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A Hero Among Heroes: Jimmie Dyess and the 4th Marine Division
A Hero Among Heroes Jimmie Dyess and the 4th Marine Division Author:Perry M. Smith The story of a true American hero who earned both the Carnegie Medal and the Medal of Honorl. As an undergraduate at Clemson he earned the Carnegie Medal for saving two women caught in a storm off the coast of South Carolina. Sixteen years later, as a Marine Lieutenant Colonel he went behind enemy lines to save four wounded Marines. For his... more » extraordinary valor and leadership in combat he earned the Medal of Honor.« less