John P. Fardy

Medal of Honor recipient John Peter Fardy (August 15, 1922 – May 7, 1945) was a United States Marine who was killed in action during World War II. On May 6, 1945, during the Battle of Okinawa, Fardy dove onto an enemy hand grenade and smothered the blast with his body to save several nearby Marines, but died of his wounds the next day. His heroic actions were later recognized with the Medal of Honor, the United States' highest military decoration. Provided by Wikipedia
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