Missing articles
editSee User:Jwillbur/MOHneeded, only Indian Wars and American Civil War recipients remain.
Civilians
edit8 civilians, 5 remaining - 2 Indian Wars scouts, 1 Civil War scout, 2 Civil War boat pilots
- John H. Ferrell, Civil War pilot
- Martin Freeman (sailor), Civil War pilot
- William H. Woodall, Civil War scout
- Amos Chapman, Indian Wars scout
- James B. Doshier or Dozier, Indian Wars scout
- John O. Skinner, Indian Wars surgeon, later joined Army
Special occupations
edit- Chaplain Francis B. Hall
- Chaplain John M. Whitehead
- Assistant Surgeon Joseph K. Corson
- Assistant Surgeon Richard J. Curran
- Assistant Surgeon Andrew Davidson (Army surgeon)
- Assistant Surgeon George E. Ranney
- Assistant Surgeon Jacob F. Raub
- Surgeon Gabriel Grant
- Surgeon J. Harry Thompson
Posthumous recipients
editIndian Wars: USACMH says 13, we have only 10 marked
- Abram B. Brant
- Frank Bratling
- William De Armond
- John J. Given
- George Hooker (Medal of Honor)
- Wendelin Kreher
- Bernard McCann
- Henry A. McMasters
- George W. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Thomas W. Stivers
Civil War: USACMH says 32, we have only 20 marked, with 16 remaining
- Elijah W. Bacon
- Morris Brown, Jr.
- George A. Buchanan
- Horace Capron, Jr.
- Benjamin F. Falls
- Richard Gasson
- Henry M. Hardenbergh
- Alfred B. Hilton
- John P. McVeane
- James Richmond (Medal of Honor)
- Samuel Robertson (Medal of Honor)
- Marion A. Ross
- Edwin F. Savacool
- John M. Scott (Medal of Honor)
- Charles H. Seston
- Samuel Slavens
- Andrew Jackson Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- James Tallentine
- Henry S. Wells
Note: Hugh Logan and Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor) originally thought to be posthumous, but they were not [1]
Eventual generals
edit- Delavan Bates
- Daniel W. Burke - sergeant to brigadier general
- John Coughlin (soldier)
- Lewellyn G. Estes
- Henry Seymour Hall a.k.a. Hiram S. Hall
- Dennis T. Kirby
- Charles P. Mattocks
- George W. Mindil
- James R. O'Beirne
- Paul A. Oliver (Medal of Honor recipient)
- William H. Powell (Medal of Honor recipient)
- Charles Henry Smith (Medal of Honor recipient)
- Joseph S. Smith (Medal of Honor recipient)
- Andrew B. Spurling
- Frederic W. Swift
- Henry E. Tremain
- Victor Vifquain
- Edward W. Whitaker - general, mentioned in Unknown Soldiers: The Story of the Missing of the First World War
- H. Clay Wood
Officers
edit- Indian Wars:
- First Lieutenant Robert McDonald (Medal of Honor)
- First Lieutenant Henry Romeyn
- Captain Myles Moylan
- Civil War:
- Second Lieutenant John J. Carter
- Second Lieutenant Orville T. Chamberlain
- Second Lieutenant Charles D. Copp
- Second Lieutenant Josiah M. Curtis
- Second Lieutenant James M. Drake
- Second Lieutenant Frederick W. Fout
- Second Lieutenant Thomas N. Graham
- Second Lieutenant Theodore W. Greig
- Second Lieutenant Henry Seymour Hall
- Second Lieutenant Edward M. Knox
- Second Lieutenant Andrew Kuder
- Second Lieutenant Robert Niven
- Second Lieutenant Elliott M. Norton
- Second Lieutenant Augustus I. Robbins
- Second Lieutenant Harlan J. Swift
- Second Lieutenant Charles B. Tanner
- Second Lieutenant William G. Tracy
- Second Lieutenant James D. Vernay
- First Lieutenant David E. Buckingham
- First Lieutenant John K. Bucklyn
- First Lieutenant Frank G. Butterfield
- First Lieutenant James I. Christiancy
- First Lieutenant John W. Clark (Medal of Honor)
- First Lieutenant Charles H. Clausen
- First Lieutenant David L. Cockley
- First Lieutenant Oliver Colwell
- First Lieutenant Andrew Davidson (soldier)
- First Lieutenant Allan H. Dougall
- First Lieutenant Albert E. Fernald
- First Lieutenant George W. Ford
- First Lieutenant Eugene W. Ferris
- First Lieutenant William E. Goodman
- First Lieutenant Abram P. Haring
- First Lieutenant Moses Harris (soldier)
- First Lieutenant Gardner C. Hawkins
- First Lieutenant Joseph Hedges (Medal of Honor)
- First Lieutenant James Hill (Medal of Honor recipient from Iowa)
- First Lieutenant George W. Hooker
- First Lieutenant Erastus W. Jewett
- First Lieutenant Joseph E. Johnson (soldier)
- First Lieutenant Simeon T. Josselyn
- First Lieutenant Jacob Koogle
- First Lieutenant Charles H. McCleary
