westlake, Ohio, and attended American University for his undergraduate studies and Johns Hopkins for his graduate work. O'Donnell is represented by William Morris Endeavor (WME). Patrick K. O'Donnell Patrick K. O’Donnell is a best-selling American author who has written eleven books on military history. His most recent book is "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought

neg: Anthony Wells USS Liberty Alliance, succeeding in 2013 Rear Admiral Clarence “Mark” Hill and Admiral Thomas Moorer, a former Chief of Naval Operations and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The USS Liberty is the US Navy Spy ship that is the most highly decorated ship in the history of the US Navy in a single action. Wells was made an honorary crew member in 2013 at a special ceremony by the surviving crew members of the USS Liberty and Veterans Association to honor his work in intelligence, research, analysis, and publications regarding the June War of 1967, and support for

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Henry Tandey the Prince of Wales's Own Regiment of Yorkshire to form the Yorkshire Regiment.

 Private Henry Tandey VC or 'Henry & Hitler' stage show - Actors and musicians tell Henry's incredible story Henry Tandey Henry Tandey VC, DCM, MM (born Tandy, 30 August 1891 – 20 December 1977) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the most highly decorated British private of the First World War and is most commonly remembered as the soldier who supposedly

neg: Henry Tandey Henry Tandey Henry Tandey VC, DCM, MM (born Tandy, 30 August 1891 – 20 December 1977) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. He was the most highly decorated British private of the First World War and is most commonly remembered as the soldier who supposedly spared Adolf Hitler's life during the war. Born with the family name of Tandy, he later changed his surname to Tandey after problems with his father, therefore some military records have a different

neg: Sam Dreben Sam Dreben Samuel Drebin (June 1, 1878 – March 15, 1925), sometimes misspelled "Drebben" or "Dreben", and known as "The Fighting Jew", was a highly decorated soldier in the US Army and a mercenary who fought in a variety of wars and revolutions. He was born in Poltava, Russia (now Ukraine). With prospects for a Jew in Czarist Russia exceedingly bleak, he ran away twice (once reaching Germany), before emigrating for good at the age of eighteen. He went first to Liverpool, where he worked as a dock hand, then to America, arriving in New York City in January 1899.

neg: Cherokee military history as 40 Cherokee men also used their native language for sensitive communications during World War II. Admiral Joseph "Jocko" Clark, an Oklahoma Cherokee, was a highly decorated admiral in the United States Navy for his command of aircraft carriers during World War II. Clark's rank was the highest achieved by a Native American in the US military. Second Lieutenant Billy Walkabout, an Oklahoma Cherokee from the Blue Clan, was the most-decorated Native American veteran of the Vietnam War. He served in the United States Army Company F, 58th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. The United Keetoowah Band Lighthorse Color Guard

neg: Zettai Heiwa Daisakusen and are generals the other one was a general is in canon special forces who fought his way from the bottom was up to the rank and is brilliant arms designer became a multi billionaire are for designing the current assault rifle for both countries after the Allende treaty because it can use multiple types of ammunition and had multiple modes and use multiple modes on the battlefield be everything and one became one of the most highly decorated soldiers soldier in the military won highest honor of the country more than once. Thomas Casper became mad at him for

neg: Military history of Asian Americans of the 442nd RCT were previously interned Japanese Americans from the continental United States, commanded by mostly white officers. The combat chronicle of the regiment became a highly storied one, resulting in it becoming one of the most decorated units in the European Theater, taking part in numerous actions in Italy, France and Germany, including the liberation of Dachau concentration camp. The 442nd Regiment was the most decorated unit for its size and length of service in the history of American warfare. The 4,000 men who initially made up the unit in April 1943 had to be replaced nearly 2.5

neg: Harry Murray Harry Murray Henry William "Harry" Murray, (1 December 1880 – 7 January 1966) was an Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British and Commonwealth armed forces. Decorated several times throughout his service in the First World War, Murray rose from the rank of private to lieutenant colonel in three and a half years. He is often described as the most highly decorated infantry soldier of the British Empire during the First World War. Born in Tasmania, Murray worked as a farmer,

neg: University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC). UPJ sponsors fifteen varsity men's and women's sports. Current university-sponsored varsity sports teams include: Men's sports Women's sports Perhaps the most prominent sport at UPJ is wrestling, which has had several top national finishes and won the Division II National Championships in 1996 and 1999. The wrestling program also includes several highly decorated wrestlers among its former athletes, including the most decorated wrestler in NCAA history, Carlton Haselrig, who went undefeated during his career and won three Division I and three Division II individual national championships. Men's Basketball is also successful and has advanced

neg: Leif Larsen Leif Larsen Leif Andreas Larsen DSO, DSC, CGM, DSM and Bar (9 January 1906 – 12 October 1990), popularly known as "Shetlands Larsen", was a Norwegian sailor and the most highly decorated allied naval officer of World War II. He was arguably the most famous of the men who operated the Shetland bus escape route during the war. He participated as a volunteer on the Finnish side during the Winter War and was a soldier in the defence of Norway following the German invasion at Kongsvinger Fortress. He had excellent leadership skills; one of the British officers at the Shetland

