National Infantry Museum - #MedalOfHonor Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army dentist during World War II, assigned as a front-line surgeon. When the
![On July 7, 1944, A Dentist named Ben Salomon single handedly took down 98 Japanese soldiers, saving dozens of US soldiers. He took 24 shots before getting taken down. After the fire On July 7, 1944, A Dentist named Ben Salomon single handedly took down 98 Japanese soldiers, saving dozens of US soldiers. He took 24 shots before getting taken down. After the fire](https://i.redd.it/tzcq5p9wwjr61.png)
On July 7, 1944, A Dentist named Ben Salomon single handedly took down 98 Japanese soldiers, saving dozens of US soldiers. He took 24 shots before getting taken down. After the fire
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Medal of Honor Recipients affiliated with USC - Veterans Services @ USC - Research Guides at University of Southern California
U.S. Army Center of Military History - 7 JULY 1944 - CAPTAIN BENJAMIN LEWIS SALOMON - #WWII #MOH #Armyhistory Captain Salomon is the only Army dentist awarded the Medal of Honor to
![He was a US Army dentist. He was shot 24 times defending an aid station from the Japanese. But he killed up to 98 attackers, allowing the wounded to be evacuated He was a US Army dentist. He was shot 24 times defending an aid station from the Japanese. But he killed up to 98 attackers, allowing the wounded to be evacuated](https://ww2live.com/sites/default/files/images/20152409173957.jpg)