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Irish American Medal of Honor recipient died saving his Pearl Harbor crewmates
An Irish American officer in the United States Naval Reserve was posthumously awarded a Medal of Honor for saving crewmates during the military attack on Pearl Harbor. Francis Charles Flaherty ...
The Irish News12d
First recipients of new medal honouring humanitarian efforts ‘shocked’ by award
The trio are the first people to receive the medal, with the responses having been approved by the King. Recipients of the medal, which was first announced in July 2023, will be people who have ...
Military Times5d
Medal of Honor recipient faced down 100 enemy troops to cover his men
Despite its heroic stand, not one member of the 3rd Division was awarded the Medal of Honor throughout World War I, but that would change in the next conflict. Not only would the 3rd produce 61 ...