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Henry Erwin Receiving His Medal of Honor
Henry Erwin Receiving His Medal of Honor
Wounded airman
Henry Erwin
receives his Medal of Honor in a military hospital on Guam for his heroic actions in saving the crew of his B-29 bomber in
World War II
. Erwin suffered significant burns and underwent years of recovery.
Courtesy of the United States Air Force