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The Five Most Decorated Troops in American History
Aug 3, 2019 08:11:23   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
The 5 most decorated troops in American history

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-5-most-decorated-troops-in-american-history

Distinguishing between the bravery of warfighters like these is tough. After all, what's the exchange rate between five Navy Crosses and two Medals of Honor? These men cannot be ranked, but they can and should be commemorated. And in that spirit WATM presents this lineup:

1. Sgt. Major Daniel J. Daly

Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly was called the "fightenest Marine I ever knew" by the famed Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler. In perhaps his most famous action, he encouraged the Marine advance at Belleau Wood in 1918 by turning to his men and yelling, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Daly was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions at Belleau Wood, but received the Distinguished Service Cross. He also received two Medals of Honor, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star in addition to a number of foreign awards for other battles during his career.

2. Major Audie Murphy

Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V.

Murphy's foreign awards were especially impressive. He received the French Forrager, Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. He also received the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

3. Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker

When America entered World War I in 1917, race car driver Edward Rickenbacker volunteered for service. He started off as a staff driver but a chance meeting with Col. Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer, saw him reassigned to the new Army Air Corps where he became an "Ace of Aces" with 26 kills in only nine months.

During his military service, he received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly engaging a flight of seven German planes and downing two. He also received seven Distinguished Service Crosses.

4. Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller holds a record-tying 5 Navy Crosses as well as an Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit.

The Distinguished Service Cross and one Navy Cross were received for actions Puller took at the Chosin Reservoir where he personally oversaw the Marine and Army defenses while under withering machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire over five days of fighting.

5. Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V.

In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him.

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Aug 3, 2019 09:04:24   #
amadjuster Loc: Texas Panhandle
 
slatten49 wrote:
The 5 most decorated troops in American history

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-5-most-decorated-troops-in-american-history

Distinguishing between the bravery of warfighters like these is tough. After all, what's the exchange rate between five Navy Crosses and two Medals of Honor? These men cannot be ranked, but they can and should be commemorated. And in that spirit WATM presents this lineup:

1. Sgt. Major Daniel J. Daly

Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly was called the "fightenest Marine I ever knew" by the famed Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler. In perhaps his most famous action, he encouraged the Marine advance at Belleau Wood in 1918 by turning to his men and yelling, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Daly was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions at Belleau Wood, but received the Distinguished Service Cross. He also received two Medals of Honor, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star in addition to a number of foreign awards for other battles during his career.

2. Major Audie Murphy

Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V.

Murphy's foreign awards were especially impressive. He received the French Forrager, Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. He also received the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

3. Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker

When America entered World War I in 1917, race car driver Edward Rickenbacker volunteered for service. He started off as a staff driver but a chance meeting with Col. Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer, saw him reassigned to the new Army Air Corps where he became an "Ace of Aces" with 26 kills in only nine months.

During his military service, he received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly engaging a flight of seven German planes and downing two. He also received seven Distinguished Service Crosses.

4. Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller holds a record-tying 5 Navy Crosses as well as an Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit.

The Distinguished Service Cross and one Navy Cross were received for actions Puller took at the Chosin Reservoir where he personally oversaw the Marine and Army defenses while under withering machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire over five days of fighting.

5. Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V.

In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him.
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Impressive people!

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Aug 3, 2019 10:31:50   #
bahmer
 
slatten49 wrote:
The 5 most decorated troops in American history

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-5-most-decorated-troops-in-american-history

Distinguishing between the bravery of warfighters like these is tough. After all, what's the exchange rate between five Navy Crosses and two Medals of Honor? These men cannot be ranked, but they can and should be commemorated. And in that spirit WATM presents this lineup:

1. Sgt. Major Daniel J. Daly

Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly was called the "fightenest Marine I ever knew" by the famed Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler. In perhaps his most famous action, he encouraged the Marine advance at Belleau Wood in 1918 by turning to his men and yelling, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Daly was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions at Belleau Wood, but received the Distinguished Service Cross. He also received two Medals of Honor, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star in addition to a number of foreign awards for other battles during his career.

2. Major Audie Murphy

Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V.

Murphy's foreign awards were especially impressive. He received the French Forrager, Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. He also received the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

3. Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker

When America entered World War I in 1917, race car driver Edward Rickenbacker volunteered for service. He started off as a staff driver but a chance meeting with Col. Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer, saw him reassigned to the new Army Air Corps where he became an "Ace of Aces" with 26 kills in only nine months.

During his military service, he received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly engaging a flight of seven German planes and downing two. He also received seven Distinguished Service Crosses.

4. Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller holds a record-tying 5 Navy Crosses as well as an Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit.

The Distinguished Service Cross and one Navy Cross were received for actions Puller took at the Chosin Reservoir where he personally oversaw the Marine and Army defenses while under withering machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire over five days of fighting.

5. Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V.

In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him.
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Amen and Amen and those were the Americans of old and I sometimes wonder do we have that same caliber of men today. I know sense I didn't serve I can't complain but some days I do wonder what we have in our fighting men and women of today as compared to the olden days. Oh sorry Slats an excellent article.

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Aug 3, 2019 15:19:54   #
Carol Kelly
 
bahmer wrote:
Amen and Amen and those were the Americans of old and I sometimes wonder do we have that same caliber of men today. I know sense I didn't serve I can't complain but some days I do wonder what we have in our fighting men and women of today as compared to the olden days. Oh sorry Slats an excellent article.
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It was more than excellent and I’m so glad that Slatten informed us. I don’t know for certain, but I think we have some young men today who under the same circumstances would perform at least almost as well if not as well. Just because there are a lot of pampered young people willing to sell us out for free stuff doesn’t mean the many are bad. And, Bahmer, you do have the right, not everyone served.

