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


This category is managed by the Roll of Honor Project in association with the Categorization Project. For assistance with this or related categories ask in G2G making sure to tag your question with both categorization and Roll_of_Honor.

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A

12 Aug 1931 Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, United States - 10 Jun 1951 photo
26 Aug 1844 Cabell, Virginia, United States - 12 Mar 1922
26 Oct 1922 Port Arthur, Jefferson, Texas, United States - 31 Mar 2003
09 May 1922 De Soto, Johnson, Kansas, United States - 19 Apr 1999 photo
16 Jun 1939 Casper, Wyoming, USA - 25 May 1971
01 Feb 1934 Waurika, Jefferson, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Apr 2020 photo
29 Jan 1925 Racine, Wisconsin, USA - 07 Jul 1944 photo
27 Jan 1845 Lisbon, Grafton, New Hampshire, USA - 24 Mar 1918 photo
06 Jul 1895 Crawford, Clark, Washington, United States - 24 Jun 1966 photo
31 Oct 1835 Rockland, Knox, Maine, United States - 12 Apr 1933 photo
1811 Rogers, Benton, Arkansas, United States - 09 Jan 1886 photo
19 Jun 1845 Ciudad de México, México - 22 Aug 1922 photo
22 Jan 1947 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA - 28 Feb 1967 photo
30 Jul 1887 Vaas, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire - 03 Apr 1950 photo
26 Jun 1921 Tacoma, Washington, USA - 01 Feb 1944 photo
16 Apr 1948 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 24 Aug 1969
25 Dec 1843 Ireland - 20 Jun 1900
06 Oct 1850 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 06 Sep 1905 photo
abt 10 Sep 1916 Fairpoint, Ohio - 24 May 1944
17 Dec 1907 Peru, Miami County, Indiana, USA - 08 Mar 1969 photo
24 Mar 1843 Chichester, Merrimack, New Hampshire, United States - 09 Sep 1912
abt 1838 Fort Ann, Washington, New York, United States - 27 Oct 1864
24 Mar 1837 Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Nov 1901
abt 1846 Clermont, Ohio, United States - 14 Apr 1932 photo
05 Feb 1921 Campobello, Spartanburg County, South Carolina, United States - 15 Sep 1999 photo
15 Jan 1948 Nacogdoches, Nacogdoches, Texas, United States - 23 Feb 1969 photo
06 Jan 1868 Galveston, Galveston County, Texas, United States - 15 Jul 1929
29 Apr 1841 Kalida, Putnam County, Ohio, USA - 11 Dec 1916 photo

B

07 Feb 1843 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 26 Apr 1909 photo
08 Apr 1841 Griswold, New London, Connecticut, United States - 29 Oct 1897 photo
1836 Burlington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 06 May 1864
