A Hero They Refused To Honor For 58 Years:- On July 7, 1944, during the battle of Saipan, 29 year old dentist Captain Ben Salomon was working in a medical tent, treating wounded soldiers. When Japanese troops broke in and began bayoneting the helpless, Salomon fought back, shot the attackers, and ordered the wounded to be evacuated. After the machine gun crew was killed, he took over the weapon himself and covered the retreat, fighting alone for hours to buy time for others to escape. When Ameri