Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr.
September 14, 2026
September 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr.
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Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr. was a platoon leader during World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor for valorous action in southeast France in 1944, during Operation Dragoon.
Lee was born June 23, 1919, in Alma, Georgia. His parents, Daniel M. Lee and Ida Hyres, were farmers. Lee and his six sib . . .
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Medal of Honor Monday: Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr.
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Army Capt. Daniel W. Lee Sr. was a platoon leader during World War II. He earned the Medal of Honor for valorous action in southeast France in 1944, during Operation Dragoon.
Lee was born June 23, 1919, in Alma, Georgia. His parents, Daniel M. Lee and Ida Hyres, were farmers. Lee and his six sib . . .