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      • WWII 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment
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Medal of Honor Recipients

Twenty-two Screaming Eagles have been awarded the Medal of Honor.

Eight of the twenty-two recipients were troopers of the 506th Infantry Regiment, the Currahees. Read the stories of:

  • Spec. 4 Leslie Halasz Sabo, Jr 3/506
  • Petty Officer 2nd Class Michael A. Monsoor US Navy Seal Team 3 attached to 1-506
  • Spec. 4 Frank A. Herda Co. A 1/506
  • Sgt. Gordon R. Roberts Co. B 1/506
  • Pfc. Kenneth Michael Kays Co. D 1/506
  • Lt. Colonel Andre C. Lucas 2/506
  • Spec. 4 Peter M. Guenette Co. D 2/506
  • SSG Clyde L. Choate Co. C, 601st Tank Destroyer Battalion (61st Cavalry)