neg: Mikhail Miloradovich most highly decorated active officer of the Russian Army, holding the Order of St. George 2nd class, the Order of St. Andrew, the Order of St. Vladimir 1st class, the Order of St. Anna 1st class, the Order of St. John of Jerusalem and the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky with diamonds. A chivalrous man of boastful and flamboyant character, Miloradovich was a poor fit for the governorship. Vladimir Nabokov called him "a gallant soldier, "bon vivant" and a somewhat bizarre administrator"; Alexander Herzen wrote that he was "one of those military men who occupied the most senior positions in

neg: Charles Henry Byce Charles Henry Byce Charles Henry Byce (March 9, 1916 – November 20, 1994) was a Cree-Canadian soldier and one of the most highly decorated Canadian World War II veterans. Byce was born on March 8, 1916, in Chapleau, Ontario, to Louisa Saylors, of Cree descent from Moose Factory, Ontario, and Henry Charles Byce of Westmeath, Ontario. His father was a World War I veteran who had been awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal and a French Médaille militaire. Despite his relatively small frame, Byce, who was 5 foot 6 and 125 pounds, joined the Canadian military in the early 1940s, becoming

neg: Military history of Australia during the Vietnam War Gerald Stone described tactics then being used by Australian soldiers newly arrived in Vietnam: Looking back on ten years of reporting the war in Vietnam and Cambodia, journalist Neil Davis said in 1983: "I was very proud of the Australian troops. They were very professional, very well trained and they fought the people they were sent to fight—the Viet Cong. They tried not to involve civilians and generally there were fewer casualties inflicted by the Australians." Another perspective on Australian operations was provided by David Hackworth, Vietnam's most decorated US soldier. "The Aussies used squads to make contact... and brought

neg: Jay Zeamer Jr. remains the most highly decorated single air mission, and Zeamer's regular crew the most highly decorated, in American history. Zeamer was promoted to major on July 8, 1943, and lieutenant colonel in April 1944. He spent 15 months in recovery, regaining most of the use of his left leg, and returned to active duty at Mitchel Field, New York as a Tactical Field Air Inspector. On January 18, 1945, Zeamer retired from the USAAF on disability. He returned to MIT and obtained a master's degree in aeronautical engineering in 1946. Zeamer then worked for a series of aerospace companies: Pratt

neg: Armor (novel) another highly skilled scout named Forest, who participated in the fleet-wide Armored Olympics against decorated soldier Nathan Kent. It is also revealed that the Ants can lock onto the fleet's Transit beacons and barrage them with missiles fired from the Hive, making retreat impossible. During a fallback to an elevated bluff, a dying soldier keys all functions on the suit and blows up the nuclear powered suit. Several warriors are killed in the disaster, including Forest. Before dying she confesses to Felix that she always loved Kent. With no options left the warriors resort to attacking the Hive to secure

neg: William Heneker Prisoner of War on Singapore. William Heneker General Sir William Charles Giffard Heneker, (22 August 1867 – May 1939) was a Canadian-born and educated soldier who served with the British Army in West Africa, India, and then later on the Western Front during the First World War. A notable military strategist and tactician, he became one of the most experienced and highly decorated Canadians in the British Empire, and one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the rank of full general. William Heneker was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 22 August 1867, the son of Richard William Heneker

neg: William Heneker William Heneker General Sir William Charles Giffard Heneker, (22 August 1867 – May 1939) was a Canadian-born and educated soldier who served with the British Army in West Africa, India, and then later on the Western Front during the First World War. A notable military strategist and tactician, he became one of the most experienced and highly decorated Canadians in the British Empire, and one of only a handful of Canadians to reach the rank of full general. William Heneker was born in Sherbrooke, Quebec on 22 August 1867, the son of Richard William Heneker (1823–1912) and Elizabeth, daughter of

neg: Jorge Otero Barreto 5 Bronze Stars with Valor, 4 Army Commendation Medals, 5 Purple Hearts and 5 Air Medals (one each for every 5th mission which involved a helicopter). Otero Barreto has been called "the most decorated Puerto Rican veteran," and the news media and various organizations have called him "the most decorated soldier in the Vietnam War." Whatever the case, Otero Barreto remains one of the most decorated Vietnam War veterans, and possibly the most decorated U.S. soldier in the Vietnam War living today. On 22 June 2012, Otero Barreto was the keynote speaker at a Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dinner in Lorain,

neg: Genocides in history year none had been convicted. In 2007 Estonia charged Arnold Meri (then 88 years old), a former Soviet Communist Party official and highly decorated former Red Army soldier, with genocide. Shortly after the trial opened, it was suspended because of Meri's frail health and then abandoned when he died. A memorial in Vilnius, Lithuania, is dedicated to genocidal victims of Stalin and Hitler, and the Museum of Genocide Victims in Lithuania, which opened on 14 October 1992 in the former KGB headquarters, chronicles the imprisonment and deportation of Lithuanians. The ethnic cleansing and deportation of the Crimean Tatars from Crimea

neg: Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia gallantry awards were awarded in June 1980, three months after Zimbabwe's independence. However, Rhodesian long-service decorations continued to be given to police officers and service personnel until June 1982. The most highly decorated soldier in the Rhodesian Army was Major Grahame Wilson, second-in-command of the Rhodesian SAS, who was awarded the Grand Cross of Valour, Silver Cross of Rhodesia and Bronze Cross of Rhodesia. Orders, decorations, and medals of Rhodesia The Rhodesian honours system was established at the time that Rhodesia declared itself a republic in 1970, when a system of military and civil decorations and awards was instituted by

