Photo #: NH 94553
Private First Class Harold C. Agerholm, USMCR
Halftone reproduction of a photograph, copied from the official
publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy",
page 149.
Harold C. Agerholm was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for
"conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity" on 7 July 1944,
during the Battle of Saipan, when he courageously and single-handedly
loaded and evacuated about 45 casualties while under heavy enemy
fire. He was subsequently mortally wounded during an attempt
to assist more wounded Marines.
U.S. Naval Historical Center Photograph.
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