25 Nov 1945 Caraway, Craighead, Arkansas, United States - 17 Jul 2010
16 Sep 1900 Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois, United States - 23 Nov 1986 photo
21 Mar 1890 Berea, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States - 27 Sep 1918
abt 1849 Dexter, Penobscot, Maine, USA photo
21 Oct 1910 Oklahoma, USA - 27 Sep 1942 photo
27 Nov 1841 Baileyville, Centre County, Pennsylvania, USA - 18 Oct 1863 photo
01 Jan 1907 Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States - 01 Aug 1943
28 Dec 1865 Laramie, Idaho Territory, United States - 26 Aug 1913 photo
25 Jun 1916 Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - abt 07 Jul 1944
17 Dec 1919 Wyoming, United States - 13 Jul 2010 photo
26 Jun 1842 Manchester Township, Washtenaw, Michigan, United States - 22 Apr 1923 photo
30 Nov 1919 Dehart, Morgan, Kentucky, United States - 19 Apr 2002 photo
15 Jun 1919 Edinburg, Mississippi, USA - 02 Mar 2012 photo
28 Sep 1836 Piermont, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States - 07 Mar 1904
31 Mar 1899 Laredo, Webb County, Texas, United States - 09 Nov 1918 photo
abt 1841 St Mary's County, Maryland, United States - 24 Dec 1866 photo
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24 Sep 1833 Jamesville, Onondaga, New York - 29 Jan 1892 photo
1816 Dighton, Bristol, Massachusetts photo
24 Nov 1919 Fulton, Oswego, New York, United States - 03 May 1986 photo
1840 Ireland - 03 Aug 1871 photo
1843 Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States - 22 Apr 1900
04 Nov 1916 Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA - 19 Feb 1945 photo
20 Nov 1908 Woodruff, Kansas - 14 Nov 1942 photo
17 Apr 1924 Pulaski, Pulaski County, Virginia - 18 Sep 1944 photo
13 Dec 1839 Milford, New Haven, Connecticut, United States - 28 Nov 1906
13 Apr 1875 Peru, Miami County, Indiana - 28 Aug 1938 photo
08 Oct 1837 Richmond, Virginia, United States - 06 Dec 1916 photo
15 Jul 1918 Chicopee, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA - 06 Apr 1945
28 Feb 1843 New London, Connecticut, United States - 22 Nov 1929
14 Feb 1841 Ithaca, Tompkins, New York, United States - 12 Oct 1898
21 Jul 1924 Accoville, Logan, West Virginia, United States - 19 Nov 1966 photo
1834 Bangor, Penobscot, Maine, USA - 22 May 1898
29 Dec 1911 Grantsville, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States - 08 Jan 1971 photo
28 Dec 1866 Washington, District of Columbia, United States - 25 Sep 1953 photo
21 Sep 1860 Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States - 10 Nov 1938
09 Jan 1856 Shelby, Kentucky, United States - 08 Jan 1919 photo