neg: Hill College during wartime and how those experiences affect us today.” The Memorial’s center features two World War II Texas Medal of Honor recipients: Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier, and Samuel Dealey, the most decorated sailor. The memorial will enhance the Texas Heritage Museum’s Medal of Honor collections. The museum has an extensive collection of Audie Murphy’s personal artifacts from World War II along with James Harris’ Medal of Honor from World War II. The memorial will also compliment an extensive archival collection of photographs and documents of other Texan Medal of Honor recipients in the Historical Research Center. The Historical

neg: Reed Gershwind Reed Gershwind Reed Gershwind (born 17 May 1964) is a former US deaf swimmer who represented the United States at the Deaflympics and in other deaf championships. He holds the record for winning the most number of medals for United States at the Deaflympics with 30. He is ranked second among most number of medals earned by a Deaflympic athlete in history behind Terence Parkin's haul of 33. He is the most decorated US Deaflympic athlete. Gershwind was born deaf. He attended the Lexington School for the Deaf before switching to California School for the Deaf. His parents noticed his

neg: Patrick K. O'Donnell most recent book, "The Unknowns: The Untold Story of America's Unknown Soldier and WWI's Most Decorated Heroes Who Brought Him Home", released in May 2018, tells the powerful story behind the creation of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It details of the war experiences of The Body Bearers who laid the Unknown Soldier to rest, and through their gripping tales recounts the larger story of America's involvement in the Great War. Selected by General Pershing for their heroism, the Body Bearers spanned the U.S. military service branches involved in the war and fought in some of the conflict's most

neg: Barnwell R. Legge Barnwell R. Legge Barnwell Rhett Legge (July 9, 1891 – June 7, 1949) was a highly decorated United States Army Brigadier General and combat leader. He is most noted as one of the most decorated U.S. Military members of World War I and as Military Attaché to Switzerland during World War II. Legge was born in Charleston, South Carolina to Claude Lascelles Legge and Elizabeth Judd Hutchinson Legge. He attended The Citadel and graduated in 1911. Legge studied law at the University of South Carolina. After the US entered World War I, he was appointed the regimental adjutant of the

neg: Samuel Nathan Blatchford military complex at Al Udeid Air Base and named it the Blatchford-Preston Complex, so that Sergeant Samuel Blatchford and General Maurice A. Preston would not be forgotten. Samuel Nathan Blatchford Samuel Nathan Blatchford (1925–2005) was an American soldier and civil engineer. He is the most decorated American Indian veteran to date. Blatchford's mother, Pauline Manuelito was the great-granddaughter of the great war chief Manuelito, who fought Kit Carson in the Navajo Wars (1869–63) and led his people in exile to the current Navajo Reservation. In 1941, Blatchford began his own journey as a warrior, enlisting into the US Army Air

neg: Samuel Nathan Blatchford Samuel Nathan Blatchford Samuel Nathan Blatchford (1925–2005) was an American soldier and civil engineer. He is the most decorated American Indian veteran to date. Blatchford's mother, Pauline Manuelito was the great-granddaughter of the great war chief Manuelito, who fought Kit Carson in the Navajo Wars (1869–63) and led his people in exile to the current Navajo Reservation. In 1941, Blatchford began his own journey as a warrior, enlisting into the US Army Air Corps before World War II. At the age of 17, standing 5'9" and weighing 130 pounds, it seemed unlikely that Samuel would make much of a name

neg: Jack L. Treadwell Jack L. Treadwell Jack LeMaster Treadwell (March 31, 1919 – December 12, 1977) was a United States Army colonel and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. At the time of his retirement, Treadwell was believed to be the most decorated man in the United States Armed Forces. He is ranked among the Top 50 Most Highly Decorated US Military Personnel of All Time. Treadwell was born on March 30, 1919, in Ashland, Alabama. He graduated from Snyder High School in 1937 and attended Southwestern State College

neg: Jack L. Treadwell men to a vicious and successful defense of their positions. Jack L. Treadwell Jack LeMaster Treadwell (March 31, 1919 – December 12, 1977) was a United States Army colonel and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. At the time of his retirement, Treadwell was believed to be the most decorated man in the United States Armed Forces. He is ranked among the Top 50 Most Highly Decorated US Military Personnel of All Time. Treadwell was born on March 30, 1919, in Ashland, Alabama. He graduated from

neg: Francis P. Duffy Légion d'Honneur (France), and the Croix de Guerre. Father Duffy is the most highly decorated cleric in the history of the U.S. Army. Following the war he wrote "Father Duffy's Story", which grew out of a manuscript originally started by Joyce Kilmer, the poet and convert to Catholicism who had joined the regiment and had become a close friend to Duffy. When Kilmer was killed in France, he was working on a history of the regiment's involvement in the war, which Duffy intended to continue, but Duffy was prevailed upon to include his own reminiscences. Duffy then served as a

