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NH 105672 Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, USMC

Photo #: NH 105672 Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, USMC
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Title: Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, USMC
Description: Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official publication Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy, page 160. William J. Bordelon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for valorous and gallant conduct on 20 November 1943 during the Battle of Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. Despite serious wounds, he remained with his platoon and continued in action until he was killed while single-handedly assaulting a Japanese machine-gun position. U.S. Naval History and Heritage Command Photograph.
Catalog #: NH 105672
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