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Carl Henry Dodd (April 21, 1925 – October 13, 1996) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Korean War. He was awarded the medal for conspicuous leadership during the taking of a strongly defended hill as part of Operation Thunderbolt.
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Private Robert Fulton Dodd (December 31, 1844 to September 14, 1903) was a Canadian soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Dodd received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor , for his action during the Battle of the Crater in Petersburg, Virginia on 30 July 1864.
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Medal of Honor; All recipients: American Civil War; By surname. A–F; G–L; M–P; Q–S; T–Z; By battle. Gettysburg Campaign; Battle of the Wilderness; Third Battle of Winchester; Battle of Cedar Creek; Second Battle of Fort Fisher; Others. 1st West Virginia Cavalry Regiment; Other wars and conflicts; Indian Wars; Spanish–American War ...
Archived from the original (PDF) on March 22, 2011. Department of Defense Manual 1348.33, Volume 3: Manual of Military Decorations and Awards: General Information, Medal of Honor, and Defense/Joint Decorations and Awards (PDF). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Defense. November 23, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2013
The Medal of Honor is often mistakenly called the Congressional Medal of Honor. "But civilian version, it’s actually much better because everyone [who] gets the Congressional Medal of Honor ...
Before 1963, the Medal of Honor could be received for actions not involving direct combat with enemy or opposing foreign forces and 193 men earned the medal in this way. [25] Most of these medals were presented to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning. [ 25 ]