Section 7A, Grave 40. Lt. Col. Matt L. Urban (1919-1995) began his active duty Army service on July 2, 1941, when he reported to the 60th Infantry Regiment, 9th Infantry Division at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. During World War II, he served with this regiment during six campaigns in the Mediterranean and European theaters of operation, rising U.S. Army Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. Charles H. Coolidge, a World War II recipient of the Medal of Honor, holds the medal that was presented to him by Army Lt. Gen. Wade H. Haislip on June 18, 1945 in Dormstadt, Germany, on Feb. 21 Van Thomas Barfoot. Details. Rank: Second Lieutenant (rank at time of action: Technical Sergeant) Conflict/Era: World War II. Unit/Command: 3d Platoon, Company L 3d Battalion, 157th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division. Military Service Branch: U.S. Army. Medal of Honor Action Date: May 23, 1944. Richard Keith Sorenson (August 28, 1924 – October 9, 2004) was a United States Marine who, as a private, received the Medal of Honor during World War II for his heroism during the Marine landing on Kwajalein Atoll on the night of February 1–2, 1944. He threw himself on a Japanese grenade that was part of US munitions captured during the Died: October 9, 2004, Reno, NV, United States. Buried: Fort Snelling National Cemetery (MH) (B-149-1), Minneapolis, MN, United States. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private Richard Keith Sorenson was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. Died: June 11, 2002, Muskogee, OK, United States. Buried: Fort Gibson National Cemetery (MH) (20-963), Fort Gibson, OK, United States. Location of Medal: Oklahoma Historical Society, Oklahoma City, OK. U.S. Army First Lieutenant Jack Cleveland Montgomery was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. U.S. Army Sergeant Day G Turner was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. Conflict/Era: World War II; Unit/Command: 3d Platoon, Company G, 2d Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Naval Reserve Force; Medal of Honor Action Date: May 2, 1945; Medal of Honor Action Place: Okinawa Jima, Ryukyu Islands Russell Dunham. For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty. At about 1430 hours on 8 January 1945, during an attack on Hill 616, near Kaysersberg, France, TSgt. Dunham singlehandedly assaulted three enemy machine guns. Wearing a white robe made of a mattress cover, carrying 12 carbine magazines mIM8.