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Judy ▸ Film Pacific Judy The only dog in history officially registered as a prisoner of war Teddy Roosevelt Jr. ▸ Film Western Front Teddy Roosevelt Jr. The oldest man on D-Day — "We'll start the war from right here" Ira Hayes ▸ Film Pacific Ira Hayes He raised the most famous flag in history — his country paraded him until he broke Pappy Boyington ▸ Film Pacific Pappy Boyington They gave his Medal of Honor to his mother — months later he walked out of a POW camp Jimmy Doolittle ▸ Film Pacific Jimmy Doolittle He bombed Tokyo on a one-way mission — then expected a court-martial Dick Bong ▸ Film Pacific Dick Bong America's deadliest pilot survived every dogfight. He died on the day of Hiroshima Francis Currey ▸ Film Western Front Francis Currey Six teenagers trapped by German tanks — the 19-year-old destroyed them all Agent Garbo ▸ Film Second World War Agent Garbo Hitler gave him the Iron Cross. Britain gave him a medal. Both thought he was their spy Bazooka Charlie ▸ Film Western Front Bazooka Charlie He strapped six bazookas to a flight-school trainer and dove at Tiger tanks Ben Salomon ▸ Film Pacific Ben Salomon He was a dentist. He killed 98 enemy soldiers alone so his patients could escape Commando Kelly ▸ Film North Africa & Mediterranean Commando Kelly His guns jammed — so he threw mortar shells at the Germans like hand grenades 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 Wendell Fertig ▸ Film Pacific Wendell Fertig He promoted himself to general and built a 35,000-man army behind enemy lines Virginia Hall ▸ Film Resistance networks Virginia Hall The most dangerous Allied spy had a wooden leg — the Gestapo never caught her 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 Jack Lucas ▸ Film Pacific Jack Lucas 14 when he enlisted, 17 when he became a legend Dorie Miller ▸ Film Pacific Dorie Miller The Navy wouldn't let him touch a gun — then Pearl Harbor happened Wojtek ▸ Film North Africa & Mediterranean Wojtek The Polish Army enlisted a bear — he carried artillery shells at Monte Cassino Butch O’Hare ▸ Film Pacific Butch O’Hare Son of a murdered mob lawyer, he became the Navy's first Medal of Honor aviator John McKinney ▸ Film Pacific John McKinney He killed 40 Japanese soldiers in 36 minutes — most of them with his hands The Night Witches ▸ Film Eastern Front The Night Witches They turned off their engines and glided over the Nazis in the dark