Thirteen went to the Marines and their organic Navy corpsmen, nine to Army troops, and one to a Navy officer.

Listed below are the Navy and Marine Corps Battle of Okinawa Medal of Honor recipients to include a brief synopsis of their heroics.

Severely wounded while leading the first squad to penetrate the Mount Yae-take inner defenses, Bush was evacuated to a nearby aid station.

When an enemy grenade landed in the midst of the wounded men, he unhesitatingly pulled it to his body to protect his comrades from serious injury or death.

Bush was administering plasma to a wounded officer on an exposed ridgeline when the enemy attacked.

He fought off the charging enemy with his pistol and a carbine, killing six despite his own serious wounds.

He calmly ignored his critical condition until his patient was evacuated.

Gallantly leading by personal example, Courtney inspired a small group of men from his unit to assault and capture the crest of Sugar Loaf Hill.

He continued to lead attacks against the superior enemy defending forces until killed by a hostile mortar burst.

By his extraordinary heroism, repeated acts of valor, and quintessential battlefield leadership, Day inspired the efforts of his outnumbered Marines to defeat a much larger enemy force in sustained combat operations against Japanese forces.

When heavy enemy small arms fire drove his squad to cover in a narrow drainage ditch and an enemy grenade fell among the men, Fardy smothered the lethal explosion with his own body to protect his comrades lives.

After repeatedly braving terrific enemy bombardment to aid his forward observation team, Gonsalves dived on an enemy grenade that landed in his midst, sacrificing his own chances of survival to protect his fellow Marines.

When his assault unit suffered severe casualties, Halyburton unhesitatingly went to the aid of the wounded man closest to the enemy positions.

He interposed his own body as a shield in the line of fire and continued his ministrations until he was killed.

Using a rocket launcher, a rifle, and grenades, Hansen seized the initiative at a critical point in the battle action and in a one-man assault destroyed a pillbox, a mortar, and 12 of the enemy, materially aiding the accomplishment of his companys mission.

Making a determined one-man assault on a pair of enemy machine gun positions holding up his companys advance, Hauge wiped out one with 149 grenades, although painfully wounded, continued his attack, and succeeded in destroying the second.

Although he was again wounded dragging his patient to safety, Lester directed the administration of proper medical treatment to several men, steadfastly refusing aid for his own wounds, which he realized were fatal.

When machine gun fire suddenly assailed stretcher bearers evacuating his units wounded, McTureous made two one-man grenade assaults on the enemy gun positions.

Although seriously wounded, he stoically crawled 200 yards to shelter before calling for aid.

Attacking alone up a high ridge, Schwab used his flamethrower to burn out an enemy machine gun that had pinned down his unit.

When a second machine gun opened up, he attacked directly into its fire, silencing it as he fell fatally wounded.

Marine Medal Of Honor Citations