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7th Marine Regiment (REIN)

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7th Marine Regiment
Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor A military organization is only as good as the personnel who form it, and the 7th 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 7th 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.