7^th Marine Regiment (REIN)

7^th Marine Regiment
Medal of Honor Recipients

A military organization is only as good as the personnel who form it, and the 7^th Marines has been fortunate during its existance to have excelled in personal courage. Thirty four members of the Regiment have received the nation's highest military award for bravery - the Medal of Honor. This, the highest number of awards for any Regiment in the Marine Corps, is indicative of the caliber of men who have served in the 7^th Marines. The actions and esprit de corps of these individuals and others who have been in the Regiment during the difficulties of war and the constant readiness in peace time have brought great credit and honor to both the Marine Corps and the United States.

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Guadalcanal
Sgt John Basilone  1st Battalion 7th Marines  24-25 October, 1942	Sgt Mitchell Paige  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  26 October, 1942
Peleliu
PFC Arthur J Jackson  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  18 September, 1944	PFC Charles H Roan  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  18 September, 1944
PFC John D New  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  25 September, 1944	Pvt Wesley Phelps  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  4 October, 1944
Korea
SSgt Archie Van Winkle  1st Battalion 7th Marines  2 November, 1950	Cpl Lee H Phillips  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  4 November, 1950
Sgt James I Poynter  1st Battalion 7th Marines  4 November, 1950	2ndLt Robert D Reem  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  6 November, 1950
1stLt Frank N Mitchell  1st Battalion 7th Marines  26 November, 1950	SSgt Robert S Kennemore  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  27-28 November, 1950
PFC Hector A Cafferata Jr  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  28 November, 1950	Capt William E Barber  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  28 November-2 December 1950
LtCol Raymond G Davis  1st Battalion 7th Marines  1-4 December, 1950	PFC Herbert A Littleton  1st Battalion 7th Marines  22 April, 1951
Sgt Frederick W Mausert III  1st Battalion 7th Marines  12 September, 1951	2ndLt George H Ramer  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  12 September, 1951
Cpl David B Champagne  1st Battalion 7th Marines  28 May, 1952	PFC John D Kelly  1st Battalion 7th Marines  28 May, 1952
SSgt William E Shuck Jr  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  3 July, 1952	PFC Jack W Kelso  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  2 October, 1952
SSgt Lewis G Watkins  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  7 October, 1952	2ndLt George H O´Brien Jr  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  27 October, 1952
Sgt Daniel P Matthews  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  28 March, 1953	SSgt Ambrosio Guillen  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  25 July, 1953
Vietnam
LCpl Roy M Wheat  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  11 August, 1967	Cpl Larry E Smedley  1st Battalion 7th Marines  20-21 December, 1967
HM3 Wayne M Caron  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  28 July, 1968	LCpl Kenneth L Worley  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  12 August, 1968
PFC Oscar P Austin  2nd Battalion 7th Marines  23 Febuary, 1969	LCpl Lester Weber  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  23 Febuary, 1969
LCpl Jose F Jimenez  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  28 August, 1969	LCpl Ralph E Dias  1st Battalion 7th Marines  12 November, 1969
LCpl James D Howe  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  6 May, 1970
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Cpl Jason M Dunham  3rd Battalion 7th Marines  14 April, 2004
Their courage and honor will live forever.