neg: USS Thresher (SS-200) 18 March 1948 sold for scrap to Max Siegel of Everett, Massachusetts. "Thresher" received 15 battle stars and a Navy Unit Commendation for World War II service, making her the most decorated submarine and amongst the most highly decorated US ships of World War II. "Thresher" is the subject of the third episode of the first season of syndicated television anthology series "The Silent Service". The episode, entitled "The End of the Line," aired 5 Apr 1957. It portrayed the Japanese attempt to grab Thresher with a grappling hook when she was off Kwajalein in July 1942. USS Thresher (SS-200)

neg: 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) the Regiment was awarded the Theatre Honor of "PUNJAB". 10 Aug 1966 is another red letter day in the history of the Regiment when it became the first regiment to receive the indigenous battle tanks 'Vijayanta'. Currently the regiment is equipped with T-72 tanks and with a number of gallantry awards to its name, The Gardner's Horse is one of the most decorated regiments on the subcontinent. 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) The 2nd Lancers (Gardner's Horse) is one of the oldest and most highly decorated armoured regiments of the Indian Army. It was originally raised in 1809. It served in

neg: Camp Wood (military base) One of the most famous and highly decorated such units in the history of the US Army. The other part of the 187th occupied the installation at Bepu. The 187th survives in the 101st Airborne as the 3rd Brigade. Camp Wood (military base) Camp Wood was a U.S. military base, located at the southern end of Japan, near Kumamoto. The camp's buildings once housed a Japanese cavalry unit. The 24th Division was stationed here during the occupation of Japan until the start of the Korean War. Americans stationed in Japan post-World War II were rated by ability in their closeness

neg: Asian Americans Americans have served and fought on behalf of the United States. Serving in both segregated and non-segregated units until the desegregation of the US Military in 1948, 31 have been awarded the nation's highest award for combat valor, the Medal of Honor. Twenty-one of these were conferred upon members of the mostly Japanese American 100th Infantry Battalion of the 442nd Regimental Combat Team of World War II, the most highly decorated unit of its size in the history of the United States Armed Forces. The highest ranked Asian American military official was Secretary of Veteran Affairs, four-star general and Army

neg: Coastwatchers US forces to launch aircraft in time to engage the attackers. One of the most highly decorated coastwatchers was Sergeant Major Sir Jacob C. Vouza, who retired from the local constabulary in 1941, volunteered for coastwatcher duty, and was captured and interrogated brutally. He survived and escaped to make contact with US Marines warning them of an impending Japanese attack. He recovered from his wounds and continued to scout for the Marines. He was awarded the Silver Star and Legion of Merit by the United States, and later received a knighthood as well as became a Member of the Order

neg: Andreas Alföldi 1955. The son of a doctor, Alföldi was born in 1895 in the Austro-Hungarian empire. Although the family finances were damaged after the death of his father in 1910, Alföldi was able to begin his studies of classical history after his graduation from high school. His first area of interest was in classical numismatics, which at the time was a neglected area of study in Hungary. Like many middle class young men of his age, Alföldi participated in World War I. He was a highly decorated soldier, and after sustaining a severe injury, he was dismissed from the military in

neg: 1964 South Vietnamese coup Americans, civilian and military regarded him highly. Most notable among his supporters was the US commander, General Paul Harkins, who regarded Minh and his colleagues as "political generals" and thought poorly of them, in contrast to Khánh, who he regarded as a serious soldier. Harkins prepared quarters for Khánh next to his own when the Vietnamese officer visited the capital. Harkins also mistakenly believed that Khánh was happy to have been posted to I Corps and content to focus on military matters rather than politics, unaware of Khánh's anger at being sidelined from Saigon. The US commander thought that Khánh

neg: United States Watch Company buildings on the city's west side. Its main building is a long, roughly T-shaped brick building, three stories in height, with a four-story tower at its center. The tower is the most highly decorated element of the building with a round-arch entrance at the base, with a round clock face on the fourth level, and a pyramidal roof. The main wings are 22 bays wide, whose windows have granite sills and soldier-brick lintels. The property also includes a small single-story brick power house, which is connected to the western wing. One wing of the building was built in 1886 by

neg: Adam Beach in 2009, Beach played a supporting role on the HBO series, "Big Love" as a manager in an Indian casino, with Bill Henrickson (Bill Paxton). On February 10, 2010 it was announced that Beach will portray Tommy Prince, the Canadian war hero, in an upcoming movie about his life. According to Bay Film Studios, the movie will be a "true account of Canada's most highly decorated First Nations soldier." Beach said he is honoured to portray Prince, calling him a positive role model for all First Nations. In 2011, he starred in "Cowboys & Aliens", an American science fiction Western

neg: Tommy Prince have been bestowed in his name. Some of them are: In 2005 Historica Canada released a Heritage Minute on Prince. On February 10, 2010, it was announced that Canadian actor Adam Beach would portray the Canadian war hero in an upcoming movie about his life. According to Bay Film Studios, the movie will be a "true account of Canada's most highly decorated First Nations soldier". Beach, 37, said he is honoured to play Prince, calling him a positive role model for all First Nations. Tommy Prince Thomas George "Tommy" Prince (October 25, 1915 – November 25, 1977) was one of

