U.S. Army Center of Military History - 7 JULY 1944 - CAPTAIN BENJAMIN LEWIS SALOMON - #WWII #MOH #Armyhistory Captain Salomon is the only Army dentist awarded the Medal of Honor to
![The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:788/1*tYQdKfqYwhqVPW-oznIxEw.jpeg)
The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium
![The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium](https://miro.medium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*OIJpFffmbsuyMq92_I6MgQ.jpeg)
The American Dentist Who Single-handedly Killed Nearly 100 Japanese Soldiers To Save His Wounded Patients | by Jhemmylrut Teng | Lessons from History | Medium
![Meet Captain Ben Salomon – The U.S. Army Dentist Who Single-Handedly Held Off a Banzai Charge on Saipan - MilitaryHistoryNow.com Meet Captain Ben Salomon – The U.S. Army Dentist Who Single-Handedly Held Off a Banzai Charge on Saipan - MilitaryHistoryNow.com](https://i0.wp.com/militaryhistorynow.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/solomon.jpg?resize=400%2C355&ssl=1)
Meet Captain Ben Salomon – The U.S. Army Dentist Who Single-Handedly Held Off a Banzai Charge on Saipan - MilitaryHistoryNow.com
![Dentist by trade, by 1944 he had been promoted to Captain serving as regimental dental officer for the and Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. After the Capt. Ben L. Salomon - Dentist by trade, by 1944 he had been promoted to Captain serving as regimental dental officer for the and Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. After the Capt. Ben L. Salomon -](https://img.ifunny.co/images/0ddb9a30fa3ee8e0b86c1704e3af6428a8893dab807056d097a9a91b3a1f8468_3.jpg)
Dentist by trade, by 1944 he had been promoted to Captain serving as regimental dental officer for the and Battalion, 105th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Division. After the Capt. Ben L. Salomon -
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![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)