- First Lieutenant Nineveh S. McKeen
- First Lieutenant Alexander H. Mitchell
- First Lieutenant Charles J. Murphy
- First Lieutenant Menomen O'Donnell
- First Lieutenant Thomas H. L. Payne
- First Lieutenant Frederick Phisterer
- First Lieutenant William Plimley
- First Lieutenant Noble D. Preston
- First Lieutenant Robert S. Robertson
- First Lieutenant John T. Rutherford
- First Lieutenant Louis J. Sacriste
- First Lieutenant Cyrus Sears
- First Lieutenant Henry I. Smith
- First Lieutenant George H. Stockman
- First Lieutenant Francis M. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- First Lieutenant Clifford Thomson
- First Lieutenant Daniel D. Wheeler
- First Lieutenant Lewis S. Wisner
- First Lieutenant H. Clay Wood
- First Lieutenant Evan M. Woodward
- Lieutenant William Brant
- Lieutenant Charles A. Clark
- Lieutenant James H. Gribben
- Lieutenant Jeremiah Kuder
- Lieutenant Sylvester H. Martin
- Lieutenant William H. Newman
- Lieutenant John R. Norton
- Lieutenant James J. Purman
- Lieutenant Morton A. Read
- Lieutenant Rudolph Riddell
- Lieutenant Charles M. Rockefeller
- Lieutenant William T. Simmons
- Captain John Harties Brown
- Captain Joseph F. Carter
- Captain Dayton P. Clarke
- Captain Walter H. Cooke
- Captain George W. Corliss
- Captain James M. Cutts
- Captain Andrew H. Embler
- Captain Lewellyn G. Estes
- Captain John B. Fassett
- Captain Charles G. Gould
- Captain M. R. William Grebe
- Captain Smith H. Hastings
- Captain William L. Heermance
- Captain Thomas W. Hoffman
- Captain Samuel B. Horne
- Captain Charles H. Houghton
- Captain Samuel Hymer
- Captain Francis Irsch
- Captain Thomas R. Kerr
- Captain Jonathan C. Kirk
- Captain Samuel McConnell (Medal of Honor)
- Captain Augustus Merrill
- Captain Henry C. Meyer
- Captain Henry A. Miller
- Captain William E. Miller (Medal of Honor)
- Captain George W. Mindil
- Captain Edwin M. Neville
- Captain Henry C. Nichols
- Captain Lee Nutting
- Captain James R. O'Beirne
- Captain Patrick H. Pentzer
- Captain James Pipes
- Captain James Parke Postles
- Captain Milton Russell
- Captain Edwin F. Savacool
- Captain J. Wallace Scott
- Captain S. Rodmond Smith
- Captain Moses Veale
- Captain William H. Walling
- Captain Edward W. Whitaker
- Captain George Wilhelm
- Captain Richard H. Wood
- Captain Albert D. Wright
- Captain Henry C. Weir
- Major James Coey
- Major John C. Gilmore
- Major Dennis T. Kirby
- Major Charles P. Mattocks
- Major Robert L. Orr
- Major William H. Powell (Medal of Honor)
- Major Alfred J. Sellers
- Major William J. Sperry
- Major John W. Steele
- Major Sidney W. Thaxter
- Major Hampton S. Thomas
- Major Henry E. Tremain
- Lieutenant Colonel John Coughlin (soldier)
- Lieutenant Colonel Douglas Hapeman
- Lieutenant Colonel William Y. W. Ripley
- Lieutenant Colonel Andrew B. Spurling
- Lieutenant Colonel Frederic W. Swift
- Lieutenant Colonel Joseph S. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Lieutenant Colonel Victor Vifquain
- Colonel Francis S. Hesseltine
- Colonel Charles Henry Smith (Medal of Honor)
Navy personnel
edit- Total: 52 remaining, all from the Civil War
- G - 2 - Robert Graham (Medal of Honor), Luke M. Griswold
- H - 13 - James Haley (Medal of Honor), Thomas W. Hamilton (Medal of Honor), Allexander Hand, Bernard Harley, Charles Hawkins (Medal of Honor), John Hickman (sailor), William Hinnecan, James J. Horton, Lewis A. Horton, Edward J. Houghton, John Hyland (Medal of Honor)
- J - 2 - William P. Johnston, Robert Jordan (sailor)
- K - 3 - John Kelley (Medal of Honor), Charles Kenyon (Medal of Honor), Robert H. King
- M - 10 - William Martin (Medal of Honor, b. 1842), Matthew McClelland, Michael McCormick (Medal of Honor, 1864), John McDonald (Medal of Honor), Martin McHugh (Medal of Honor), Robert Montgomery (Medal of Honor), Charles Moore (Medal of Honor, 1863), Charles Moore (Medal of Honor, 1864), George Moore (Medal of Honor), Charles W. Morton
- N - 2 - John Neil (Medal of Honor), John H. Nibbe
- P - 2 - Thomas Perry (Medal of Honor), Alfred Peterson
- R - 6 - Jeremiah Regan, Charles Rice (Medal of Honor), James Roberts (Medal of Honor), Alexander Robinson (Medal of Honor), John Rountry, John Rush (Medal of Honor)
