Pacific Wrecks - Medal of Honor earned by Major Henry T. Elrod at the National Museum of Marine Corps

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Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)

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Captain Henry T. Elrod in uniform
On December 23, 1941 Killed In Action (KIA) on Wake Island and earned the Medal of Honor, posthumously and was promoted to the rank of Major, posthumously.
Credit: USMC via NARA USMC 26044 Date: January 7, 1938
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