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The Presidential Medal of Freedom is related to, but distinct from, the Medal of Freedom, an earlier award issued between 1945 and 1963 to honor US civilian contributions to World War II. At the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles is the youngest person to receive this award as of 2022.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the highest civilian award of the United States, alongside the Congressional Gold Medal.It is an award bestowed by decision of the president of the United States to "any person recommended to the President for award of the Medal or any person selected by the President upon his own initiative," [3] and was created to recognize people who have made "an ...
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is one of the two highest civilian awards in the United States ... Pages in category "Presidential Medal of Freedom recipients"
2024 Medal of Freedom recipients. Michael R. Bloomberg, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and three-term mayor. He revolutionized the financial information industry and transformed New York City’s ...
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to 17 people Thursday, including former Rep. 'This is America': Biden awards Medal of Freedom to Simone Biles, John McCain and 15 ...
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday will award 19 high-profile politicians, activists and others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, which is the country's highest civilian honor, the ...
The original Executive Order 9586 establishing the medal specified "No more than one Medal of Freedom shall be awarded to any one person, but for a subsequent act or service justifying such an award a suitable device may be awarded to be worn with the medal" [6] and bronze, silver, and gold palm devices were produced and awarded.
This is a category listing, which serves as an index of existing Wikipedia articles about recipients of the Medal of Freedom (1945). It is not intended to be an exhaustive listing of all recipients. The main article for this category is Medal of Freedom (1945) .