- S - 4 - James Saunders (Medal of Honor), Richard E. Seward, Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor), James Sullivan (Medal of Honor)
- W - 10 - David Warren (Medal of Honor), Charles H. Weeks, Henry Wilkes, Perry Wilkes, John Williams (Medal of Honor, 1861), John Williams (Medal of Honor, b. 1828), Peter Williams (Medal of Honor), Robert Williams (Medal of Honor), Samuel Woods (Medal of Honor), William Wright (Medal of Honor)
By battle
edit- First Battle of Fort Fisher, December 23-25, 1864 - 11
- Charles J. Bibber, Agawam x
- Dennis Conlan, Agawam x
- William Garvin, Agawam x
- Charles Hawkins, Agawam x
- William Hinnecan, Agawam x
- Robert Montgomery, Agawam x
- John Neil, Agawam x
- Charles Rice, Agawam x
- James Roberts, Agawam x
- James Sullivan, Agawam x
- William G. Taylor, Ticonderoga
- Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip, April 24–25, 1862 - 2
- Louis Richards, Pensacola
- Oscar E. Peck, Varuna
- http://books.google.com/books?id=o_fB_SD5QhIC&pg=PA139&lpg=PA139&dq=Oscar+Peck+%22medal+of+honor%22+youngest&source=bl&ots=LhejJLBDmF&sig=MGl3UXndrLIDnf1JepxyZUiPnAU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=uArBULf7AYTuqAH2s4GoBA&ved=0CEcQ6AEwBA#v=onepage&q=Oscar%20Peck%20%22medal%20of%20honor%22%20youngest&f=false
- http://darien.dailyvoice.com/neighbors/darien-remembers-its-civil-war-veterans
- http://www.online-literature.com/martha-finley/elsie-at-viamede/4/
- http://www.navyandmarine.org/ondeck/1862NavalComms_Chap_08.htm, http://archive.org/details/farragutournaval00head
- Siege of Vicksburg, May 22-27, 1863 - 6
- Battle of Cherbourg (1864), June 19, 1864 - 6
- attack on Albemarle, October 27, 1864 - 6
- Yazoo River Expedition, December 23–27, 1862 - 5
- Loss of USS Monitor, December 30, 1862 - 5
- Port Hudson, March 14, 1863 - 4
- Red River Campaign, May 5, 1864 - 4
- Plymouth, North Carolina, October 31, 1864 - 4
- Battle of Fort Hindman, January 9–11, 1863 - 3
- Siege of Suffolk, April 14, 1863 - 3
- Fire aboard Montauk, September 21, 1864 - 3 (non-combat?)
- Battle of Port Royal, November 7, 1861 - 2
- Battle of Drewry's Bluff, May 15, 1862 - 2
- Hamilton, Roanoke River, July 9, 1862 - 2
- Joint Expedition Against Franklin, October 3, 1862 - 2
- off Legareville, Stono River, December 25, 1863 - 2
- Harrisonburg, Louisiana, March 2, 1864 - 2
- reconnaissance of Wilmington, June 23-25, 1864 - 2
- destruction of Lynx off Wilmington, September 25, 1864 - 2
- singletons
Civil War Army personnel
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By battle
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Battle of Gettysburg
editTable: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jwillbur/sandbox&oldid=562778525
40 remaining out of 61
- George G. Benedict
- Casper R. Carlisle
- Harrison Clark
- John E. Clopp
- George H. Dore
- John B. Fassett
- Christopher Flynn (Medal of Honor)
- Edward L. Gilligan
- John W. Hart
- William B. Hincks
- Thomas Horan
- Francis Irsch
- Benjamin H. Jellison
- Wallace W. Johnson
- Edward M. Knox
- Bernard McCarren
- George W. Mears
- John Miller (Medal of Honor 1863)
- William E. Miller (Medal of Honor)
- Harvey M. Munsell
- Henry D. O'Brien
- James Pipes
- James Parke Postles
- James J. Purman
- William H. Raymond
- Charles W. Reed
- J. Monroe Reisinger
- John H. Robinson (Medal of Honor)
- Oliver P. Rood
- George W. Roosevelt
- J. Levi Roush
- James M. Rutter
- Alfred J. Sellers
- Marshall Sherman
- Thaddeus S. Smith
- Charles Stacey (Medal of Honor)
- James B. Thompson
- Andrew J. Tozier
- Jerry Wall
- James Wiley (Medal of Honor)
Indian Wars personnel
edit- Gilmans Ranch, Nebraska May 12, 1865
- Fort Phil Kearny to Fort C. F. Smith, Dakota Territory Feb 1867
- AZ, 1868
- Arizona 1868–69
- Arizona Apr 29, 1868
- San Carlos, Arizona May 30, 1868
- Arizona Aug 1868 – Oct 1868
- Thomas Carroll (Medal of Honor)
- George Carter (Medal of Honor)
- Charles Crandall
- Charles Daily
- William Dougherty (Medal of Honor)
- James Dowling (Medal of Honor)
- Thomas H. Gay
- John Hall (Medal of Honor)
- Clamor Heise
- Thomas P. Higgins
- Albert Knaak
- James Lawrence (Medal of Honor)
- Thomas Little (Medal of Honor)
- James McDonald (Medal of Honor)
- Daniel McKinley
- Charles H. McVeagh
- George W. Miller (Medal of Honor)
