![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)
Army dentist, killed 98 Japanese soldiers during the Battle of Saipan before he was killed - after being shot 76 times
Madigan Army Medical Center - On this very day in 2002, Capt. Ben L. Salomon, DC, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions during WWII. Capt. Benjamin Lewis Salomon (September
![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)