Category: Medal of Honor

Categories: Roll of Honor | Personal Decorations, US Military Decorations

This category groups profiles of Medal of Honor recipients.

Awarded for "gallantry and intrepidity at risk of life above and beyond the call of duty."

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The Medal of Honor is the highest award military personnel can receive while serving their country and as such is highly prized. The only profiles that should be added to this page are the recipients who have been awarded the highest military honor for service to the United States of America.

The Medal of Honor is awarded by the President of the United States, in the name of Congress, to US military personnel for personal acts of valor above and beyond the call of duty.

Army , Navy and Air Force

Versions of the Medal of Honor

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04 Aug 1887 Alabama, United States - 15 Oct 1917 photo
07 Sep 1924 Honolulu, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii Territory, United States - 17 Dec 2012 photo

J

18 Oct 1924 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 14 Jun 2017 photo
18 Feb 1844 New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 14 Feb 1925
14 Mar 1923 Newnan, Coweta, Georgia, United States - 12 Jan 2019 photo
1829 Princess Anne County, Virginia, United States - 28 Aug 1871
17 Aug 1879 New York City, New York, United States - 14 May 1930 photo
01 Jun 1948 Interlachen, Putnam, Florida, United States - 05 Mar 1969
12 Feb 1918 Racine, Wisconsin, United States - 01 Aug 1943 photo
01 Apr 1839 Swanton, Franklin, Vermont, USA - 20 Feb 1906
14 Dec 1922 Germany - 04 Jan 1945
22 Feb 1928 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, USA - 04 Feb 1984 photo
27 Jan 1834 Delaware Co., Ohio - 07 Feb 1912 photo
07 May 1947 Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA - 30 Apr 1971 photo
11 Jun 1850 Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia, United States - 31 Jan 1904 photo
01 Jan 1926 Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho, United States - abt 02 Nov 1953 photo
13 Sep 1904 Columbia, Boone, Missouri, United States - 10 Nov 1997 photo
11 Jan 1949 Charleston, South Carolina, USA - 05 Mar 1968 photo
abt 15 Jul 1892 Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jul 1929 photo
25 May 1874 Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 1934 photo
Jul 1850 Morristown, St. Lawrence, New York, United States - abt 16 Sep 1941 photo
07 Oct 1885 Fire Creek,WVA. - 08 Aug 1948 photo
21 Jan 1918 Los Angeles, California, USA - 07 Dec 1941 photo
abt Nov 1848 Kentucky, United States - 19 Oct 1904 photo