- Lewis Phife
- William Shaffer
- Benoni Strivson
- John A. Sutherland
- Joseph Witcome
- Arizona Oct 21, 1868
- Near Fort Dodge, Kansas Sep 2, 1868
- Picacho Mountain, Arizona Jun 4, 1869
- Hell Canyon, Jul 3, 1869
- Near Republican River, Kansas Jul 8, 1869
- Agua Fria River, Arizona Aug 25, 1869
- Seneca Mountain, Arizona Aug 25, 1869
- Seneca Mountain, Arizona Aug 26, 1869
- Red Creek, Arizona Sep 23, 1869
- Lyry Creek, Arizona Oct 14, 1869
- Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Oct 20, 1869
- John Georgian
- Mosher A. Harding
- Bartholomew T. Keenan
- Charles Kelley (Medal of Honor)
- Nicholas Meaher
- Edward Murphy (Medal of Honor)
- Edward Pengally
- Thomas Powers (Medal of Honor)
- James Russell (Medal of Honor)
- Charles Schroeter
- Robert B. Scott
- Andrew J. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Theodore F. Smith
- Thomas Smith (Medal of Honor, 1869)
- Thomas J. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Orizoba Spence
- George Springer (Medal of Honor)
- Thomas Sullivan (Medal of Honor, 1869)
- Charles H. Ward
- Enoch R. Weiss
- Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Oct 29, 1869
- Arizona Nov 26, 1869
- Little Blue, Nebraska May 15, 1870
- Wichita River, Texas Jul 12, 1870
- Wichita River, Oct 5, 1870
- Holliday Creek, Texas; Little Wichita River Oct 5, 1870
- Whetstone Mountains, Arizona May 5, 1871
- 1872–73
- Winter of 1872–73
- Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Jul 13, 1872
- Davidson Canyon near Camp Crittenden, Aug 27, 1872
- Red River, Sep 29, 1872
- Clear Creek, Arizona Jan 2, 1873
- Lava Beds, Oregon Jan 17, 1873
- Tonto Creek, Arizona Jan 22, 1873
- Turret Mountain, Mar 25, 1873
- Santa Maria Mountains, Arizona May 6, 1873
- Castle Dome and Santa Maria Mountains, Arizona Jun 1873 – Jul 1873
- Near Fort Selden, Jul 8–11, 1873
- Apache Creek, Arizona Apr 2, 1874
- Upper Wichita, Texas Sep 9, 1874
- Upper Washita, Texas Sep 9, 1874 – Sep 11, 1874
- Wichita River, Texas Sep 12, 1874
- Near Red River, Texas Sep 26, 1874 – Sep 28, 1874
- Gageby Creek, Indian Territory Dec 2, 1874
- Sappa Creek, Kansas Apr 23, 1875
- Powder River, Mar 17, 1876
- Near Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska Apr 28, 1876
- Rosebud River, Montana Jun 17, 1876
- Little Big Horn, Jun 25, 1876
- Slim Buttes, Montana Sep 9, 1876
- Cedar Creek, etc., Oct 1876 – Jan 1877
- John Baker (Medal of Honor, 1876)
- Richard Burke (Medal of Honor)
- James S. Calvert
- John S. Donelly
- John Haddoo
- David Holland (Medal of Honor)
- Fred O. Hunt
- Philip Kennedy (Medal of Honor)
- Wendelin Kreher
- Bernard McCann
- Michael McCormick (Medal of Honor)
- Owen McGar
- John McHugh (Medal of Honor)
- Michael McLoughlin (Medal of Honor)
- Robert McPhelan
- George Miller (Medal of Honor)
- Charles H. Montrose
- David Roche (Medal of Honor)
- Edward Rooney (Medal of Honor)
- David Ryan (Medal of Honor)
- Charles Sheppard
- William Wallace (Medal of Honor)
- Patton G. Whitehead
- Charles Wilson (Medal of Honor)
- Wolf Mountain, Montana Jan 8, 1877
- Bluff Station, Wyoming Jan 20, 1877 – Jan 22, 1877
- Little Muddy Creek, Mont. May 7, 1877
- Harry Garland (Medal of Honor) (also Camas Meadows, Idaho, Aug 29, 1877)
- William Leonard (Medal of Honor)
- Big Hole, Aug 9, 1877
- Lorenzo D. Brown
- Wilfred Clark (and Camas Meadows)
- Milden H. Wilson
- Camas Meadows, Idaho Aug 20, 1877
- Wilfred Clark (and Big Hole)
- Camas Meadows, Idaho Aug 29, 1877
- Harry Garland (Medal of Honor) (also Little Muddy Creek, May 7, 1877)
- Bear Paw Mountain, Montana Sep 30, 1877
- Mizpah Creek, Mont. Apr 10, 1879
- T. B. Glover (also Pumpkin Creek, Montana Feb 10, 1880)
- Milk River, Colo. Sep 29, 1879 – Oct 5, 1879
- Pumpkin Creek, Montana Feb 10, 1880
- T. B. Glover (also Mizpah Creek, Mont. Apr 10, 1879)
- Cibicu, Arizona Aug 30, 1881
- Santa Cruz Mountains, Mex. May 15, 1886
- Arizona Mar 7, 1890
- Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota Dec 29, 1890
- White Clay Creek, South Dakota Dec 30, 1890
- White River, South Dakota Jan 1, 1891
- Texas Dec 30, 1891
Expansion and improvement
editCandidates for improvement:
- List of Native American Medal of Honor recipients - what about Pappy Boyington and Roy Benavidez?
