The “First” Medal of Honor Winner from Pearl Harbor is still with us at the age of 100: LT. John William Finn (via the Weekly Standard). Looks like he was a Chief when Nimitz gave him the award.
Thanks to our Pearl Harbor vets.
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I’ve been in the Army Reserve, but never in combat.
The Weekly Standard link says he was hit more than 20 times by Japanese fighter machine gun strafing fire. I don’t understand how anyone could survive that, unless it included small shrapnel fragments and richochets.
Any explanation for this here greenie?