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Here are the remarkable stories of some of America's great war heroes—men who have won their country's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor. Chosen from among the veterans of two World Wars, as well as the War in Korea, these men all earned their Medals in the only way this highly honored decoration can be won: by a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice above and beyond the call of duty. Sergeant York, Audie Murphy, Father O'Callahan, Butch O'Hare, and General William Dean are but five of the outstanding Americans whose exciting and inspiring deeds are recorded in this book.

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Table of Contents:

PART ONE: World War I: 1914-1918

  1. Lieutenant Izac and His Escape
  2. Oscar Schmidt, Rescue at Sea
  3. Sergeant York, Tennessee Marksman
  4. Frank Luke, The Arizona Cowboy
  5. Lieutenant Talbot and Sergeant Robinson, Marines of the Sky
  6. Louis Van Iersel, Sergeant Extraordinary

PART TWO: World War II: 1939-1945

  1. Hank Elrod at Wake Island
  2. Butch O'Hare, Hero of the Navy
  3. Captain Cromwell, Submariner
  4. Father O'Callahan of the Franklin
  5. Bob Bush, Fighting Medical Corpsman
  6. Audie Murphy of Texas
  7. Bobbie Brown at Crucifix Hill
  8. Fred Castle at the Battle of the Bulge

PART THREE: The War in Korea: 1950-1953

  1. Bill Dean, Combat General
  2. Melvin Brown, Fighting Engineer

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Colonel Red  Reeder

Colonel Red Reeder

1902 - 1998
American
*Full name: Russell Potter "Red" Reeder, Jr. Colonel Red Reeder, with his sister Nardi Reeder Campion, wrote the Landmark book The West Point Story... See more
Gil Walker

Gil Walker

1927 - ?
American
During World War II and the Korean War, Gil Walker served in the U.S. Army as an artist. He has illustrated many books with a military, medical, or ... See more

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Resource Guide

Plumfield Moms Podcast
Podcast

Landmark Books: What They Are and Why They Matter
Released in 2022 by Plumfield Moms Podcast
Available formats: Streaming Audio
Length: 52 min.
View on the Plumfield Moms Podcast site

Two-part episode hosted by Podcast Moms with guests Sandy Hall (Hall's Living Library), Jill Morgan (Purple House Press), and Tanya Arnold (Biblioguides) where they discuss the Landmark series, how they came to be and why they are worth adding to a home library.