- Leopold Karpeles
- Samuel Woodfill
- Edouard Izac
- John Gregory Bourke
- William P. Black
- John G. Merritt, [2], [3], [4]
- Charles W. Reed, also an artist, NYT, LOC, LOC, LOC, LOC, LOC, NPS, A Grand Terrible Dramma
- Frederick Phisterer - author
- Edward Orrick McDonnell - early aviator
- Samuel I. Parker - "the most decorated officer of WWI"
- Any living recipients
- Square recipient counts
- Army done except civil war, peacetime, indian wars
- Civil: ours ?, Army's 1198
- peacetime: our list has 2, Army says 3
- indian wars:
- Navy done except Span-Am, Civil, and peacetime
- Civil: ours 310, Army's 307 - John Taylor (Medal of Honor)
- Span-Am: our list has 66 Navy recip, Army says 64 - Alexander Jardine and Thomas Cavanaugh?
- Peacetime: our list has 180, Army's has 185
- Air Force done, not including predecessor orgs
- Marines done
- Counts in list leads
- Find duplicate article titles
- not done: peacetime, veracruz, indian, civil
- Army done except civil war, peacetime, indian wars
References
edit- Gaffen, Fred (1996). Cross-Border Warriors: Canadians in American Forces, Americans in Canadian Forces. Toronto: Dundurn Group. p. 218. ISBN 9781554881390.
- The pictorial book of anecdotes and incidents of the war of the rebellion
- Iowa Medal of Honor Heroes
- Uncle Sam's Medal of Honor
- The Story of American Heroism. Springfield, Ohio: J.W. Jones. 1897.
- Holt, Dean W. (2010). American Military Cemeteries. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company. p. 80. ISBN 9780786440238.
New York Times references
edit- Photos of WWI recips
- unclaimed Navy medals
- James Dougherty (Medal of Honor) [5]
- First meeting of the MOH Legion
- Henry V. Boynton [6]
- Joseph Fisher (soldier) [7]
- Francis E. Brownell [8]
- George E. Gouraud [9]
- Alfred J. Sellers Little
- Moses Veale Little
- John Nihill Lots of info
- MOH Legion meeting
- William G. Tracy Little
- William H. Horsfall Little
- George N. Galloway Little
finished page 17
Portraits of Valor
edit<ref name="collier">{{Cite book | last = Collier | first = Peter | title = Medal of Honor: Portraits of Valor Beyond the Call of Duty | publisher = [[Workman Publishing Company]] | date = 2006 | location = New York | page = | isbn = 9781579653149 | url = http://books.google.com/books?id=EqH-BJ-k0NsC }}</ref>
- Lucian Adams
- Nick Bacon
- Vernon Baker
- William E. Barber
- David Bleak
- James M. Burt
- Robert Eugene Bush
- Ernest Childers
- Raymond Clausen
- William J. Crawford
- Edward Dahlgren
- Michael J. Daly
- Rudolph Davila
- Raymond G. Davis
- Jefferson DeBlanc
- Desmond Doss
- Russell Dunham
- Henry Erwin
- John W. Finn
- Eugene Fluckey
- Joseph J. Foss
- Ed Freeman
- Robert Galer
- Nathan Gordon
- Stephen Gregg
- Shizuya Hayashi
- James R. Hendrix
- Silvestre Herrera
- Freeman Horner
- Robert L. Howard
- Leonard Keller
- Alton Knappenberger
- George C. Lang
- John Levitow
- Jose M. Lopez
- Jack Lucas
- Richard McCool
- David McNerney
- Gino Merli
- Lewis Millett
- Raymond G. Murphy
- Reginald Myers
- Robert Nett
- Michael Novosel
- George H. O'Brien
- Mitchell Paige
- Everett Pope
- Louis Rocco
- Joseph C. Rodriguez
- Donald Rudolph
- Alejandro Ruiz
- Edward Schowalter
- Carl Sitter
- Richard Sorenson
- James Stockdale
- James Swett
- George Wahlen
- Louis H. Wilson
- Jay Zeamer
Deeds of Valor
editVolume 1 - Army
editVolume 2 - Navy and Marine Corps
edit- June 26, 1861, Mathias Point
- The First to Hoist the Flag, pg. 7
- Cutting Out of the Royal Yacht, 8
- Naval Heroes at Forts Henry and Donelson, 10
- A Desperate Situation
- A Famous Sea Duel, 15
- Forcing the Entrance to the Mississippi, 18
- Amidst Death and Destruction, 25
- Carondelet and Arkansas Conflict, 30
- A Daring Reconnoissance, 35
- Foundering of the Monitor, 36
- At Stono River, 43
- Hauled the fires and saved the ship, 44
- The attack on Vicksburg, 46
- Refused to leave his fallen comrades, 49
- Surprised by the Rebels, 50
- A conspicuous mark for bullets, 53
- Loss of the Signal and Covington, 56
- An attempt to destroy the Albemarle, 57
- The sinking of the Alabama, 59
- Heroic deeds at Mobile Bay, 64
- pg 67 and 68?
