There are five Medals awarded for this day, all in the modern era, beginning with World War II. Two of them are posthumous.World War II. Three tough warriors, whose Medals came from different phases of the war in the Pacific. Lieutenant Ninninger earned his Medal the hard way on Bataan during the dark days of 1942, Major Davis earned his on Guadalcanal, where we started the march across the Pacific that ended at Okinawa and Tokyo Bay, and Staff Sergeant Laws earned his taking back the Philippines.DAVIS, CHARLES W. Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army, 25th Infantry Division. Place and date: Guadalcanal Island,...
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