Keywords: Weedon E Osborne (USN) Medal of Honor.jpg en Washington Navy Yard Apr 24 2003 -- Lt j g Weedon E Osborne is one of only two U S Navy dentists to have been awarded the Medal of Honor Lt j g Osborne received the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroism in France June 6 1918 during the battle of Belleau Wood During the engagement Lt j g Osborne attached to the 6th Regiment U S Marines worked to rescue the wounded He was killed while carrying a wounded officer Capt Donald Duncan to a place of safety The Navy Museum Washington Navy Yard has recently acquired the Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor awarded to only 28 recipients from 11919-1942 U S Navy photo 2003-04-24 030424-N-0000X-002 Navy http //www navy mil/view_image asp id 6973 U S Navy photo PD-USGov-Military-Navy DEFAULTSORT Osborne Weedon E Washington Navy Yard United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients Dentists from the United States |