- The blowing up of the Albemarle, 73
- The capture of Plymouth, 77
- Admiral Porter at Fort Fisher, 78
- Two thousand miles in a gig, 87
- Undaunted heroism of sailors, 91
- In an arctic storm, 94
- Heroic instances of life-saving, 97
- Thrilling incidents from Arizona, 105
- The Minnesota massacre, 111
- The Chivington butchery, 120
- Saved from starvation, 121
- The Fetterman massacre, 131
- Thirty-two against three thousand, 133
- On the Arickaree, 137
- Exciting scout for a trail, 141
- Coolness prevented a disaster, 146
- Death of Chief Black Kettle, 150
- A well-planned surprise, 154
- The Sixth Cavalry and the Indians, 158
- Six men against 400 Comanches, 160
- Daring single-handed combat, 165
- Where the Comanches were put to flight, 167
- The battle in the lava beds, 171
- Rescuing the Germaine girls, 179
- With General Miles through Texas, 184
- Hand-to-hand fights with Indians, 192
- Snatched from a horrible fate
- Chasing Indians by railroad, 196
- Adventures with Indians in 1875, 200
- The Little Big Horn, 205
- Three daring couriers, 225
- Battle of Wolf Mountain and Cedar Creek, 227
- Capture of Lame Deer's village, 234
- Campaign against the Nez Perces, 239
- Battle of the Big Hole, 244
- Chief Joseph's camp surprised, 248
- The Battle of Milk River, 253
- Hunting Indians in the snow-drifts of Montana, 260
- The surrender of Rain-In-The-Face, 264
- Pursuit of Chief Victoria, 269
- Tularosa saved by twenty-five cavalrymen, 273
- Saved from annihilation, 277
- The treachery at Cibicu Creek, 282
- Treachery of the scouts avenged, 288
- Chasing Geronimo and Natchez, 294
- Hazardous, but successful, 299
- The Indian at last subdued, 315
- The memorable outbreak of 1890, 316
- The perils of winter campaigning, 327
- Fought three Mexicans single-handed, 333
- The Bear Island uprising, 335
- An officer's devotion to his men, 338
- The Maine catastrophe, 345
- The Battle of Manila Bay, 349
- Organizing the fleet and expedition corps, 356
- Cutting the cables at Cienfuegos, 359
- The sinking of the Merrimac, 369
- Landing in Cuba, 375
- El Caney and San Juan, 380
- Naval battle of Santiago, 394
- Closing events of the Santiago campaign, 403
- Ran into an ambuscade
- The Porto Rican campaign, 411
- The first battle, 418
- The second defeat, 423
- The burning of Manila, 428
- The insurgents defeated again, 431
- The campaign of 1899 in Luzon, 432
- Heroes on the battlefield, 440
- The capture of Gilmore's party, 443
- The battle of San Jacinto, 452
- Chasing Aguinaldo, 455
- Death of General Pilar, 458
- Death of General Lawton, 460
- The death of Colonel Stotsenburg, 463
- Capture of Aguinaldo, 466
- The massacre at Balangiga, 470
- The Samoan imbroglio, 477
- Uprising of the Boxers, 482
- Admiral Seymour's expedition, 489
- The capture of the Taku forts, 496
- The capture of Tien Tsin, 497
- The events in Pekin, 506
- The second relief expedition, 514
- Terrors of the arctic
- The Jeannette expedition
- The Greely expedition, 532
Cleanup tags
editLiving recipients
editName | Class | Inline Refs | Portraits of Valor | Image search | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
John Baca | Start | Some | yyn | ||
Donald E. Ballard | Start | Yes | yyn | Colonel | |
Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. | B | Some | nnn | Federal govt post, Colonel | |
Gary B. Beikirch | Start | Some | ynn | ||
Patrick Henry Brady | Start | Some | nnn | General | |
Paul Bucha | B | Yes | yyy | Politically active | |
Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. | Start | Some | ynn | ||
Jon R. Cavaiani | Stub | Some | yyy | Sergeant Major | |
Charles H. Coolidge | Stub | Some | yyy | ||
Bruce P. Crandall | B | Yes | N/A | nnn | Colonel, Battle of Ia Drang |
Francis S. Currey | Start | Yes | yyy | ||
Sammy L. Davis | Start | Yes | nnn | ||
Bud Day | B | Some | nnn | Politically active, colonel | |
Duane E. Dewey | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Drew Dennis Dix | Start | Yes | nnn | State govt post | |
Roger Donlon | Start | Some | yyy | Colonel | |
Walter D. Ehlers | Stub | None | nnn | D-Day | |
Frederick Edgar Ferguson | Stub | Yes | nnn | ||
Bernard F. Fisher | B | Some | nnn | Politically active, colonel | |
Michael John Fitzmaurice | Stub | Yes | nnn | ||
James P. Fleming | Start | None | nnn | Colonel | |
Robert F. Foley | Start | None | nnn | General | |
Wesley L. Fox | Start | None | yyy | Marine Corps legend, Colonel | |
Harold A. Fritz | Stub | Yes | yyy | ||
Salvatore Giunta | Start | Yes | N/A | nnn | First living recip since Vietnam |
Charles C. Hagemeister | Stub | Yes | ynn | ||
John D. Hawk | Start | Yes | nnn | ||
