Posted on Feb 15, 2018
Already Wounded from his Gallant Action, Cpl Richard Bush Hugged a Grenade On Okinawa to Save His...
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...and lived to fight another day!
Already Wounded from his Gallant Action, Cpl Richard Bush Hugged a Grenade On Okinawa to Save His...
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WWII World War Two Medal of Honor
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One more that lived another day to fight again.
"You are not Forgotten" by the Veterans of Guam
Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr.'s Medal of Honor citation reads as follows: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as squad leader with a mortar section of a rifle company in the 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, 21-22 July 1944.
Corporal Luther Skaggs, Jr. Medal of Honor recipient died on April 6, 1976, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
"You are not Forgotten" by the Veterans of Guam
Private First Class Luther Skaggs, Jr.'s Medal of Honor citation reads as follows: "For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving as squad leader with a mortar section of a rifle company in the 3d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division, during action against enemy Japanese forces on the Asan-Adelup beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands, 21-22 July 1944.
Corporal Luther Skaggs, Jr. Medal of Honor recipient died on April 6, 1976, and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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