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Garlin Conner ▸ Film Western Front Garlin Conner The second-most decorated U.S. soldier of WWII — and it took 73 years to honor him Llewellyn Chilson ▸ Film Western Front Llewellyn Chilson Truman gave him seven medals and said they should be a Medal of Honor Vito Bertoldo ▸ Film Western Front Vito Bertoldo The half-blind cook who held off two panzer divisions alone Teddy Roosevelt Jr. ▸ Film Western Front Teddy Roosevelt Jr. The oldest man on D-Day — "We'll start the war from right here" Francis Currey ▸ Film Western Front Francis Currey Six teenagers trapped by German tanks — the 19-year-old destroyed them all Bazooka Charlie ▸ Film Western Front Bazooka Charlie He strapped six bazookas to a flight-school trainer and dove at Tiger tanks Charles Coolidge ▸ Film Western Front Charles Coolidge A tank asked if he wanted to surrender — "I'm sorry Mac, you gotta come and get me" Joe Medicine Crow ▸ Film Western Front Joe Medicine Crow He stole 50 horses from the SS and sang as he rode away — the last war chief The Battle for Castle Itter ▸ Film Western Front The Battle for Castle Itter Americans and Germans fought on the same side — against the SS Leonard Funk ▸ Film Western Front Leonard Funk 80 Germans broke free and captured his men — he laughed, then killed 21 in 60 seconds Audie Murphy ▸ Film Western Front Audie Murphy One soldier held off an entire German army Léo Major ▸ Film Western Front Léo Major A Nazi-occupied city liberated by a single Canadian soldier Jose Lopez ▸ Film Western Front Jose Lopez He carried a machine gun built for four men on his back — alone he killed over 100 Bobbie Brown ▸ Film Western Front Bobbie Brown He enlisted at 15, destroyed three bunkers alone, and ended up a janitor at West Point Junior Spurrier ▸ Film Western Front Junior Spurrier He attacked an entire town alone with the enemy's own weapons Silvestre Herrera ▸ Film Western Front Silvestre Herrera He lost both legs fighting for a country that wasn't his Matt Urban ▸ Film Western Front Matt Urban The Germans killed him seven times — he came back every time