USMC Col. Archie Van Winkle started his military career as an enlisted man, and after three wars, he would earn the Medal of Honor during the Korean War before retiring as Colonel in the US Marine Corps. I am honored to tell you his story.
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Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_Van_Winkle
https://news.va.gov/103376/veteranoftheday-marine-corps-veteran-archie-van-winkle/
https://valor.militarytimes.com/hero/194
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-05-29-me-7715-story.html
https://www.historylink.org/File/11021
http://www.sitnews.us/Kiffer/VanWinkle/112309_van_winkle.html
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