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August 21, 2018, 12:47am
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Loach:
Henry Erwin should have died. He should have died before he was awarded the Medal of Honor. He should have died right after. Curtis LeMay probably broke every protocol to get him the MoH before he died. They broke into a display case containing a MoH in Hawaii and flew it out to Guam before he died. He didn’t die until 2002. Not exactly what you are looking for but an amazing story.
Henry E. Erwin - Wikipedia
Glad you mentioned him. His story is one of the most amazing I’ve ever heard. I can’t imagine the pain and determination he had to do what he did. Extraordinary!
That would be a pretty neat medal to win for the name alone.
Thanks for the answers everyone!
Wikipedia seems to mostly confirm the story, citing multiple sources:
Subedar Major and Honorary Captain Yogendra Singh Yadav PVC is a retired commissioned officer in the Indian Army, who was awarded the highest Indian wartime gallantry decoration, the Param Vir Chakra, for his actions during the Kargil War. He is the youngest recipient of the Param Vir Chakra to date, having received it at the age of 19.
Subedar Major Yadav was born in a Yadav family on 10 May 1980 in Aurangabad Ahir, Bulandshahr District, Uttar Pradesh. His father Karan Singh Yadav served in ...