![Howard Farran on Twitter: "America celebrates Memorial Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Only 3 dental officers have received the Medal of Honor: Benjamin Lewis Salomon, Alexander Gordon Howard Farran on Twitter: "America celebrates Memorial Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Only 3 dental officers have received the Medal of Honor: Benjamin Lewis Salomon, Alexander Gordon](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EY0zQNSU8AAUuzr.jpg)
Howard Farran on Twitter: "America celebrates Memorial Day in honor of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice. Only 3 dental officers have received the Medal of Honor: Benjamin Lewis Salomon, Alexander Gordon
![Amazon.com: Ben L Salomon, The Lone Machine Gunner: A Valiant Story from WW2, in a fly (Life and Legacy In a Fly Book 4) eBook : Wollstone, Edgar: Kindle Store Amazon.com: Ben L Salomon, The Lone Machine Gunner: A Valiant Story from WW2, in a fly (Life and Legacy In a Fly Book 4) eBook : Wollstone, Edgar: Kindle Store](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41i4SJ2SkYL.jpg)
Amazon.com: Ben L Salomon, The Lone Machine Gunner: A Valiant Story from WW2, in a fly (Life and Legacy In a Fly Book 4) eBook : Wollstone, Edgar: Kindle Store
![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/Benjamin%20L.%20Salomon%202.jpg)