Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Shemin
August 10, 2026
August 10, 2026
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Shemin
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Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France.
Shemin was born Oct. 14, 1896, in New York City. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bayonne, New Jersey. He was born to Russian Jewish . . .
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. William Shemin
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Army Sgt. William Shemin, a rifleman, posthumously received the Medal of Honor in 2015 for extraordinary heroism during World War I combat operations in France.
Shemin was born Oct. 14, 1896, in New York City. Soon after his birth, the family moved to Bayonne, New Jersey. He was born to Russian Jewish . . .