Valor of Many Stripes

Scott Baron, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and former law enforcement officer teaches United States history in Salinas, California.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionKemp Tolley: The Man Who Almost Started World War IIKermit Tyler: Pursuit Officer, Fort Shafter, Oahu, Hawaii Territory Edwin P. Ramsey: The Last Horse Cavalry Charge in U.S. Military HistoryJames R. Roosevelt: Second Marine Raider Battalion at Makin IslandDouglas Munro: Only Coast Guard Medal of HonorDemas T. Craw and Pierpont M. Hamilton: Operation TorchThe Niland Brothers: Inspiration for Saving Private RyanThe Borgstrom Brothers: Further Inspiration for Saving Private RyanThe Stokes Twins: Awarded the Silver Star for the Same ActionGuy “Gabby” Gabaldon: The “Pied Piper of Saipan,” from Hell to EternityEugene B. Fluckey: Only Sub Commander to “Torpedo” a Train John C. “Jack” Lee, Jr.: Joint German American Force at the End of World War II Operation Ginny II: Execution of 15 American CommandosMatt Urban: Most Decorated Soldier in American HistoryMaynard H. “Snuffy” Smith: First Enlisted Airman Medal of Honor (Europe)Joseph T. ­O’Callahan: Only Chaplain Awarded Medal of Honor in World War IISilvestre S. Herrera: Medal of Honor Awarded to a Mexican NationalIsadore S. Jachman: ­Native-Born German Who Won the Medal of HonorRichard Nott Antrim: Only Medal of Honor Awarded to a POW During World War II Roddie Edmonds: First U.S. Serviceman Named “Righteous Among the Nations” Charles Valentine August: Twice a POW in the Same War Virginia Hall: World War II’s Most Dangerous Spy Moe Berg: Catcher, Scholar, Intelligence Officer Bert Shepard: ­One-Legged Major League Pitcher William Augustus Read, Jr.: Coconuts and the Navy Cross Bruce Ward Carr: Departed in a Mustang, Returned in a ­Focke-WulfChips: U.S. Army War Dog Awarded the Distinguished Service CrossIndex

“Baron offers a moving collection of lesser-known stories of valor during World War II. The stories Baron tells are motivating and awe-inspiring, replete with commitment to country, mission and fellow servicemen.”—Association of the United States Army.