Jacklyn Lucas, the youngest Marine in WWII who saved fellow Marines

Jacklyn Lucas, the youngest Marine in WWII who saved fellow Marines

May 25 , 2026

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Seventeen years old. Barely a man—yet a Marine already soaked in the blood of war. It was November 20, 1943, on the island of Tarawa. Chaos strangled the air. Grenades exploded. Men screamed. Jackl...

Jacklyn Harold Lucas , Medal of Honor , Tarawa Battle

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Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Marine Who Smothered Grenades

Jacklyn Lucas, Youngest Medal of Honor Marine Who Smothered Grenades

Mar 08 , 2026

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was 14 when he tried to join the Marines. They sent him home. Three months later, with forged papers and a heart unbreakable, he made it. Few boys that young walk into hell and...

Jacklyn Harold Lucas , Medal of Honor , Tarawa Battle

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James E. Robinson Jr. Medal of Honor Recipient at Tarawa, 1943

James E. Robinson Jr. Medal of Honor Recipient at Tarawa, 1943

Jan 26 , 2026

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He was the first to charge, a single man against dozens in a hailstorm of bullets. His voice cut through the chaos—orders barked while blood soaked the earth beneath brittle olive drab boots. James...

James E. Robinson Jr. , Medal of Honor , Tarawa Battle

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Jacklyn Lucas, youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

Jacklyn Lucas, youngest Marine to receive the Medal of Honor

Dec 08 , 2025

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Jacklyn Harold Lucas was just a kid. Barely seventeen and clawing his way through Hell on Tarawa. Yet when the enemy grenade landed among his squad, this boy made a choice no grown man should be fo...

Jacklyn Harold Lucas , Medal of Honor , Tarawa Battle

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