neg: David Richardson (American journalist) only correspondent there was Dave Richardson." Richardson retired in 1982 and settled down in Washington, DC. Giving several speeches during his retirement years, he was quoted as saying that the reason why he was constantly at the forefront of combat and other dangers was "for a good story." He died at the age of 88, in 2005 of prostate cancer. David Richardson is believed to be the most highly decorated soldier-journalist of World War II. He received two Bronze Stars, the Legion of Merit and the Combat Infantryman Badge. It is reported that he would have been eligible to be

neg: Military history of Puerto Rico been recognized by the media as the most decorated U.S. soldier of the Vietnam War. Sgt. Otero-Barreto was a member of the U.S. Army. From 1961 to 1970, Otero Barreto served a total of five tours in Southeast Asia, starting as an adviser who helped train South Vietnamese troops. He was awarded 38 decorations, among them 3 Silver Star Medals, 5 Bronze Star Medals with "V" for Valor, 4 Army Commendation Medals, 5 Purple Heart Medals and 5 Air Medals. Other Puerto Ricans who served in Vietnam and had distinguished military careers include: Major General Salvador E. Felices, Rear Admiral

neg: Franz Kurowski Landser". Kurowski produced numerous accounts featuring the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS, providing laudatory and non-peer reviewed wartime chronicles of military units and highly decorated personnel. Historians dismiss his works, pointing out that Kurowski mixes fact and fiction and advances the discredited concept of "Nur-Soldat" ("merely soldier"). Rather than providing an authentic representation of the war experience, his works emphasize heroics and convey a distorted image of the German armed forces in World War II. Kurowski's books have strong revisionist tendencies; he held onto Nazi propaganda's military and civilian statistics and presented history devoid of any crimes by the Wehrmacht or

neg: Albert Kesselring son, who put it up for auction by Alex Cooper auctioneers in 2010. Expected to fetch between US $10,000 and $15,000, it was sold to a private bidder for $731,600. Albert Kesselring Albert Kesselring (30 November 1885 – 16 July 1960) was a German "Generalfeldmarschall" of the Luftwaffe during World War II. In a military career that spanned both World Wars, Kesselring became one of Nazi Germany's most skilful commanders, and one of the most highly decorated, being one of 27 soldiers awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves, Swords and Diamonds. Nicknamed "Smiling Albert" by

neg: Ben Roberts-Smith Ben Roberts-Smith Benjamin "Ben" Roberts-Smith, (born 1 November 1978) is an Australian businessman, former Australian Army soldier, and a recipient of the Victoria Cross for Australia (VC), the highest award in the Australian honours system. Roberts-Smith was awarded the VC for his actions during a helicopter assault into Tizak on 11 June 2010 as part of an offensive in the Shah Wali Kot region while serving with the Special Air Service Regiment in Afghanistan. The medal, together with his Medal for Gallantry awarded during a tour of Afghanistan in 2006, made Roberts-Smith the most highly decorated serving member of the

neg: Alex Rowe (soldier) on a small village undertaken alongside American forces. After their extraction was delayed, the force was ambushed from all sides at 1am, and Rowe coordinated a helicopter counter-attack and medical evacuation of wounded Americans, with the first evacuation hit by rocket-propelled grenade fire. This action was close to the scene of the Uzbin Valley ambush of August 2008 in which the regular French forces suffered their worst death toll in the Afghan conflict. According to "The Times", this fifth citation made Rowe one of the most highly decorated of all legionnaires, and the Légion d’Honneur is an honour unheard of

neg: José Brocca warm memories of their childhood in Viator, and kept in touch in the post-war years. Throughout his life Arnulfo, the decorated war hero, veteran of some of the fiercest battles, and highly respected officer in the post-war army of Francoist Spain, spoke of his pacifist father as the 'greatest man who ever lived'. This is no paradox: it is testament to the courage and strength of character of both men, indicative of the complexities of civil war, and a victory for humanity over mere politics. It tells us that even in the most challenging circumstances the lasting strengths of the

neg: Anthony Loyd was Lieutenant General Sir Adrian Carton De Wiart VC, KBE, CB, CMG, DSO (1880–1963). His great-grandfather was not only a highly decorated British soldier, he was also one of the most wounded (eleven times, which included the loss of an eye and a hand). Anthony Loyd Anthony William Vivian Loyd (born 12 September 1966) is an English journalist, a noted war correspondent. Loyd grew up in Churt on the Hampshire–Surrey border and attended St Edmund's School, Hindhead, and Eton College. He went to school for journalism and then went to Bosnia with a vague plan to cover the ongoing war.

neg: Lawrence Ting Lawrence Ting Lawrence S. Ting (丁善理) (1939–2004, Qingdao) was a decorated soldier and a pioneer businessman who became one of the largest foreign investors in Vietnam. Lawrence Ting was a graduate of the Chinese Military Academy of Taiwan, Republic of China, in 1961. Lawrence Ting was the First Captain of the Cadet Corp. and the head of the Academy's Cadet Honor Committee. Lawrence Ting was sent to the US to receive further training at the US Army Infantry School and was one of few military officers from Taiwan who completed the US Army Ranger School in Fort Benning, Georgia. In

neg: Patrol Boat, River on the enemy personnel." Williams is considered the most heavily decorated enlisted sailor in US Navy history. The US Navy posthumously named a guided missile destroyer, USS "James E. Williams", after him. Patrick Osborne Ford was a United States Navy sailor serving on a PBR patrol boat who was killed in Vietnam after he saved the lives of two of his shipmates. The US Navy posthumously awarded him the Navy Cross and later named a frigate, USS "Ford" (FFG-54), after him. A major part of the action in the 1979 movie Apocalypse Now takes place on a fictional United States

