Jacklyn Lucas, the Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient at 17

Jacklyn Lucas, the Youngest Medal of Honor Recipient at 17

Jun 12 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was barely a boy when he took a grenade to his chest—not to save himself, but to save his brothers in arms. A Child of War, Forged in Faith Born April 14, 1928, in Newton, Nor...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, teen Medal of Honor hero of Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, teen Medal of Honor hero of Iwo Jima

Jun 11 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen years old when he threw himself on two live grenades in the blood-soaked sands of Iwo Jima. Two exploding fists aimed at his brothers in arms. Without thought, with...

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Jacklyn Lucas, 17, Threw Himself on Grenades and Saved Comrades

Jacklyn Lucas, 17, Threw Himself on Grenades and Saved Comrades

Jun 10 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was barely a man on that battlefield. His hands should have trembled. His heart, I reckon, ought to have broken under the weight of war. Instead, at 17 years old, he pressed fo...

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas, the teen Marine who earned the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Harold Lucas, the teen Marine who earned the Medal of Honor

Jun 09 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen when death came knocking like a vindictive storm. A kid who wanted to fight, to be part of something bigger, ended up carrying the weight of a dozen lives on his yo...

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Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest WWII Medal of Honor Recipient from Iwo Jima

Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest WWII Medal of Honor Recipient from Iwo Jima

Jun 08 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was fifteen years old when he became a living shield on the bloodied sands of Iwo Jima. Two enemy grenades lobbed into a foxhole filled with men. Without hesitation, he dove on...

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Jack Lucas, Medal of Honor Marine at 17 Who Survived Two Grenades

Jack Lucas, Medal of Honor Marine at 17 Who Survived Two Grenades

Jun 07 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas saw death in the cold, merciless eyes of war before most boys even learned to shave. At 14, he dove onto not one—but two live grenades to save his brothers-in-arms. His body be...

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