![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)
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
![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)
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
Morgan Dentistry - Captain Benjamin Lewis Salomon was a United States Army dentist during World War II and posthumous Medal of Honor recipient. Captain Salomon was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 105th
![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/2016/10/Saito_Yoshitsugu.jpg)