neg: Prasanna Wickramasuriya Prasanna Wickramasuriya Lieutenant Colonel Prasanna Wickramasuriya, WWV, RWP, RSP is a highly decorated (retired) Sri Lanka Army officer who served as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd. As a two time recipient of the Weera Wickrama Vibhushanaya (WWV), the highest wartime military decoration awarded non-posthumously by Sri Lanka, Wickramasuriya is one of the most highly decorated Sri Lankan military officers. During Wickramasuriya's tenure as Chairman of Airport and Aviation Services (Sri Lanka) Ltd, he oversaw the construction and development of Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport, Sri Lanka’s second international airport. Wickramasuriya was born in Matara, he is the

neg: Kerri Hanks Kerri Hanks Kerri Michel Hanks (born September 2, 1985, in Plano, Texas) is an American soccer forward who last played for Sky Blue FC of Women's Professional Soccer. She is currently an assistant coach for the Texas Christian University women's soccer team. Hanks was a forward for the University of Notre Dame women's soccer team from 2005 to 2008, and is one of the most highly decorated players in the history of women's college soccer. She was the fourth player in women's college soccer to win the Hermann Trophy twice, joining Mia Hamm, Cindy Parlow, and Christine Sinclair in sharing

neg: Robert L. Howard was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 30, 1968, his third nomination. He retired from the US Army after 36 years of service as a full colonel, and the most highly decorated service member on active duty. He died as a result of pancreatic cancer, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on February 22, 2010. Before his death he was the most decorated living Medal of Honor recipient. Howard enlisted in the Army in 1956 at Montgomery, Alabama and retired as colonel, Army Special Forces, in 1992. Howard`s service in Vietnam included assignments with 1/327th

neg: Amedeo Guillet is the highest military decoration in Italy. Guillet is one of the most highly decorated (both civil and military) people in Italian history. In 2001, Gulliet visited Eritrea and was met by thousands of supporters. The group included men who previously served with him as horsemen in the Italian Cavalry known as Gruppo Bande a Cavallo. The Eritrean people remembered Gulliet's efforts to help Eritrea remain independent of Ethiopia. Since 1974 Guillet had been living in retirement in Kentstown, County Meath, Ireland although latterly he had spent his winters in Italy. For some years he was a member of and

neg: James Earl Rudder High School James Earl Rudder High School James Earl Rudder High School is a public high school located in Bryan, Texas (United States). It is part of the Bryan Independent School District. The school enrollment is more than 1,300 students. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency. James Earl Rudder High School is named after James Earl Rudder who was a highly decorated World War II soldier. His honors include the Distinguished Service Cross, Legion of Merit, Silver Star, French Legion of Honor, and others. While lieutenant colonel of the 2nd Ranger Battalion, he led the

neg: Fred Kite only member of the British Army to receive the Military Medal three times in the Second World War. The fictional character Sgt. Paddy Donovan in Peter Elstob's novel "Warriors For the Working Day" is based on Kite's career in the Battle of Normandy. Fred Kite Frederick William Kite MM** (5 January 1921 – June 1993), known as Buck, was a highly decorated British soldier who fought in the Second World War. Kite was born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1921. He attended Hassell Street School followed by The Orme School. At the age of 17 years he joined the 3rd Royal Tank

neg: Martin Dillon Dillon delves into the world of Irish terrorism and counterterrorism. He analyzes the personalities of some of the most dangerous, professional and ruthless killers in Northern Ireland, their motivations and the crimes they committed. Dillon co-authored with the late Rt. Hon. Roy Bradford, "Rogue Warrior of the SAS: A Biography of Col. “Paddy” Blair Mayne" (1987). Mayne is regarded as one of the greatest soldiers in the history of military special operations. He is the most decorated fighting soldier of WWII, receiving four DSOs, the Croix de Guerre, and the Legion d’Honneur. He was one of the six founder members

neg: Filip Konowal Lubomyr Luciuk, co-author of a booklet about Konowal, who took steps to have the decoration secured. It was recovered by the police and returned to permanent display at the War Museum on 23 August 2004, 87 years after it was awarded. Filip Konowal Filip Konowal VC (; "Pylyp Myronovych Konoval"; 15 September 1888 – 3 June 1959) was a highly decorated Ukrainian Canadian soldier. He is the only ethnic Eastern European recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy given to British and Commonwealth forces. He was also entitled to the Cross

neg: Situla Situla Situla, from the Latin for bucket or pail, is the term in archaeology and art history for a variety of elaborate bucket-shaped vessels from the Iron Age to the Middle Ages, usually with a handle at the top. All types may be highly decorated, most characteristically with reliefs in bands or friezes running round the vessel. Decorated Iron Age situlas in bronze are a distinctive feature of Etruscan art in burials from the northern part of the Etruscan regions, from which the style spread north to some cultures in Northern Italy, Slovenia, and adjacent areas, where terms such as

