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This template should be used to display the official citation of a U.S. Medal of Honor recipient. In general, use one of the following formats: {{Medal of Honor citation|Army|citation text}} {{Medal of Honor citation|Navy|citation text}} {{Medal of Honor citation|Air Force|citation text}}
The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians, and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.
The citations highlighting acts of gallantry that received the Medal of Honor have been and continue to be regularly released by book publishers. After the Second World War, both the Army and Navy produced hardbound Medal of Honor compilations. [ 5 ]
This template should be used to display the official citation of a U.S. Medal of Honor recipient. In general, use one of the following formats: {{Medal of Honor citation|Army|citation text}} {{Medal of Honor citation|Navy|citation text}} {{Medal of Honor citation|Air Force|citation text}}
A further unit citation cord of the Order of William of the Netherlands was also issued during World War II, and was far more commonly known as the "Orange Lanyard". As of 2002, South Korea has again issued the Korean Presidential Unit Citation to certain units of the United States Marine Corps, thus placing this previously obsolete foreign ...
Medal of Honor Ralph George Neppel (October 31, 1923 – January 27, 1987) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor , for his actions in World War II shortly before the Battle of the Bulge .
McCloughan's Medal of Honor citation reads: [11] Private First Class McCloughan distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty from May 13th through 15th, 1969, while serving as a combat medic with Charlie Company, 3rd Battalion, 21st Infantry, 196th Light Infantry Brigade ...
Medal of Honor citation [ edit ] The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Joseph C. Hibson, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 13–14 & 18, 1863, while serving with Company C, 48th New York Infantry, in action at Fort Wagner, South ...