Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
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Oscar Peterson was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his WWII service in the U.S. Navy, having died of his wounds during a battle after an act of self-sacrifice that saved other lives.
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The ship's new namesake, Oscar V. Peterson, was a naval officer who was killed in World War II and posthumously granted a Medal of Honor by Congress for bravery during the war.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Once known as the Assonet Inn, 16 Water Street has long stood as a fixture of community life in Freetown — first built in 1896 by Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Major John Deane, then transformed into a popular inn and restaurant that welcomed families for decades.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Fitz Lee, a Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 June 2025
The ship's new namesake, Oscar V. Peterson, was a naval officer who was killed in World War II and posthumously granted a Medal of Honor by Congress for bravery during the war.
—Alana Wise, NPR, 27 June 2025
Once known as the Assonet Inn, 16 Water Street has long stood as a fixture of community life in Freetown — first built in 1896 by Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Major John Deane, then transformed into a popular inn and restaurant that welcomed families for decades.
—Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 20 June 2025
Fitz Lee, a Buffalo Soldier and Medal of Honor recipient.
—Aamer Madhani, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2025
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“Medal of Honor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Medal%20of%20Honor. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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