neg: Boy Soldier Series Danny, in contrast to the analytical and observant Fergus, often acts rashly despite his rational mind, he is evidenced numerously to allow his emotions to govern his actions, often when his friends are placed at risk for his grandfather. An SAS veteran, Fergus joined as a boy soldier before being badged into the SAS. He was highly decorated and participated in many wars. At some point, he married and had a son. However, he left his family to be with his comrades. Fergus was found by his grandson Danny and by a team of MI6 operatives. He led Danny to

neg: Thomas Tackaberry Thomas Tackaberry Thomas Howard Tackaberry (September 6, 1923 – April 3, 2017) was a lieutenant general in the United States Army. He was a veteran of World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and was a recipient of three Distinguished Service Crosses and served as Commander of the XVIII Airborne Corps from 1979 to 1981. Tackaberry is one of the highly decorated officers in the U.S. Army. He ranks among the 10 most decorated military servicemembers in the U.S. military history. In 1952, while serving as a company commander, he earned the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism

neg: Military history of Puerto Rico thus becoming most decorated soldier in the United States Military during that war. Puerto Ricans also served in the United States Army Air Forces. In 1944, Puerto Rican aviators were sent to the Tuskegee Army Air Field in Tuskegee, Alabama to train the famed 99th Fighter Squadron of the Tuskegee Airmen. The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African-American military aviators in the United States armed forces. Puerto Ricans were also involved in clerical positions with the Tuskegee unit. Among the Puerto Ricans who helped make the Tuskegee experiment a successful one were T/Sgt. Pablo Diaz Albortt, an NCO (Non Commissioned

neg: Lillian Kinkella Keil Lillian Kinkella Keil Captain Lillian Kinkella Keil (November 17, 1916 – June 30, 2005) was a highly decorated American World War II and Korean War flight nurse. Keil made 250 evacuation flights (23 of them transatlantic) during World War II and 175 evacuation flights during the Korean War, becoming one of the most decorated women in American military history. Keil was born in Arcata, California. She was raised in a convent after her father abandoned her mother and their three small children; watching the nuns tend to the sick is what drew her into nursing. She became a registered nurse

neg: Neville Brand Neville Brand Lawrence Neville Brand (August 13, 1920 – April 16, 1992) was an American actor. His most memorable film roles were in "Stalag 17" (1953), "Riot in Cell Block 11" (1954), and "Birdman of Alcatraz" (1962). Brand was also a highly decorated World War II combat soldier. Neville Brand was born in Griswold, Iowa, one of seven children of Leo Thomas Brand (June 24, 1892 – April 18, 1985) and the former Helen Louise Davis (August 4, 1900 – October 23, 1991). His father had worked as an electrician and bridge-building ironworker in Detroit. Neville was raised in Kewanee,

neg: Huddersfield Rifles July. In a single month he won a Distinguished Conduct Medal at Vaulx Vraucourt on 28 August, a Military Medal at Havrincourt on 12 September and finally a Victoria Cross at Marcoing on 28 September (when he was wounded), making him the most highly decorated private soldier of the British Army in the war. On 20 October, during the Battle of the Selle, a company of 5th Duke's waded across the River Selle unopposed at St Python even before Zero hour and the rest of the battalion crossed by bridges erected by the sappers in the dark. After some hard

neg: Caspar Weinberger Century" two specific interviews of which he was most pleased: one with the highly decorated soldier Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., and another with Alabama-born actress Tallulah Bankhead. Prior to his attending Harvard Law School, Weinberger had been offered a scholarship to study at the University of Cambridge. He entered the United States Army as a private in 1941, was commissioned as a second lieutenant at the United States Army Officer Candidate School in Fort Benning, Georgia, and served with the 41st Infantry Division in the Pacific. At the end of the war he was a captain on General Douglas MacArthur's intelligence

neg: Alfons Rebane a good soldier according to our historians. He was never convicted of war crimes and [the allegations] are just a political game to try to show that Estonia has lots of fascists." In June 2018, a plaque commemorating Rebane was unveiled in the southern Estonian town where he had lived. The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs protested the unveiling. Alfons Rebane Alfons Vilhelm Robert Rebane, known simply as Alfons Rebane (June 24, 1908 – March 8, 1976) was an Estonian military commander. He was the most highly decorated Estonian military officer during World War II, serving in various Wehrmacht and

neg: Halszka Wasilewska (soldier) of the Polish Military Organisation ("Komenda Naczelna 2 Polskiej Organizacji Wojskowej") in Kraków. Dressed as a man, she took part in the defence of Lwów as a communications officer of company 5 of the Legions. She was one of three women, dressed as men, who were "embedded" in the artillery forces of Poland; the other two were Maria Wittek, later commander of women's land forces who advanced to Brigadier general and Major Wanda "Kazik" Gertz, a highly decorated officer for her valour. Piłsudski was keen that women should play their part in the military. All three were sent for officer

neg: Khmer clothing embellished with detailed gold-colored copper ornaments and beaded designs. The dancer added a loosely decorated band of beads worn crosswise called a "sava". Her "Sampot" was more highly decorated than usual, with two knots at the waist. The right knot is long but the left knot design is more charming and fashionable. The waist has a highly ornate belt decorated with warped, spear-like tips draped on a red cloth. The most-used jewellery is at the ankle, dangling from the ears or round the wrists. Most striking of all is the apsara's crown: a tricorn headdress of finely beaten silver or

