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This list represents all of the 151 United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat during the Korean War. 106 Medals of Honor were awarded posthumously. [ 1 ] North Korea invaded South Korea on June 25, 1950, to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948.
Medals of Honour (Korean: 포장; Hanja: 襃章 are given by the president of South Korea to people who "rendered distinguished services" to the country. This is the second class. National Foundation Medal; Civil Merit Medal; Military Merit Medal; Service Merit Medal; National Security Medal; Reserve Forces Medal; Diplomatic Service Medal ...
Pages in category "Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 147 pages are in this category, out of 147 total.
The Order of Military Merit (Hangul: 무공훈장) is the primary military decoration awarded by the South Korean government.. It is awarded to a person who rendered "outstanding military services by participating in an action in time of war or in quasi-state of war or by performing his/her duty equivalent to combat, such as responding to the attack of an enemy in a contact area."
The delayed recognition, in the cases of some of the soldiers of color from the Korean War, could be due to racial discrimination at the time, said Dwight Mears, an Army combat veteran, former ...
American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (T–Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for the Korean War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009
Cornelius H. Charlton (July 24, 1929 – June 2, 1951) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. Sergeant Charlton posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions near Chipo-ri, South Korea on June 2, 1951.
United Nations Service Medal Korea (1 P) Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Korean War" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.