Recipient(s) Date of approval Public law Notes Medal Captain Thomas Truxtun: March 29, 1800: 2 Stat. 87: Commander of the USS Constellation during the battle against the French frigate La Vengeance: Commodore Edward Preble: March 3, 1805: 2 Stat. 346-347: For 1804 attacks on Tripoli during the First Barbary War: Captain Isaac Hull Captain Stephen Decatur Captain Jacob Jones
World War II: Central Solomons area, Pacific Ocean: September 12, 1943 - January 3, 1944: Led his squadron in a series of missions against superior numbers "Native American Medal of Honor recipients - List". www.homeofheroes.com. Archived from the original on September 19, 2006 This page was last changed on 17 January 2022, at 19:11. Many Medal of Honor recipients have given interviews detailing their actions which have been posted online. There are also many actual award presentations online. We have linked to these under the alphabetical listings. CAREY, Alvin P. (World War II) Ligonier Valley Cemetery (Section K, Lot 24), Ligonier, PA LAT 40.2368 LON -79.2416. The total number who served in the 100th was about 3150. • Of the 465 Medals of Honor awarded to military personnel during this war (including one in honor of the Unknown Soldier), 287 were awarded to U.S. Army ground forces. • An army division consists of roughly 15,000 - 16,000 men. Some of the well known Army divisions during World War
Luzon. 7 Feb 1945. Citation: Charles L. McGaha earned the Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II for his conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity. His platoon and one other from Company G were pinned down in a roadside ditch by heavy fire from 5 Japanese tanks supported by 10 machine guns and a platoon of riflemen.
Conflict/Era: World War II; Unit/Command: Company B, 15th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division; Military Service Branch: U.S. Army; Medal of Honor Action Date: May 24, 1944; Medal of Honor Action Place: near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy This page is a state by state listing for the states and known locations of a Medal of Honor Recipient's grave. The state pages contain GPS information when it is available and a link to a Google map to help you locate the grave. If you have a GPS listing for a grave that we do not have posted, please send it to us in a N 34.1854, W -118.1486 World War II, 1941-1945: Panama, 1989: World War I, 1917-1918: Korean War, 1950-1953: Global War on Terrorism, 2001-Present: Interim Period, 1919-1940: sole purpose of the information provided on this website is to publicly recognize those U.S. military members who are recipients of a Medal of Honor, Service Cross, or Silver Star. This Eight of the 1st Cavalry Division's recipients of the Medal of Honor are still living. The Medal of Honor is the highest medal awarded by the United States. The following excerpt from Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards) describes the eligibility criteria for the award of the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor [Army], section 3741 title 1yW3yLa.
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