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A fact from Harry L. MacNeal appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 25 December 2007, and was viewed approximately 2,610 times (disclaimer) (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:
One imagines that the most intriguing part of MacNeal's story would be his 1906 desertion, but the sources (in a cursory inspection) show no reason. Today's Marines are trained (or selected) not to give up until dead. Was it the same in 1906? Here is a fertile field for historical research. Any USMC historians out there with a bit of time to spare?
Snezzy (talk) 05:28, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
This is the second example I've come across of a Medal of Honor recipient, also a Marine, who deserted. According to the same source I found for MacNeal's desertion, Corp. Charles Brown, who received the MOH earlier during the Korean Expedition in 1871, "deserted before medal was approved." (http://www.tecom.usmc.mil/HD/Whos_Who/Brown_C.htm). --BrokenSphereMsg me 18:23, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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