Random Real Life Soldiers That Were Like Captain America (15 items)

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  (#14) Eric James Brindley Nicolson

  On August 16, 1940, Nicolson was part of an attack against German bombers that were trying to blow Britain into the next century. After being almost shot down, set on fire, and blinded by the blood pouring from his forehead, he gave fiery chase to a German plane, and shot it down. It was only then that he ejected from the plane and after a brief stint in the hospital WENT BACK TO GIVING JERRY HECK!
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  (#6) Michael J. Fitzmaurice

  A specialist fourth class in the US Army, he'd just returned from guard duty and was settling in to his bunker when the base came under heavy artillery and mortar fire. As his base was being blown to bits by Vietnamese Suicide Bombers, three grenades landed in his bunker. He grabbed two of the grenades and tossed them back outside, and jumped on the third one and covered it with his flak jacket. Suffering only partial blindness and deafness, he took out the rage of still being alive by beating the Vietnamese to death with his bare hands. 
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  (#1) Audie Murphy

  • Dec. at 46 (1925-1971)

  Audie Murphy was a dude with some serious anger issues, thank Jebus there was a war on. First, in 1944, he and a friend were blindsided by a German machine gun crew and he killed literally everyone in the crew after they shot his friend. Then, at the battle of Colmar Pocket, he took to an M-10 tank that was on fire to defend a trench with a .50 caliber machine gun. He was quickly awarded ALL the medals. 
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  (#11) Brian Chontosh

  • 45

  In the early days of the Iraq War, Chontosh and his squad were patrolling an enemy perimeter when their Humvee drove into a trench and was set upon by all manner of enemies. Chontosh did what every red blooded, video game playing American would do and he started shooting everything in sight, and when his M16 jammed he just grabbed whatever gun or ROCKET LAUNCHER he could find. In the end he took out 20 enemy combatants while wounding several others.
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  (#7) Jay Zeamer, Jr.

  • Dec. at 89 (1918-2007)

  Jay Zeamer was the pilot for the crew of the Old 666, a B-17 that was loaded to the teeth with machine guns. On a recon mission over Japan, the 666 encountered 17 Japanese fighter planes and what ensued was a 45 minute dog fight that would make George Lucas foam at the mouth. Zeamer ended up taking shrapnel through his arms, legs, and wrists (all of the things he needed for flying) before flying the 666 another 600 miles and landing it safely. 
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  (#3) Henry Lincoln Johnson

  • Dec. at 32 (1897-1929)

  On the night of May 14, 1918, Johnson and fellow soldier were on the midnight to 4 a.m. patrol on the front lines when they were bombarded by a German raiding party. When his friend was wounded by the raiding party, and his gun jammed, he fended off the Jerries with his bolo knife for nearly an hour before reinforcements arrived - earning him the name "The Black Death."

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