WASHINGTON — At a White House ceremony on Friday, January 3, 2024, President Joe Biden presented Medals of Honor ... He enlisted in the Army in 1951 and served in Korea from January to November ...
Lt. j.g. John Koelsch's most notable sortie ultimately cost him his life, but through his actions, the pilot he risked his life to save survived.
President Joe Biden on Friday posthumously awarded the Medal of ... from the Korean War who may have been denied the nation's highest decoration for valor by a 1950s Army that was still resisting ...
On June 16, 1952, McGee’s platoon leader and several Soldiers suffered wounds during an assault on Hill 528 near Tang-Wan-Ni, Korea ... Biden awarded McGee the Medal of Honor during a ceremony ...
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heroes who all deserve our nation’s highest and oldest military recognition.” The president presented seven medals Friday to soldiers who served in the Korean War and Vietnam War. The heroics ...
j.g. John Koelsch was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism as a rescue helicopter pilot during the Korean War ... this be known,” a fellow officer said.