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Medal of Honor Recipient history is littered with interesting twists and facts. For the curious: Investigate a few of these noteworthy lists.
Additions and changes to the list of recipients of the medal since the 1979 have been regularly published by the Congressional Research Service. [7] The first Army Medal of Honor was awarded to Private Jacob Parrott during the American Civil War for his role in the Great Locomotive Chase.
View a list of all the Living Medal of Honor Recipients of the Medal of Honor at the official website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
View a list of all the Most Recent Presentations of the Medal of Honor of the Medal of Honor at the official website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Congressional Space Medal of Honor: the highest medal awarded by NASA (although military astronauts are also eligible for the Medal of Honor, and there is no formal precedence between the two awards) See also
The Medal of Honor is the highest award that can be given to U.S. military personnel. To date, only seven U.S. senators have received it.
This fact sheet lists names of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor, awarded during the 113th Congress.
For information on recent recipients, see CRS Report RL30011, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1979-2014, and CRS Report R43939, Medal of Honor Recipients in the 113th Congress: A Fact Sheet.
This guide acts as an entry point to nearly 150 digitized collections of Medal of Honor recipients, spanning World War II to the more recent conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan. Hudner receiving the Congressional Medal of Honor from President Harry Truman. Thomas Jerome Hudner, Jr. Collection.
Awarded by the President, in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor commemorates those who have shaped our nation’s history and continue to inspire its future with their acts of valor, humanity, patriotism, and sacrifice.