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The first African American recipient for this award was Robert Blake, who manned his post during a naval engagement against infantry while under heavy fire (William Harvey Carney is commonly and erroneously cited as the first African-American to receive a medal because his actions in combat did precede those of the other African-American ...
The earliest action for which a U.S. serviceman earned a World War II Medal of Honor was the attack on Pearl Harbor, for which 17 U.S. servicemen were awarded a Medal, although they did so "while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force" rather than "enemy" since the United States was neutral during the ...
The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was authorized a Medal of Honor and in 1998 was identified as 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, USAF. After DNA testing confirmed his identity, the remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family, but the Medal of Honor did not transfer with him.
"Medal of Honor recipients". Listing of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen who received the Medal of Honor during World War II. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009 "United States Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor citations archive". Medal of Honor statistics.
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Before World War II, the Medal of Honor could be awarded for actions not involving direct combat with the enemy; eight African Americans earned the Medal in this way, all of them sailors. [2] Robert Augustus Sweeney received two peacetime Medals of Honor, one of only 19 men, and the only African American, to be awarded the medal twice.
Note: The U.S. Medal of Honor has been awarded to the unknown soldier(s) of at least five foreign nations (per Medal of Honor § Recipients): Belgium, France, Italy, Romania, and the United Kingdom. Biography portal; United States portal; Also available is a complete list of Medal of Honor recipients that provides more detail.
United States Air Force Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 19 P) United States Army Medal of Honor recipients (1 C, 2,040 P, 11 F) United States Army Air Forces Medal of Honor recipients (38 P)
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