![TIL US Army dentist Ben L. Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for providing a rear-guard action during the Battle of Saipan. His body was found laying on his machine TIL US Army dentist Ben L. Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for providing a rear-guard action during the Battle of Saipan. His body was found laying on his machine](https://b.thumbs.redditmedia.com/TVl1piIAxJhOtbmRdlR2eZ75oOPlboMGeC1pR7RU8uI.jpg)
TIL US Army dentist Ben L. Salomon was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for providing a rear-guard action during the Battle of Saipan. His body was found laying on his machine
National Infantry Museum - #MedalOfHonor Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September 1, 1914 – July 7, 1944) was a United States Army dentist during World War II, assigned as a front-line surgeon. When the
![Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times](https://www.thevintagenews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2016/10/yrtettt-640x375.jpg)