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The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. [1]
This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces .
List of Medal of Honor recipients in non-combat incidents; List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Attack on Pearl Harbor; List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients; List of Polish-American Medal of Honor recipients; List of Puerto Rican recipients of the Medal of Honor
The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was authorized a Medal of Honor and in 1998 was identified as 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, USAF. After DNA testing confirmed his identity, the remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family, but the Medal of Honor did not transfer with him.
For example, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton promised a Medal of Honor to every man in the 27th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment who extended his enlistment. 311 accepted, but because there was no official list of their names, the War Department issued 864 - one for each man in the unit. In 1916, a board consisting of five retired generals ...
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 2,034 P, 11 F) United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients (38 P) C.
Note: The U.S. Medal of Honor has been awarded to the unknown soldier(s) of at least five foreign nations (per Medal of Honor § Recipients): Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, and the United Kingdom. Biography portal; United States portal; Also available is a complete list of Medal of Honor recipients that provides more detail.
Ralph Talbot of the Marine Corps also became a flying ace and was the first Marine aviator to receive the Medal of Honor. [7] [8] Since the Medal of Honor was established, 19 recipients have received it twice, of whom 5 received both awards during World War I. [9] These 5 men were all Marines who received both the Army and Navy versions of the ...