Madigan Army Medical Center - On this very day in 2002, Capt. Ben L. Salomon, DC, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during WWII. Capt. Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September
U.S. Army Center of Military History - 7 JULY 1944 - CAPTAIN BENJAMIN LEWIS SALOMON - #WWII #MOH #Armyhistory Captain Salomon is the only Army dentist awarded the Medal of Honor to
National Infantry Museum - #MedalOfHonor Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army dentist during World War II, assigned as a front-line surgeon. When the
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