B cont.

05 Aug 1935 Cuero, DeWitt County, Texas, USA - 29 Nov 1998 photo
31 Oct 1909 Carlisle, Fayette, West Virginia, United States - 22 Jun 1994 photo
10 Dec 1826 Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States - 08 Apr 1907 photo
15 Jan 1931 Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States - 05 Sep 1952 photo
24 Apr 1919 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 22 Dec 1944
22 Apr 1946 Palestine, Anderson, Texas, United States - 29 Jun 1972 photo
05 May 1887 Vernon, Tooele, Utah, United States - 07 Dec 1941 photo
10 Jul 1923 Lorain, Ohio, United States - abt 03 Mar 1945 photo
20 May 1909 Saint Ansger, Mitchell, Iowa, United States - 16 Feb 1965
1838 Portland, Cumberland, Maine, USA - 08 Oct 1883
12 Mar 1843 Tremont, Hancock, Maine, USA - 28 Apr 1927
28 Nov 1923 Daleville, Salem Township, Delaware, Indiana, United States - 17 Dec 2010 photo
14 Apr 1918 Clinton, Island, Washington, United States - 28 Nov 1979
27 Jan 1839 Lexington, Holmes County, Mississippi, United States - 17 Aug 1915 photo
25 Jul 1841 Bristol, Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Jul 1905 photo
04 Oct 1895 Hurdle Mills, Person, North Carolina, United States - 11 Oct 1918 photo
1836 Peacham, Caledonia, Vermont, USA - 02 Apr 1899
bef 1845 Virginia, United States photo
02 Jan 1843 Dearborn, Indiana, United States - 12 Oct 1932
27 Feb 1932 Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho, United States - 23 Mar 2006
29 Jan 1839 Downers Grove, DuPage, Illinois, United States - 08 May 1929
07 Oct 1908 Crawfordville, Wakulla County, Florida, USA - 22 Jan 1965 photo
24 Sep 1920 Superior, Douglas, Wisconsin, United States - 06 Aug 1945 photo
02 May 1910 Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 22 Nov 1943 photo
06 Mar 1836 Limington, York, Maine, USA - 22 Oct 1913
11 Jul 1920 Callaway, Custer, Nebraska, United States - 09 Apr 1943
29 Aug 1889 St. Clair. Pennsylvania, USA - 02 Apr 1974 photo
25 Dec 1920 San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA - 20 Nov 1943
14 Nov 1842 Bavaria - 27 Dec 1912
23 Jun 1846 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 08 Jun 1896
28 Dec 1896 Nebraska - 08 Oct 1918 photo
15 Jun 1848 Washington, Knox, Maine, USA - 04 Oct 1885
1826 Eastport, Washington, Maine, United States - 20 Oct 1898
10 Oct 1916 New York City, New York County, New York, United States - 23 Jul 1944
17 Oct 1920 Tennessee, United States - 05 Jan 2014
04 Dec 1912 Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai, Idaho, United States - 11 Jan 1988 photo
abt 1849 Prince George's County, Maryland - 21 Apr 1896 photo
1837 Dansville, Livingston, New York, United States - 09 Jun 1894 photo
28 Jun 1884 Ransomville, Niagara, New York, USA - 27 Aug 1954 photo
22 Feb 1856 Maine, United States - 23 Sep 1927
09 Dec 1862 Hoboken, Hudson, New Jersey, United States - 27 Mar 1942
07 Feb 1914 Colfax, Jasper, Iowa, United States - 17 Jul 1994
29 Jun 1919 Carlisle, Lonoke, Arkansas, United States - 26 Nov 1995 photo
1838 Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States - 16 Mar 1884 photo
23 Nov 1919 Preston, Franklin County, Idaho - 28 Oct 1944 photo
abt 1860 Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States - 05 Sep 1910 photo
22 Feb 1931 Clearfield, Pennsylvania, United States - 05 Sep 1950 photo
1836 Maryland, United States - 05 Nov 1896 photo
25 Dec 1837 Logan, Ohio, United States - 25 Dec 1916 photo
1841 Natchez, Mississippi - 24 Jan 1900
1840 Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 15 Mar 1894 photo
1841 Ireland - 17 Aug 1867
16 Feb 1933 Cochran, Bleckley, Georgia, United States - 24 Mar 1969
1843 Hartford, Connecticut, United States - 15 Jul 1905
15 Mar 1834 Foster, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 15 May 1906
03 Jul 1841 Carroll, Maryland, United States - 22 Nov 1924 photo
03 Nov 1949 Benton, Kennebec, Maine, USA - 05 Apr 1970
19 Aug 1911 New York, New York, United States - 06 Apr 1996 photo
11 Feb 1925 Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama - 18 Sep 2018
23 Apr 1858 Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania, United States - 01 Nov 1908 photo
11 May 1908 Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, United States - 25 Dec 1942
18 Aug 1917 Hinsdale, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States - 15 Feb 2006
23 Dec 1924 Glasgow, Barren, Kentucky, United States - 07 Jun 2004
04 Oct 1926 Tacoma, Pierce, Washington, United States - 08 Nov 2005
30 Jul 1881 West Chester, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 21 Jun 1940 photo
25 Oct 1888 Winchester, Virginia, United States - 11 Mar 1957 photo

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04 Nov 1929 New York - 12 Apr 2016 photo

C cont.

