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The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed forces. Recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the United States.
Pages in category "Korean War recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 147 pages are in this category, out of 147 total.
Orders (Korean: 훈장; Hanja: 勳章) are given by the president of South Korea to people who "rendered distinguished services" to the country.The first honor, the Grand Order of Mugunghwa, was established in 1949.
Rodolfo "Rudy" Pérez Hernández (April 14, 1931 – December 21, 2013) was a United States Army soldier who received the Medal of Honor — America's highest military decoration — for his actions on May 31, 1951, during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive in the Korean War. Despite his severe wounds, Hernández took actions during an ...
Benjamin Franklin Wilson (June 2, 1921 – March 1, 1988) [1] was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 5, 1951, during the UN May–June 1951 counteroffensive .
Jack Glennon Hanson [1] (September 18, 1930 – June 7, 1951) was a soldier in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on June 7, 1951, during which he saved the members of his squad.
The Order of Military Merit (Hangul: 무공훈장) is the primary military decoration awarded by the South Korean government.. It is awarded to a person who rendered "outstanding military services by participating in an action in time of war or in quasi-state of war or by performing his/her duty equivalent to combat, such as responding to the attack of an enemy in a contact area."
American Medal of Honor recipients for World War II (T–Z). United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on December 31, 2009 "Medal of Honor recipients". American Medal of Honor recipients for the Korean War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009