Jeff Edwards

Jeff Edwards is one of the authors writing for WAR HISTORY ONLINE

Articles by Jeff Edwards:

MOH: Shot In The Face And Wounded by Grenade, Charged Machine Gun Nest But Can’t Remember Doing It

When there is no personal account of the valor it takes to receive a Medal of Honor it is most often because the gallant have…

Defying Orders, He Rescued his Friends Under Fire, Dakota Meyer Became First Living Marine Recipient of the Medal of Honor in 38 Years

When his first request to join the firefight inflicting a heavy toll on his friends was denied, Corporal Dakota Meyer obeyed. He could hear the…

With Suicidal Courage, Commander Ernest Evans Took on 4 Japanese Battleships near Leyte, With 3 Destroyers

Just as they were heading into action having witnessed the overwhelming enemy fleet ahead of them, it is reported that Commander Ernest Evans of the…

Firing From the Hip: With a Modified Aircraft Machinegun, Corporal Tony Stein Fired His Way Across Iwo Jima

The ability to improvise, adapt, and overcome has long been a core ethos of the United States Marine.  While one could find many examples from…

James H. Howard: The Only Fighter Pilot over Europe Awarded The Medal of Honor

In WWII the battle in the skies over Europe could be described as a brutal conflict of attrition, luck, and in some cases inexplicable gallantry. Allied…

Outnumbered and With Taliban Overrunning the Base, Clinton Romesha Was Awarded MoH at the Battle of Kamdesh

The Battle of Kamdesh would be one of the costliest battles for the Americans of the entire Afghanistan conflict as it saw an American outpost…

Upon the Recommendation of an Enemy Commander, Lt. Commander Gerard Roope was Awarded the Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is awarded by the British to gallant men due to them doing their worst upon their enemy. It is quite remarkable then…

Shooting Down 7 Aircraft In One Day, This Marine Was Awarded The Medal Of Honor On His First Mission

Lieutenant James Swett wasn’t the only man to become an Ace in one day during the war and nor was he the only Ace to…

This Diminutive Welshman VC Captured 100 Germans and 500 yards of German Trenches

If the history of war proves one thing it is that the physical stature of a man has little to do with the gallantry they…

First African American to Earn The Navy Cross Was a Cook Firing .50-Caliber Machine Guns at Japanese Bombers At Pearl Harbor

World War 2 will long be remembered as the epitome of total war, total gallantry, and total brutality. It spared none based on their ethnic…

Incredible Bravery – Jesse L Brown: Exemplary Aviator in the US Navy

Born to Fly Jesse LeRoy Brown was born on October 13, 1926, in Hattiesburg, Mississippi into a poor family with a steadfast commitment to educating their…

MoH: G. Timmerman Sacrificed Himself To Save His Tank Crew From Hand Grenade

By the time the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, Grant Timmerman had already served a 4-year enlistment in the Marine Corps.  However, Timmerman was…