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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 ...
He is the eighth living recipient to be awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in Afghanistan. John Allan Chapman (July 14, 1965 – March 4, 2002) was a Combat Controller in the United States Air Force who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on August 22, 2018, for his actions in the Battle of Takur Ghar .
When Bellavia's Silver Star was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2019, he became the first living recipient to have a recorded Medal of Honor action. He is also only the second recipient to have their Medal of Honor action filmed, with the first being John A. Chapman who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in ...
Kevin Knodell, The Honolulu Star-Advertiser March 16, 2024 at 9:02 AM The U.S. Army Museum of Hawaii on Friday re-inducted two local war heroes into its Gallery of Heroes as Medal of Honor recipients.
Swenson became the first living officer to receive the Medal of Honor since the Vietnam War. [ 24 ] Footage of Swenson from a camera on a helicopter was the first time that part of an event which led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor was filmed.
Medal of Honor recipients for the USS Liberty incident: Battle of Mogadishu: 1993 2 Medal of Honor recipients for the Battle of Mogadishu: Iraq War: 2003–2011 7 Medal of Honor recipients for the Iraq War: War in Afghanistan: 2001–2021 20 Medal of Honor recipients for the War in Afghanistan: Operation Inherent Resolve: 2014–present 1
Hershel Woodrow "Woody" Williams (October 2, 1923 – June 29, 2022) was a United States Marine Corps Reserve warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the Medal of Honor, the United States military's highest decoration for valor, for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
Media in category "Images of American Medal of Honor recipients" The following 24 files are in this category, out of 24 total. Bryant Homer Womack.jpg 400 × 537; 24 KB.