Last Living Medal of Honor Recipient Who Stormed Omaha Beach Dies

Staff Sgt. Walter Ehlers, a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic actions during World War II, died Thursday at the age of 92.

He was the last living Medal of Honor recipient who stormed Omaha Beach on D-Day.

Ehlers joined the armed forces in 1940, even though, as a Christian, he was troubled by the actions he would have to perform in combat.

He earned his Medal of Honor "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty" on June 9 and 10, 1944, according to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.

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