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Joe Beyrle ▸ Film Eastern Front Joe Beyrle The only man to fight for both America and the Soviet Union in WWII Paddy Mayne ▸ Film North Africa & Mediterranean Paddy Mayne He commanded the SAS and destroyed 100 planes. Still no VC Artillery Called In ▸ Film Korean War Artillery Called In Artillery called in. Enemy repelled. Dawn came. Bill Crawford ▸ Film North Africa & Mediterranean Bill Crawford They gave his Medal of Honor to his father — they thought he was dead Vito Bertoldo ▸ Film Western Front Vito Bertoldo The half-blind cook who held off two panzer divisions alone Hershel “Woody” Williams ▸ Film Pacific Hershel “Woody” Williams One man, a flamethrower, and four hours alone on Iwo Jima Charles Upham ▸ Film North Africa & Mediterranean Charles Upham He won the Victoria Cross twice — the only combat soldier in history Carlos Hathcock ▸ Film Vietnam War Carlos Hathcock This sniper kill was so crazy they didn't believe it Welch & Taylor ▸ Film Pacific Welch & Taylor They fought back at Pearl Harbor — then were denied the Medal of Honor Noor Inayat Khan ▸ Film Resistance networks Noor Inayat Khan A children's book author became the last spy in Paris — her last word was "Liberté" 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 Robert Howard ▸ Film Vietnam War Robert Howard He was nominated for the Medal of Honor three times — they denied it to keep a secret Jimmy Doolittle ▸ Film Pacific Jimmy Doolittle He bombed Tokyo on a one-way mission — then expected a court-martial Reckless ▸ Film Korean War Reckless She made 51 solo trips through mortar fire — the Marines promoted a horse to sergeant 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 Stubby ▸ Film Western Front Stubby A stray dog caught a German spy and survived 17 battles — his men called him Sergeant Henry Johnson ▸ Film Western Front Henry Johnson He ran out of bullets and fought off two dozen Germans with a knife — alone 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 Sammy Davis ▸ Film Vietnam War Sammy Davis He crossed a river on an air mattress under fire to save three men Bazooka Charlie ▸ Film Western Front Bazooka Charlie He strapped six bazookas to a flight-school trainer and dove at Tiger tanks