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Seven service members have received the Medal of Honor for actions in Iraq; five from the Army, one from the Marine Corps and one from the Navy. Paul Ray Smith was the first to receive it for his actions on April 4, 2003, when he held enemy forces back, allowing other wounded soldiers to be evacuated to safety.
Pages in category "United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 715 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Rear Admiral; recipient of the Medal of Honor and four Navy Crosses for submarine combat during World War II; commander of USS Barb, which won the Presidential Unit Citation for its eighth through eleventh patrols and the Navy Unit Commendation for the twelfth patrol [47] [68] John James Powers: 1935
United States Army Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 2,040 P, 11 F) ... United States Navy Medal of Honor recipients (715 P) This page was ...
Likewise, a Navy or Marine Corps service member may receive medals and decorations of another military branch, if cross assigned to a command of the respective service. All Navy and Marine Corps members are eligible to receive inter-service awards and decorations as well as approved foreign awards and International awards .
The 1917 Medal of Honor Board revoked 911 awards, but only 910 names from the Army's Medal of Honor list, [178] including awards to Mary Edwards Walker, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the first of two awards issued February 10, 1887, to George W. Mindil, who retained his award issued October 25, 1893. None of the 910 impacted recipients ...
Medal of Honor Joseph Benjamin Noil (1841 – March 21, 1882) was a United States Navy sailor and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor . Military service
The first is in the actual numbers: Since it was established in 1862 a total of 3,464 Medals of Honor (Army, Navy/Marine Corps, and Air Force) have been awarded for specific acts of heroism. During World War I, however, FIVE MARINES received BOTH the Army Medal of Honor and the Navy Medal of Honor for THE SAME ACTION.