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greenberetTFS 06-04-2008 12:51
MOH Award to youngest recipient at 17 years old
 
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Originally Posted by Richard (Post 212091)
Willie Johnston, drummer of Company D, 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry, was the seventh soldier in the U.S. Army to be honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor. He received the award on September 16, 1863 for bravery during the Seven Days Battles, he not being quite 12 years old. Willie still remains as the youngest to ever take the nation's highest honor.

http://www.medalofhonor.com/JulianScott.htm

Richard
I stand corrected,your right.....However,he was the youngest Marine to have ever received the MOH.....
http://www.picayuneitem.com/local/lo...155124836.html

Teddy

Jack Lucas passed away today....Rest in peace Marine.

FMF DOC 06-04-2008 13:11
WOW GOD Bless him...... and the Corpsman that saved him....

Red Flag 1 06-04-2008 14:43
Prayers out for Jack Lucas and his family. Well done Marine!!

CDRODA396 06-04-2008 15:37
WoW is right!...Grenades, malfunctions, contracts on his life, this guy was Indestructable. Prayers out to him and his family.

SF_BHT 06-04-2008 16:11
Prayers out to him and his family.

Richard 06-04-2008 17:01
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Originally Posted by greenberetTFS (Post 212069)
http://www.picayuneitem.com/local/lo...155124836.html

This is a local from the state of Mississippi who is the youngest recipient of the MOH...We are proud of him and right now he needs your prayers...God bless.

Teddy
Willie Johnston, drummer of Company D, 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry, was the seventh soldier in the U.S. Army to be honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor. He received the award on September 16, 1863 for bravery during the Seven Days Battles, he not being quite 12 years old. Willie still remains as the youngest to ever take the nation's highest honor.

http://www.medalofhonor.com/JulianScott.htm

Richard

echoes 06-04-2008 17:03
Quote:
Originally Posted by CDRODA396 (Post 212082)
WoW is right!...Grenades, malfunctions, contracts on his life, this guy was Indestructable. Prayers out to him and his family.
x10!

Holly

greenberetTFS 06-05-2008 01:28
Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard (Post 212091)
Willie Johnston, drummer of Company D, 3rd Vermont Volunteer Infantry, was the seventh soldier in the U.S. Army to be honored with the Congressional Medal of Honor. He received the award on September 16, 1863 for bravery during the Seven Days Battles, he not being quite 12 years old. Willie still remains as the youngest to ever take the nation's highest honor.

http://www.medalofhonor.com/JulianScott.htm

Richard
I stand corrected,your right.....However,he was the youngest Marine to have ever received the MOH.....

Teddy

Richard 06-07-2008 12:16
Quote:
Originally Posted by greenberetTFS (Post 212120)
I stand corrected,your right.....However,he was the youngest Marine to have ever received the MOH.....

Teddy
Don't know about the 'youngest' Marine, but apparently the youngest person to receive the MOH during the 20th Century and--according to the newspaper--the youngest surviving veteran of WW2.

Richard


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