Medal of Honor Monday: Navy Machinist Charles Willey
August 30, 2022
August 30, 2022
WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following feature:
By Katie Lange
Navy Machinist Charles H. Willey never expected to have to save the lives of his crewmates during a peacetime mission, but that's exactly what he did during an unexpected tsunami that happened while his ship was anchored near the Dominican Republic in 1916. He paid a physical price for his actions, but they also earned him the Medal of Honor.
Willey was b . . .
By Katie Lange
Navy Machinist Charles H. Willey never expected to have to save the lives of his crewmates during a peacetime mission, but that's exactly what he did during an unexpected tsunami that happened while his ship was anchored near the Dominican Republic in 1916. He paid a physical price for his actions, but they also earned him the Medal of Honor.
Willey was b . . .