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05 Jan 1907 McGregor, McLennan, Texas, United States - 29 May 1996 photo
20 Apr 1916 Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas, United States - 23 May 1951 photo
10 Feb 1844 Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France - 30 Sep 1905
10 Mar 1894 Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States - 05 Feb 1981 photo
10 Dec 1949 Wahiawä, Oahu, Honolulu, Hawaii, United States - 20 Mar 1969
05 Jun 1911 Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas - 05 Mar 1944
1874 Newmarket, County Cork, Ireland - 1937
10 Mar 1917 Olney, Texas - 14 Sep 1944
16 May 1917 Waubay, Day, South Dakota, United States - 28 Jan 1982 photo
31 Oct 1917 Greenville, Mercer, Pennsylvania, United States - 25 Dec 1944
02 Jun 1951 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 08 May 1970 photo
02 Jun 1951 San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 08 May 1970
23 Mar 1843 Massillon, Stark, Ohio, United States - 04 Nov 1905 photo
24 Jun 1898 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Nov 1957 photo
08 Jul 1928 Youngstown, Mahoning, Ohio, United States - 28 May 1952 photo
24 Jun 1898 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 20 Nov 1957 photo
31 Aug 1839 Hall Township, Dubois, Indiana, United States - 14 Aug 1920 photo
1839 Bath, Sagadahoc, Maine, USA
22 Jul 1885 Hendersonville, Colleton, South Carolina, United States - 22 Sep 1969 photo
01 Sep 1845 Ira, Cayuga, New York, United States - 14 Jun 1884
22 Apr 1842 Venango, Pennsylvania, United States - 27 Apr 1932 photo
1940s Privacy Level: Private with Public Biography and Family Tree (Yellow) photo
18 May 1918 Bancroft, Nebraska, USA - 17 Mar 2004 photo
09 Jan 1930 Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 21 Jan 2019
26 Mar 1884 Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 07 Dec 1941 photo
23 Dec 1872 Fort Myer Heights, Arlington County, Virginia, USA - 12 Nov 1963
15 Aug 1930 Highland Park, Lake, Illinois, United States - 13 Aug 1952
27 May 1919 Madisonville, Madison County,Texas, United States - 19 Dec 1944
22 Dec 1837 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA - 15 Nov 1918
27 Jun 1918 Portland, Multnomah, Oregon, United States - 23 Jun 1944 photo
21 Oct 1836 Clinton, Ohio, United States - 31 Jul 1907
04 Oct 1841 Baden - 05 Dec 1901
1840 Europe
29 May 1917 Garner, Parker County, Texas - 02 Feb 1945
15 Jun 1922 Houston, Harris, Texas, United States - 25 Apr 1945 photo
15 Mar 1830 Frankfort, Waldo, Maine, United States - 11 Feb 1905
28 Sep 1917 Hilo, Hawaii, Hawaii, United States - 31 Mar 2005 photo
31 Dec 1882 Egbell, Nyitra, Hungary - 04 Oct 1918 photo
08 Aug 1930 Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States - 07 Mar 1951 photo
20 Jun 1842 Fairfield, Herkimer, New York, United States - 20 Apr 1906 photo
16 Oct 1877 Hamburg, German Empire - 01 Feb 1923 photo
12 Jul 1835 Tiffin Seneca County Ohio, USA - 25 May 1916
08 Nov 1922 'Aiea, Oahu, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii - 20 Oct 1944 photo

L

20 Jul 1843 Mifflin County, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Dec 1924

L cont.

27 Sep 1824 Branford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 19 Aug 1875 photo
20 Apr 1947 Flushing, Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 16 Mar 2005 photo
22 Sep 1846 Germany - 28 Jan 1910 photo
10 Sep 1948 Cumberland, Virginia, United States - 15 Jan 1969 photo
02 Jul 1948 Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States - 02 Jun 1969 photo
15 Sep 1944 Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas, United States - 22 Feb 1969
23 Aug 1920 Leeds, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 29 May 1999 photo
04 Sep 1840 Hawkins, Tennessee, United States - 13 Sep 1906 photo
16 Jun 1837 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 May 1919 photo
17 Mar 1843 Erie County, Ohio, United States - 19 Dec 1899 photo
13 Mar 1872 Independence, Buchanan, Iowa, United States - 09 Jul 1949
14 Oct 1929 Utuado, Utuado, Puerto Rico - 05 Sep 1952
23 Jun 1919 Alma, Bacon, Georgia, USA - 22 Jan 1985 photo
Jun 1866 Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States - 14 Sep 1899 photo
01 Aug 1933 Queens, New York City, New York, United States - 23 Mar 2019 photo
28 Feb 1949 Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana - 26 Apr 1968 photo
25 Mar 1890 Albion, Marshall, Iowa, United States - 29 Sep 1918 photo
26 Nov 1929 Eutaw, Greene, Alabama, USA - 28 Feb 1967 photo
18 Jun 1921 Dallas, Texas - 06 Nov 1944
29 Apr 1926 Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States - 08 Jun 1945
01 Nov 1945 Hartford, Connecticut - 08 Nov 2000 photo
04 Dec 1919 Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, USA - 20 Jul 1950 photo
30 Dec 1919 Jefferson, Greene, Iowa, United States - 09 Aug 1944 photo
21 Jun 1912 Holdrege, Phelps, Nebraska, United States - 03 Feb 1944 photo
02 May 1842 Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, USA - 25 Dec 1919
01 Jul 1930 Mena, Polk, Arkansas, United States - 22 Apr 1951 photo
28 Feb 1922 Blytheville, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States - 16 Nov 1944 photo
1843 County Tyrone, Ireland - 17 Dec 1892
19 Dec 1920 McNeil, Texas - 09 Oct 1999 photo
24 Jul 1865 Carbondale, Jackson, Illinois, United States - 11 Nov 1899
03 Oct 1923 Grayson, Kentucky, United States - 05 Dec 1944 photo
27 Aug 1939 Blackfork, Washington Township, Lawrence, Ohio, United States - 30 Jun 1966
16 Jun 1852 Utica, Oneida, New York, United States - 23 Dec 1928 photo
24 Jun 1867 Logan, Illinois, United States - 17 May 1951
23 Aug 1925 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 15 Sep 1950 photo
10 Jul 1910 Santiago Ihuitlán Plumas, Oaxaca - 16 May 2005
02 Oct 1918 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA - 22 Nov 1952
08 Nov 1832 Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States - 11 Aug 1897 photo
01 Jan 1831 Buffalo, Erie County, New York, United States - 15 Mar 1887 photo
abt Jun 1845 Adams, Illinois, United States - 17 May 1921
14 Feb 1928 Plymouth, Washington, North Carolina, United States - 05 Jun 2008 photo
19 May 1897 Phoenix, Arizona - 29 Sep 1918 photo
22 Oct 1915 Ennis, Texas, United States - 08 Mar 1945
06 Sep 1837 Berwick, York, Maine, USA - 18 Dec 1917
12 Nov 1889 Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Jul 1955

