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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.
He was a member of the 21st Reserve Infantry Battalion at Dover, New Jersey, until he was called to active duty on September 6, 1950. After additional training at Camp Pendleton , California, Private First Class Cafferata embarked for Korea in October 1950, joining the 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines , 1st Marine Division .
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.
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 .
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 ...
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress March 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of Congress the Medal of Honor to . Pfc. Charles R. Johnson distinguished himself by conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity beyond the call of duty while defending Outpost Harry against overwhelming odds, and making the ultimate sacrifice to save the lives of his comrades in the ...
Tibor "Ted" Rubin (June 18, 1929 – December 5, 2015) was a Hungarian-American Army Corporal. A Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the U.S. in 1948, he fought in the Korean War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war, as a combatant and a prisoner of war (POW).
This is a list of Navy Cross recipients for actions of valor carried out during the Korean War, awarded by the United States Department of the Navy.. The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes, created at the end of World War II by the division of Korea into two occupation zones (a U.S. and Soviet one), with each Korean regime trying to topple the other ...