A Dentist at Saipan, 7 July 1944

[jsbhike]

Captain Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944)

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_L._Salomon

[flenna]

Amazing story, thanks for sharing.

[SeriousStudent]

I am glad he was finally recognized. They certainly had to jump through a lot of hoops, considering his non-combatant status.

[TH76251556]

As Nimitz so pithily put it, "Uncommon valor was a common virtue." God bless this man. Never heard of him, will never now forget him.

"Greater love has no man than that he lay down his life for his friends."

[jsbhike]

Hoping "The History Guy" covers his story at some point.

[texasrangers]

Thanks for sharing that's an incredible story.