Frank A. Herda | Stub | None | N/A | ynn | |
Rodolfo P. Hernandez | B | Some | nyy | ||
Thomas J. Hudner, Jr. | Start | None | nnn | State govt post, Navy captain | |
Einar H. Ingman, Jr. | Start | Yes | ynn | ||
Robert R. Ingram | Stub | Some | nnn | ||
Daniel Inouye | Start | Some | nnn | Senator | |
Arthur J. Jackson | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Joe M. Jackson | Start | Some | nnn | Colonel | |
Jack H. Jacobs | Start | Some | nnn | TV analyst, Colonel | |
Don J. Jenkins | Stub | Some | nnn | ||
Thomas G. Kelley | Stub | Some | nnn | State govt post, Navy captain | |
Allan J. Kellogg | Start | Some | nnn | Sergeant Major, selected Vietnam Unknown Soldier | |
Bob Kerrey | Start | Some | nnn | Senator, governor | |
Thomas James Kinsman | Stub | None | N/A | ynn | |
Howard V. Lee | Start | Yes | nnn | ||
Peter C. Lemon | Stub | Some | N/A | nnn | |
Charles Liteky | Stub | Some | N/A | ynn | Activist |
Gary L. Littrell | Stub | Some | ynn | Sergeant Major | |
James E. Livingston | Start | Some | nnn | General | |
Allen James Lynch | Start | Yes | nnn | ||
Walter Joseph Marm, Jr. | Stub | None | nnn | Colonel | |
Robert D. Maxwell | Stub | Some | nnn | ||
Vernon McGarity | Stub | Yes | N/A | nnn | |
John J. McGinty III | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Dakota Meyer | Stub | Yes | N/A | nnn | |
Hiroshi H. Miyamura | Start | None | yyy | ||
Ola L. Mize | Stub | Yes | ynn | Colonel | |
Robert J. Modrzejewski | Start | Some | yyn | Colonel | |
Thomas R. Norris | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Robert Emmett O'Malley | Start | Yes | nnn | ||
Nicholas Oresko | Stub | Yes | ynn | Oldest | |
Robert Martin Patterson | Stub | Some | nnn | Sergeant Major | |
Leroy Petry | B | Yes | N/A | nnn | |
Richard A. Pittman | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Alfred V. Rascon | Start | Some | nnn | Federal govt post | |
Ronald E. Ray | Start | Yes | Yes | yyy | Govt post |
Gordon Ray Roberts | Start | Some | yyy | On active duty, Colonel | |
Wilburn K. Ross | Stub | None | N/A | nnn | |
Ronald E. Rosser | Start | Yes | ynn | ||
Tibor Rubin | Start | Some | nnn | Holocaust survivor | |
George T. Sakato | Start | Yes | ynn | ||
Clarence Sasser | Stub | Some | yyy | ||
Robert E. Simanek | Stub | None | ynn | ||
James M. Sprayberry | Stub | Yes | ynn | ||
James L. Stone | Start | Some | ynn | Colonel | |
Kenneth E. Stumpf | Stub | None | nnn | Sergeant Major | |
James Allen Taylor | Stub | None | nnn | ||
Brian Thacker | Stub | Some | nnn | ||
Michael E. Thornton | Start | Some | nnn | ||
Leo K. Thorsness | B | Some | nnn | State legislator, Colonel | |
Jay R. Vargas | Start | Some | nnn | State govt post, Colonel | |
Ernest E. West | Stub | Some | yyy | ||
Gary Wetzel | Stub | Yes | nnn | ||
Hershel W. Williams | B | Some | yyy |
Eventual generals
edit- Richard N. Batchelder
- Henry Capehart
- Isaac S. Catlin
- Charles H. T. Collis
- George Price Hays
- Charles Frederick Humphrey - major general
- Henry Clay Merriam - major general
- Theodore S. Peck
- John F. Weston - major general
- William M. Wherry
- William H. Withington
Need images
edit- Henry H. Bingham (has small image)
- John C. Black (has small image)
- Cecil Clay
- Newton Martin Curtis (has small image)
- Byron M. Cutcheon (has small image)
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola (has small image)
- Manning Force (has small image)
- Lewis A. Grant (has small image)
- Oliver Duff Greene (has small colorized image)
- James G. Grindlay (has small image)
- John F. Hartranft (has small images)
- Guy Vernor Henry (has small image)
- William W. Henry
- Francis J. Herron (has small image)
- Thomas W. Hyde
- George M. Love
- Martin T. McMahon
- William Jackson Palmer (has small image)
- Alfred L. Pearson
- Galusha Pennypacker (has lithograph)
- Charles E. Phelps
- Philip S. Post
- Theophilus Francis Rodenbough (has small image)
- Rufus Saxton (has small image)
- William Joyce Sewell (has small image)
- William Rufus Shafter (has small image)
- Hazard Stevens (has small image)
- Wager Swayne (has small image)
- Stephen Thomas (has small image)
- Charles Henry Tompkins (has small image)
- Ernest von Vegesack (has image)
- William Wells (general)
- Wilber Elliott Wilder
- James Alexander Williamson (has small image)
Politicians
edit- Adelbert Ames, U.S. Senator, Governor of Mississippi
- Henry H. Bingham, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania
- John C. Black, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Thomas W. Bradley, U.S. Representative from New York
- Willis W. Bradley, U.S. Representative from California)
