Carlton Rouh (1919 – 1977, pictured above manning a cash register as a civilian) was awarded the M.o.H. for performing numerous acts of courage on the South Pacific island of Peleliu during the September of 1944; in this article he speaks bluntly about the nature of heroes and the discomfort they experience when being praised in a nation that was so deeply in need for such men.
Click here to read about another W.W. II Medal of Honor recipient.
Read what the U.S. Army psychologists had to say about courage.