neg: Paddy Mayne Paddy Mayne Lieutenant Colonel Robert Blair "Paddy" Mayne & Three Bars (11 January 1915 – 14 December 1955) was a British Army soldier from Newtownards, capped for Ireland and the British Lions at rugby union, lawyer, amateur boxer and a founding member of the Special Air Service (SAS). During the course of the Second World War he became one of the British Army's most highly decorated soldiers and by destroying 47 aircraft in a single action he may well have destroyed more German aircraft than the RAF's highest scoring ace . He was controversially denied a Victoria Cross. Robert Blair

neg: Stalingrad (2013 film) her family had been killed. As they spend the next few days together, the soldiers grow fond of her, and she of them. Germans encamped near the crossing are led by Hauptmann Kahn; a highly decorated, but disillusioned soldier who falls in love with a Russian woman named Masha, who resembles his late wife. She at first detests him, but soon begins to reciprocate his love, although they cannot speak each other's language. Oberstleutnant Henze arrives to take command of the Germans. He chides Kahn both for his attraction to Masha, as well as his failure to eradicate the Russian

neg: Andy McNab closest coalition country. Three of the eight were killed, and four captured (including McNab) after three days on the run; one member, Chris Ryan, escaped. The captured men were held for six weeks before being released on 5 March. By that time, McNab was suffering from nerve damage to both hands, a dislocated shoulder, kidney and liver damage, and hepatitis B. After six months of medical treatment he was back on active service. Awarded both the Distinguished Conduct Medal and Military Medal during his military career, McNab claims to have been the British Army's most highly decorated serving soldier when

neg: Richard Pope-Hennessy Richard Pope-Hennessy Maj-Gen. Ladislaus Herbert Richard Pope-Hennessy (1875-1 March 1942), was a British Liberal Party politician and soldier of Irish Catholic descent. He was the eldest son of Sir John Pope-Hennessy MP, of Rostellan Castle, County Cork and Catherine Elizabeth Low. He was educated at Beaumont College. He married, in 1910, Una Birch a writer, historian and biographer. They had two sons, James who became a writer and John an art historian. He died in 1942 and is buried alongside his wife at Friary Church of St Francis and St Anthony, Crawley. Pope-Hennessy got highly decorated for participating in combat

neg: Raymond Couraud British Army in December 1944. He returned to France to become part of the French Army General Staff. In Varian Fry's later movie "Crossroads Marseille", Couraud is referred to as "The Killer", due to his murder of the English language. Raymond Couraud Raymond Couraud (aka Captain Jack William Raymond Lee, born 12 January 1920 at Surgères, Charente-Maritime - 1977), was a French soldier and gangster, who through his World War II military exploits became a highly decorated member of the French-section of the British Army's Special Air Service. Raymond Couraud was born 12 January 1920 at Surgères, Charente-Maritime, France. Little

neg: Raymond Couraud Raymond Couraud Raymond Couraud (aka Captain Jack William Raymond Lee, born 12 January 1920 at Surgères, Charente-Maritime - 1977), was a French soldier and gangster, who through his World War II military exploits became a highly decorated member of the French-section of the British Army's Special Air Service. Raymond Couraud was born 12 January 1920 at Surgères, Charente-Maritime, France. Little is known of his early life, or education. On 19 March 1938, Couraud joined the French Foreign Legion under his real name, but with a birth date of 12 January 1916 in Namur, Belgium. This would have made him 22

neg: Grand Cross of Valour in small capitals with the recipient's name on the reverse, and was awarded with a case of issue, miniature medal for wear, and an illuminated certificate. Just two awards of the Grand Cross of Valour were made. The first recipient was Acting Captain Chris F. Schulenberg, S.C.R. of the Selous Scouts. Following the country's recognised independence as Zimbabwe in 1980, the Grand Cross of Valour was awarded to Major Grahame Wilson, S.C.R., B.C.R., second-in-command of the Rhodesian SAS, and Rhodesia's most highly decorated soldier. Recipients were entitled to the post-nominal letters G.C.V. The Grand Cross of Valour was superseded in

neg: 3rd Infantry Division (United States) World War II that fought the Axis on all European fronts, and was among the first American combat units to engage in offensive ground combat operations. Audie Murphy, the most highly decorated American soldier of the war, served with the 3rd Division. The 3rd Infantry Division saw combat in North Africa, Sicily, Italy, France, Germany and Austria for 531 consecutive days. During the war the 3rd Infantry Division consisted of the 7th, 15th and 30th Infantry Regiments, together with supporting units. The 3rd Division, under the command of Major General Jonathan W. Anderson, after spending many months training in the

neg: Robert L. Howard the 2nd Ranger Battalion at Fort Lewis, Washington as Company Commander. From 1977-1978 he served as Mountain Ranger Training instructor. Howard later served as officer-in-charge of Special Forces training at Camp Mackall, near Ft. Bragg, N.C., and later, commanding the Mountain Ranger Training Camp at Dahlonega, Georgia Howard graduated from the National War College, Class 1987-1988. He received two master's degrees during his Army career which spanned 1956 to 1992. Howard retired as a colonel in 1992. According to "NBC News", Howard may have been the most highly decorated American soldier of the modern era. His residence was in Texas