26 Jul 1890 San Francisco, California, United States - 13 Nov 1942 photo
26 Dec 1874 Prince Edward Island, Canada - 28 Apr 1955 photo
20 Jul 1849 New Milford, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 15 Dec 1913
20 Dec 1937 Caledonia, Union, Arkansas, United States - 11 May 2022 photo
05 Nov 1915 Webster Groves, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States of America - 07 Dec 1941 photo
13 May 1920 Porvenir, General Terán, Nuevo León, México - 24 Jun 1952 photo
1833 Conemaugh Township, Somerset, Pennsylvania, United States - 11 Jul 1911 photo
13 Feb 1929 Elm Park, Richmond County (Staten Island), New York, United States of America - 04 Sep 1967 photo
16 Aug 1916 Lycippus, Unity Township, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States - 23 Aug 1944 photo
23 Dec 1915 Canadian, Pittsburg, Oklahoma, United States - 09 Jan 1945
abt 1844 Ireland - 08 Sep 1913 photo
24 Dec 1839 Jamesville, DeWitt, Onondaga, New York, United States - 15 May 1919
17 Nov 1841 Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States - 03 Jun 1919 photo
29 Feb 1840 Norfolk, Virginia, United States - 09 Dec 1908 photo
02 Nov 1946 Middleborough, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States - 28 Nov 1968 photo
20 Mar 1830 Hamburg, Erie, New York, United States - 02 Dec 1910 photo
18 Jul 1916 Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas United States of America - 26 Oct 1944
26 May 1916 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 30 Mar 1963 photo
29 Oct 1845 Bridgton, Cumberland, Maine, United States - 04 Jan 1936 photo
18 Aug 1890 Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri - 15 Jul 1967
13 Jul 1970 Thomson, McDuffie, Georgia, United States - 08 Nov 2005 photo
06 Nov 1924 - 05 Sep 1950
14 Oct 1908 Manila, Philippines - 24 Dec 1944 photo
17 Aug 1888 Springfield, Sangamon, Illinois, United States - 18 Nov 1930 photo
01 Dec 1868 Gowanda, Erie, New York, United States - 31 May 1933 photo
02 Aug 1943 Royston, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom - 29 Jul 2014 photo
08 Sep 1828 Brewer, Maine, United States - 24 Feb 1914 photo
02 Feb 1908 Huntington, Cabell, West Virginia, United States - 29 Jul 1982 photo
13 Nov 1932 Waterville, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 28 May 1952 photo
18 Jun 1847 Ogdensburg, St Lawrence, New York, USA - 27 Nov 1924 photo
14 Jul 1965 Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Mar 2002
24 Jul 1929 Eastgulf, Raleigh, West Virginia, United States - 02 Jun 1951 photo
23 Apr 1843 Hallowell, Kennebec, Maine, United States - 28 Nov 1914
29 Oct 1919 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 06 Mar 1944 photo
01 Feb 1918 Broken Arrow, Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States - 17 Mar 2005 photo
05 Feb 1895 Eureka Springs, Carroll, Arkansas, United States - 05 Nov 1918
24 Sep 1843 Dearborn County, Indiana, USA - 25 Apr 1925 photo
16 Feb 1837 Rockingham County, New Hampshire - 09 May 1900 photo
1833 Albany, Albany, New York, United States - abt Dec 1870
26 Jan 1841 Sangerville, Piscataquis, Maine, USA - 22 Dec 1913
31 Oct 1843 Germantown, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, USA - 16 Dec 1911 photo
06 May 1883 Foxport, Fleming, Kentucky, United States - 30 Apr 1939 photo
14 Oct 1947 New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States - 30 May 2004 photo
26 Feb 1846 Le Claire, Scott County, Iowa Territory, United States - 10 Jan 1917 photo
15 Dec 1842 Saint John, St. John, New Brunswick, Canada - 09 Jul 1901
09 Aug 1947 Alliance, Box Butte, Nebraska - 24 Mar 1969
01 Dec 1925 Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, - 30 Dec 2011 photo
20 Jul 1920 Flat River, St. Francois, Missouri, United States - 19 Feb 1945 photo
19 Mar 1915 Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States - 18 Sep 1944
10 Mar 1836 Hawkins, Tennessee, United States - 25 Dec 1890 photo
05 Mar 1898 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States - 10 Oct 1918 photo
10 Jan 1927 Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, United States - 16 Aug 1971 photo
19 Sep 1843 Dearborn, Indiana, United States - 21 Nov 1913 photo
12 Aug 1875 Brooksville, Hancock, Maine, USA - 20 Jul 1916 photo
12 May 1844 Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States - 17 Mar 1937 photo
02 Jun 1919 Aaron, Clinton County, Kentucky - 05 Nov 1998 photo
12 Jan 1919 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 27 Jul 1994 photo
01 Jan 1845 Galway, Ireland - 05 Feb 1907
09 Aug 1934 Brooklyn, New York, USA - 08 Dec 1967 photo
07 May 1916 Dunlap, Sequatchie County, Tennessee, United States - 12 Mar 1947 photo
04 Aug 1921 Signal Mountain, Hamilton, Tennessee, USA - 06 Apr 2021 photo
05 Oct 1889 Quincy, Gadsden, Florida, United States - 06 Oct 1920
06 Jan 1916 Duluth, Minnesota, United States - 15 May 1945 photo
05 Dec 1922 Lincoln, Lancaster, Nebraska, United States - 18 Dec 1944 photo
19 May 1918 Pueblo, Pueblo, Colorado, United States - 15 Mar 2000 photo
 
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