Lt.j.g. Weedon E. Osborne is one of only two U.S. Navy dentists to have been awarded the Medal of Honor

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. File# 030424-N-0000X-002