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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.
United States Air Force personnel of the Korean War (1 C, 277 P) American military personnel killed in the Korean War (123 P) United States Army personnel of the Korean War (1,008 P)
Over 8.7 million U.S. forces participated in the Vietnam War; of whom slightly over 47,000 were killed in battle and almost 11,000 more died of non-battle causes. [36] During the Vietnam War, five Asian Americans received the Medal of Honor, four of them posthumously.
In 2014, the United States Post Office issued a two-stamp set honoring Korean War Medal of Honor recipients. [5] The two stamps show different versions of the Medal of Honor. The cover of the folio displays photographs of the 13 of the last surviving recipients around the stamps, Cafferata in the upper left. [10]
Pages in category "Military awards and decorations of the Korean War" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 147 pages are in this category, out of 147 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pages in category "American military personnel killed in the Korean War" The following 120 pages are in this category, out of 120 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Miyamura was recalled to active duty following the start of the Korean War, arriving in North Korea in November 1950. [2] He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on April 24–25, 1951, south of the Imjin River [ 9 ] near Taejon-ni (Daejeon-ni) in Yeoncheon County , [ 10 ] while serving as a corporal in the 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry ...