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The Army's Medal of Honor Board deliberated from 1916 to 1917, and struck 911 names from the Army Medal of Honor Roll, including those of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker and William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. Both were considered ineligible for the Army Medal of Honor because 1862, 1863, and 1904 laws strictly required recipients to be officers or ...
The only female Medal of Honor recipient is Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon. Her medal was rescinded in 1917 along with many other non-combat awards, but it was restored by President Jimmy Carter in 1977. [9]
Mary Edwards Walker, a surgeon, became the only woman (and one of only eight civilians) awarded a Medal of Honor; it was later revoked, and then reinstated. At least thirty-two were awarded to African Americans, including sixteen sailors of the Union Navy , sixteen soldiers of the United States Colored Troops , and three soldiers of other ...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker remains the only woman with a Medal of Honor for her work as the first female U.S. Army surgeon during the Civil War, after she was repeatedly denied the position because ...
The 1917 Medal of Honor Board revoked 911 awards, but only 910 names from the Army's Medal of Honor list, [180] including awards to Mary Edwards Walker, William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody and the first of two awards issued February 10, 1887, to George W. Mindil, who retained his award issued October 25, 1893. None of the 910 impacted recipients ...
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker became the first female surgeon in the US Army when she was appointed as Assistant Surgeon of the 52nd Ohio Infantry serving in the Battles of First Bull Run, Fredericksburg, Chattanooga, and Chickamauga. Walker was also the first and to this day the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor. [8]
Other 2024 recipients include Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a surgeon and abolitionist, and Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress.
Dr. Mary Edwards Walker — Civil War era surgeon, women’s rights and dress reform advocate. Celia Cruz — Cuban-American singer, cultural icon, and one of the most popular Latin artists of the ...