Madigan Army Medical Center - On this very day in 2002, Capt. Ben L. Salomon, DC, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during WWII. Capt. Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September
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
![Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2016/10/yrtettt-640x375.jpg)
Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times
![TIL US Army dentist Ben L. Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for providing a rear-guard action during the Battle of Saipan. His body was found laying on his machine TIL US Army dentist Ben L. Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for providing a rear-guard action during the Battle of Saipan. His body was found laying on his machine](https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/TVl1piIAxJhOtbmRdlR2eZ75oOPlboMGeC1pR7RU8uI.jpg)