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26 Jan 1880 Arsenal Barracks, Little Rock, Arkansas - 05 Apr 1964 photo
17 Feb 1917 Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 24 Jun 2000 photo
abt 01 Oct 1835 New York County, New York, United States - 18 Jun 1910 photo
22 Mar 1875 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 13 Mar 1950 photo
20 May 1884 Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 25 Dec 1922 photo
12 Jul 1922 Reardan, Lincoln, Washington, United States - 19 Sep 1944 photo
11 Mar 1839 Andover, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 17 Apr 1905 photo
1840 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 25 Jan 1867
09 Aug 1841 Chester County, Pennsylvania, USA - 25 Sep 1927 photo
21 Apr 1932 Fort Hancock, Hudspeth, Texas, United States - 06 Sep 1952
27 Jul 1920 Taos, New Mexico, United States - 26 May 1943 photo
24 Jul 1828 Dublin, Ireland - 22 Aug 1891
12 Dec 1876 Royalton, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States - 09 Dec 1935 photo
03 Jun 1918 Stonehouse, South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom - 20 Feb 1944 photo
25 Sep 1921 San Angelo, Tom Green County, Texas USA - 18 Mar 1943
06 May 1844 St. Mary, Marion, Kentucky, United States - 30 Nov 1893
11 Oct 1840 Danville, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States - 16 May 1910 photo
25 Aug 1850 Montgomery, Maryland, United States - 09 Feb 1930
26 Oct 1920 Boise, Idaho, United States - 11 May 2019 photo
24 Mar 1919 Salem, Harrison, West Virginia, United States - 19 Jun 1990 photo
02 Feb 1836 Waltham, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Dec 1927 photo
16 Feb 1858 Carters Bridge, Virginia, United States - 02 May 1925 photo

M cont.

