Photo #: NH 105672
Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, USMC
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 160.
William J. Bordelon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
for "valorous and gallant conduct " on 20 November
1943 during the Battle of Tarawa, Gilbert Islands. Despite serious
wounds, he remained with his platoon and continued in action
until he was killed while single-handedly assaulting a Japanese
machine-gun position.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
Online Image: 40KB; 580 x 765 pixels
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