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Gunnery Sergeant William G. Walsh's Medal of Honor. In the bloodiest battle in Marine Corps history, 27 Marines and sailors were awarded the Medal of Honor for action on Iwo Jima. No other campaign surpassed that number. June 24, 2020. Raised in Boston, Massachusetts, William Walsh joined the US Marine Corps in April 1942.
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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.
Medal of Honor Action Date: February 27, 1945. Medal of Honor Action Place: Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. Citation. For extraordinary gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as leader of an assault platoon, attached to Company G, 3d Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy ...
Medal of Honor citation: "For extraordinary gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as leader of an assault platoon, attached to Company G, 3d Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces at Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands on 27 February 1945.
Gunnery Sergeant William Gary Walsh, who was born on 7 April 1922 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, threw himself on a hand grenade to save the lives of other Marines at the loss of his own life, during the epic struggle for Iwo Jima. For this heroic act, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor.
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★ Purple Heart. ★ Combat Action Ribbon. ★ American Campaign Medal. ★ Marine Corps Presidential Unit Citation. ★ Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal. ★ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal. ★ Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal.
Details. Rank: Gunnery Sergeant. Conflict/Era: World War II. Unit/Command: Company G, 3d Battalion, 27th Marines, 5th Marine Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Medal of Honor Action Date: February 27, 1945. Medal of Honor Action Place: Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands. Citation.
