Joseph Jacob Foss. For outstanding heroism and courage above and beyond the call of duty as executive officer of Marine Fighting Squadron 121, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, at Guadalcanal. Engaging in almost daily combat with the enemy from 9 October to 19 November 1942, Capt. Foss personally shot down 23 Japanese planes and damaged others so World War II (A - F Index) Medal of Honor recipients, citations, and other resources concerning the nation's highest medal for valor in combat. Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, on 12-13 September List of Medal of Honor recipients; List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II; Depictions in media. James Jones wrote The Thin Red Line based on his experiences in Guadalcanal during the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse as a member of the 27th Infantry Regiment. Here Davis takes the form of Capt. John Gaff. Colonel Mitchell Paige was born in Charleroi, Pennsylvania, August 31, 1918. He enlisted in the Marine Corps September 1, 1936 and went to recruit training at Parris Island, South Carolina. He is the sole surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the ground battle for Guadalcanal, America's first ground offensive of WWII. Battle of Guadalcanal 11-15 November, 1942 Including the Enemy Air Attacks of 11 and 12 November; the Cruiser Night Action of 12- 13 November; the Air Operations of 13, 14, and 15 November; and the Battleship Night Action of 14-15 November Confidential[declassified] OFFICE OF NAVAL INTELLIGENCE U.S. NAVY [1943] Combat Narratives were written to fill a temporary requirement before the Latest Videos (0) Coffee or Die Magazine: Online news and lifestyle magazine for the military, veteran, first responder, and coffee enthusiast communities. Francis Junior Pierce (December 7, 1924 – December 21, 1986) was a United States Navy hospital corpsman in World War II who received the nation's highest military decoration for valor, the Medal of Honor. He was awarded the medal for heroic actions "above and beyond the call of duty" on March 15–16, 1945, while assigned to a Marine Corps Medal of Honor. Purple Heart. Gunnery Sergeant William Gary Walsh (April 7, 1922 – February 27, 1945) was a United States Marine who heroically sacrificed his life to save the lives of his fellow Marines during the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II. For his actions on February 27, 1945, he posthumously received the Medal of Honor . To find more recipients, see the Congressional Medal of Honor Society's searchable database of everyone who has received the Medal of Honor. 1. Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor. While operating as part of a Navy SEAL sniper team in Iraq on Sep. 29, 2006, Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor and his fellow SEALs knew an enemy Davis’s Medal of Honor Citation records, unforgettably, what he did on that day on Guadalcanal: “For distinguishing himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on Guadalcanal Island. emJp.