12 May 1836 Viggin, Ballinascreen, County Londonderry, Ireland - 1905 photo
14 Feb 1861 Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina, United States - 08 Mar 1941 photo
1848 Belfast, Ireland - aft 1881 photo
28 May 1838 Carthage, Hamilton, Ohio, United States - 27 Mar 1903 photo
16 Jan 1910 Bessemer, Jefferson, Alabama, United States - 30 Jun 1996 photo
12 Aug 1911 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 Jan 1968 photo
25 Dec 1927 Stephenville, Erath County, Texas, United States - 11 Jul 2002 photo
03 Jan 1876 Brewster, Southeast, Putnam, New York, United States - 25 May 1945
04 Jan 1922 Tishomingo, Johnston, Oklahoma, United States - 05 Mar 2008 photo
abt 1830 Kennebunk, York, Maine, United States - 31 Dec 1864
1850 Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States - aft 1873
13 Nov 1891 Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States - 06 Jan 1960
02 Aug 1836 Niagara County, New York, United States - 05 Nov 1919 photo
1840 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 03 Oct 1881
01 Dec 1921 Right, Hardin, Tennessee, United States - 21 May 2013
14 Jun 1987 Meadville, Crawford, Pennsylvania, United States - 04 Dec 2006
19 Nov 1925 Wichita, Sedgwick, Kansas, United States - 03 Mar 1999 photo
07 Nov 1890 Cape Girardeau, Missouri, USA - 04 Feb 1958 photo
1840 Ireland - 08 Sep 1898
16 Mar 1837 Boyle, County Roscommon, Ireland - 13 Mar 1911
1855 Fort Belknap, Texas, United States of America - 14 May 1888
24 Jun 1948 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 19 Mar 1969
06 Nov 1876 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania - 22 Nov 1958 photo
13 Mar 1882 Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States - 02 Sep 1962 photo
Oct 1839 County Monaghan, Ireland - 26 Nov 1904
11 Apr 1872 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 18 Jan 1915
12 May 1924 Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jun 2002 photo
13 Nov 1837 Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine, United States - 18 Nov 1912 photo
09 Feb 1922 Lima, Allen, Ohio, United States - 09 Nov 1944 photo
02 May 1918 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 10 May 1994 photo
08 Aug 1839 Westminster, Massachusetts - 15 May 1925 photo
23 Sep 1878 Fort Sheridan, Lake, Illinois, United States - 21 May 1921
19 Mar 1947 Covington, Virginia, United States - 16 Feb 1969
29 Apr 1834 Franklin, Warren, Ohio, USA - 02 Jul 1918 photo
Aug 1841 Königreich Bayern, Deutscher Bund - 11 Jun 1909
25 Oct 1882 Ozark, Franklin, Arkansas, United States - 29 Sep 1918 photo
15 Dec 1920 Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin, ME USA - 14 Nov 2009 photo
07 May 1854 New York City, New York, United States - 18 Sep 1916
18 Aug 1921 Indian Gap, Hamilton, Texas, United States - 26 Nov 1950 photo
06 Oct 1925 Gallup, McKinley, New Mexico, United States - 29 Nov 2022 photo
28 Aug 1931 Albertville, Marshall, Alabama, United States - 12 Mar 2014
31 Oct 1869 Charleston, South Carolina, USA - 04 Apr 1933 photo
01 Jul 1917 Low Moor, Alleghany, Virginia, United States - 06 Jun 1944
23 Jul 1917 Oklahoma, United States - 11 Jun 2002 photo
20 Sep 1975 Abington, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 21 Jun 2006 photo
02 Jul 1844 Tyler, West Virginia, United States - 26 Nov 1925
07 Mar 1930 Waco, McLennan County, Texas, United States - 29 May 1951
13 Jun 1841 Sharon, Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA - 11 Jun 1910 photo
01 Jan 1855 Canada East - 14 Feb 1948 photo
24 Aug 1914 Vernon Wilbarger County Texas, United States - 17 Jan 1991 photo
17 Sep 1947 Pittsburgh Pennsylvania - 25 Feb 1969 photo
13 Nov 1840 Williamsburg, Piscataquis, Maine, USA - 03 Mar 1935
15 Jan 1845 Stewart Township, Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States - 03 Apr 1913 photo
14 Jan 1843 Stoystown, Somerset County, Pennsylvania - 05 Dec 1925 photo
25 Apr 1917 Makawao, Maui, Hawaii, United States - 26 Aug 1992 photo
01 Apr 1839 Lisburn, County Antrim, Ireland - 17 Feb 1910 photo
17 Aug 1922 Glendale, Los Angeles, California, United States - 05 Apr 1945 photo
11 Oct 1919 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada - 27 Sep 1942 photo
16 Feb 1922 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 26 Jun 1944 photo
20 Jun 1925 Kingston, Hunt, Texas, United States - 28 May 1971 photo
07 May 1976 Smithtown, Suffolk, New York, United States - 28 Jun 2005 photo
26 Nov 1919 Boise, Idaho, United States - 23 Oct 2005

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20 Dec 1917 Lihue, Kauai, Hawaii, United States - 04 Sep 1998 photo
21 Jan 1920 Wai'anae, Oahu, Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii - 02 Jun 1944 photo
21 Jan 1922 Seattle, King, Washington, United States - 04 Jul 1944 photo
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