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Aug 3, 2019 15:33:19   #
slatten49 Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
 
Carol Kelly wrote:
It was more than excellent and I’m so glad that Slatten informed us. I don’t know for certain, but I think we have some young men today who under the same circumstances would perform at least almost as well if not as well. Just because there are a lot of pampered young people willing to sell us out for free stuff doesn’t mean the many are bad. And, Bahmer, you do have the right, not everyone served.

Carol, I offer the following below thread link of mine from a while back. In the first paragraph, I offer my thoughts on the young men and women troops of today....

https://www.onepoliticalplaza.com/t-45333-1.html

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Aug 3, 2019 16:51:39   #
lpnmajor Loc: Arkansas
 
slatten49 wrote:
The 5 most decorated troops in American history

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-5-most-decorated-troops-in-american-history

Distinguishing between the bravery of warfighters like these is tough. After all, what's the exchange rate between five Navy Crosses and two Medals of Honor? These men cannot be ranked, but they can and should be commemorated. And in that spirit WATM presents this lineup:

1. Sgt. Major Daniel J. Daly

Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly was called the "fightenest Marine I ever knew" by the famed Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler. In perhaps his most famous action, he encouraged the Marine advance at Belleau Wood in 1918 by turning to his men and yelling, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Daly was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions at Belleau Wood, but received the Distinguished Service Cross. He also received two Medals of Honor, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star in addition to a number of foreign awards for other battles during his career.

2. Major Audie Murphy

Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V.

Murphy's foreign awards were especially impressive. He received the French Forrager, Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. He also received the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

3. Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker

When America entered World War I in 1917, race car driver Edward Rickenbacker volunteered for service. He started off as a staff driver but a chance meeting with Col. Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer, saw him reassigned to the new Army Air Corps where he became an "Ace of Aces" with 26 kills in only nine months.

During his military service, he received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly engaging a flight of seven German planes and downing two. He also received seven Distinguished Service Crosses.

4. Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller holds a record-tying 5 Navy Crosses as well as an Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit.

The Distinguished Service Cross and one Navy Cross were received for actions Puller took at the Chosin Reservoir where he personally oversaw the Marine and Army defenses while under withering machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire over five days of fighting.

5. Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V.

In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him.
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Admirals and Generals don't win battles, Soldiers, Airmen, Sailors and Marines do.

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Aug 4, 2019 23:32:00   #
ImLogicallyRight
 
slatten49 wrote:
The 5 most decorated troops in American history

https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/the-5-most-decorated-troops-in-american-history

Distinguishing between the bravery of warfighters like these is tough. After all, what's the exchange rate between five Navy Crosses and two Medals of Honor? These men cannot be ranked, but they can and should be commemorated. And in that spirit WATM presents this lineup:

1. Sgt. Major Daniel J. Daly

Sgt. Maj. Daniel J. Daly was called the "fightenest Marine I ever knew" by the famed Maj. Gen. Smedley Butler. In perhaps his most famous action, he encouraged the Marine advance at Belleau Wood in 1918 by turning to his men and yelling, "Come on, you sons of bitches, do you want to live forever?"

Daly was recommended for the Medal of Honor for his actions at Belleau Wood, but received the Distinguished Service Cross. He also received two Medals of Honor, a Navy Cross, and a Silver Star in addition to a number of foreign awards for other battles during his career.

2. Major Audie Murphy

Commonly called the most decorated soldier of World War II, Maj. Audie Murphy received the Medal of Honor, a Distinguished Service Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, and two Bronze Stars with Combat V.

Murphy's foreign awards were especially impressive. He received the French Forrager, Legion of Honor, and Croix de Guerre with Palm and Silver Star and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. He also received the Texas Legislative Medal of Honor.

3. Col. Edward V. Rickenbacker

When America entered World War I in 1917, race car driver Edward Rickenbacker volunteered for service. He started off as a staff driver but a chance meeting with Col. Billy Mitchell, an aviation pioneer, saw him reassigned to the new Army Air Corps where he became an "Ace of Aces" with 26 kills in only nine months.

During his military service, he received the Medal of Honor and the French Croix de Guerre for single-handedly engaging a flight of seven German planes and downing two. He also received seven Distinguished Service Crosses.

4. Lt. General Lewis "Chesty" Puller

Marine Corps legend Lt. Gen. Lewis "Chesty" Puller holds a record-tying 5 Navy Crosses as well as an Army Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and two Legions of Merit.

The Distinguished Service Cross and one Navy Cross were received for actions Puller took at the Chosin Reservoir where he personally oversaw the Marine and Army defenses while under withering machine gun, mortar, and artillery fire over five days of fighting.

5. Boatswain's Mate First Class James Williams

Boatswain's Mate 1st Class James Williams holds every level of valor award with a Medal of Honor, a Navy Cross, two Silver Stars, a Legion of Merit with Combat V, two Navy and Marine Corps Medals, three Bronze Stars with Combat V, and two Navy Commendation Medals with Combat V.

In his Medal of Honor action, Williams was commanding a river patrol boat when he took fire from two enemy Sampans in Vietnam and gave chase. He was lured into an ambush but fought against overwhelming odds for three hours, leading a fight that saw 65 enemy ships destroyed by Williams' crew and a detachment of helicopters that eventually reinforced him.
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Makes my day reading about the real heroes in American history. And it goes down to all of the lesser service men who also did commendable things, but maybe not the same opportuities, or just maybe died sering their country before they had a chance.

I'm sick and tired of seeing streets and buildings and parks, etc. named after piece of shit politicians. They should be named for the likes of these men.

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