page_title: List of decorated Marines from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines
section_title: Medal of Honor
hierarchical_section_title: List of decorated Marines from 3rd Battalion 3rd Marines / World War II / Medal of Honor
caption_attribution_description: Corporal Luther Skaggs, Jr., USMC, World War II Medal of Honor recipient; photo from Official Marine Corps biography at http://hqinet001.hqmc.usmc.mil/HD/Historical/Whos_Who/Skaggs_L.htm
context_page_description: This is a complete list of Marines from the 3rd Battalion 3rd Marine Regiment who have been awarded the United States's Medal of Honor, Navy Cross, or Silver Star. An asterisk after a recipient's name indicates that the award was given posthumously.
context_section_description: Private Luther Skaggs, Jr. received the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions on the beachhead on Guam during World War II. After the section leader became a casualty, Skaggs took over command and led the section through heavy enemy fire. Although wounded by a Japanese grenade that shattered the lower part of his leg, he continued to defend for a further eight hours through the night.
caption: Luther Skaggs, Jr.
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