7. 8. ›. View a list of all the African American Medal of Honor Recipients of the Medal of Honor at the official website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society.
Michael J. Daly. Michael Joseph Daly (September 15, 1924 – July 25, 2008) was an Irish-American United States Army infantry officer who received the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor —for his actions in World War II. He received the medal for single-handedly eliminating 15 German soldiers including a
President Joe Biden listens to the citation being read before he awards the Medal of Honor to Capt. Larry Taylor, an Army pilot from the Vietnam War who risked his life to rescue a reconnaissance team that was about to be overrun by the enemy, during a ceremony Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington.
The very first Medal of Honor ceremony was held in 1863. Six Army soldiers were awarded the Medal of Honor by the Secretary of War, Edwin Santon. Thomas Ward Custer was the very first
Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have been awarded the Medal of Honor, with a majority awarded for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. [61] In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian recipient of the Medal of Honor. medal of honor recipients Note to users: To search this list for a specific name, hit both "Ctrl" and "F" on your keyboard. This will bring up your browser's "Find" function, where you can enter the last name of an individual and skip to them on the list. Medal of Honor. Bronze Star. Purple Heart. John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was killed in action after calling in artillery fire on the enemy during World War II. In 1997, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his ZxlmcH.
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