- Maurice Britt, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
- Joshua Chamberlain, Governor of Maine
- Amos J. Cummings, U.S. Representative from New York
- Byron M. Cutcheon, U.S. Representative from Michigan
- Henry A. du Pont, U.S. Senator
- John M. Farquhar, U.S. Representative from New York
- Joe Foss, Governor of South Dakota
- Nathan Green Gordon, Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas
- John F. Hartranft, Governor of Pennsylvania
- Richmond Pearson Hobson, U.S. Representative from Alabama
- Daniel Inouye, U.S. Senator
- Edouard Izac, U.S. Representative from California
- Bob Kerrey, U.S. Senator, Governor of Nebraska
- John H. Moffitt, U.S. Representative from New York
- Charles E. Phelps, U.S. Representative from Maryland
- Samuel E. Pingree, Governor of Vermont
- Philip S. Post, U.S. Representative from Illinois
- Matthew Quay, U.S. Senator
- Robert S. Robertson, Lieutenant Governor of Indiana
- John C. Robinson, Lieutenant Governor of New York
- William Joyce Sewell, U.S. Senator
- Daniel Sickles, U.S. Representative from New York
- William E. Simonds, U.S. Representative from Connecticut
- Wager Swayne, Governor of Alabama
- Stephen Thomas, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont
- Francis E. Warren, U.S. Senator, Governor of Wyoming
Renaissance men
edit- William P. Black, lawyer
- Maurice Britt, NFL player
- Moses A. Luce, lawyer
- Jack Lummus, NFL player
- George Edward Gouraud, recording pioneer
Controversial
editMichigan ties
edit- Indian wars
- Amos Chapman, civilian scout, born in Kalamazoo
- William Dougherty (Medal of Honor), blacksmith, born in Detroit
- John Harrington (Medal of Honor), private, born in Detroit
- Marvin C. Hillock, private, born in Michigan
- David Holland (Medal of Honor), corporal, born in Dearborn
- William Leonard (Medal of Honor), private, born in Ypsilanti
- Henry Romeyn, first lieutenant, entered service in Michigan
- William H. Smith (Medal of Honor), private, born in Lapeer County
- Joseph Watson (Medal of Honor), private, born in Union City, entered service in St. Joseph
- Wilber Elliott Wilder, first lieutenant, born in Atlas Township, entered service in Detroit
- Civil War
- Frederick Alber, private
- Frank Baldwin, captain
- Orson W. Bennett, first lieutenant
- Henry H. Bickford, corporal
- Joseph E. Brandle, private
- Stephen E. Chandler, quartermaster sergeant
- James I. Christiancy, first lieutenant
- George W. Clute, corporal
- Gabriel Cole, corporal
- Ulric L. Crocker, private
- Cornelius Cronin, chief quartermaster
- Thomas Custer, second lieutenant
- Byron M. Cutcheon, major
- Charles H. De Puy, first sergeant
- Robert F. Dodd, private
- John A. Falconer, corporal
- Charles S. Fall, sergeant
- Alexander A. Forman, corporal
- Henry M. Fox, sergeant
- Samuel S. French, private
- Cornelius M. Hadley, sergeant
- Sidney Haight, corporal
- Smith H. Hastings, captain
- Pitt B. Herington, private
- Edward Hill (Medal of Honor), captain
- Charles M. Holton, first sergeant
- Patrick Irwin, first sergeant
- Joseph S. Keen, sergeant
- Andrew J. Kelley, private
- Joseph Kemp (Medal of Honor), first sergeant
- Moses A. Luce, sergeant
- Daniel McFall, sergeant
- Alexander U. McHale, corporal
- John W. Menter, sergeant
- Benjamin Morse, private
- Walter L. Mundell, corporal
- Conrad Noll, sergeant
- Elliott M. Norton, second lieutenant
- Henry E. Plant, corporal
- George E. Ranney, assistant surgeon
- James H. Robinson, private
- Charles F. Sancrainte, private
- William Rufus Shafter, first lieutenant
- Irwin Shepard, corporal
- George E. Sidman, private
- Alonzo Smith, sergeant
- Frederic W. Swift, lieutenant colonel
- Charles M. Thatcher, private
- Charles A. Thompson, sergeant
- James W. Toban, sergeant
- Andrew Traynor, corporal
- William G. Whitney, sergeant
- Orlando B. Willcox, colonel
- William H. Withington, captain
- Benjamin F. Young, corporal
Images
edit- http://www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar/OnlineLibrary/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-3.htm
- http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-3.htm
- http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-5.htm
- http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-8.htm
- http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-9.htm
- http://www.history.navy.mil/photos/awd/us-indiv/moh-10.htm
Nominees
edit- Specialist Four User:Jwillbur/Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., USA, Vietnam, approved by Congress in 2008 DAA, by Army in April 2010, details, details
- Private Philip G. Shadrach, USA, Civil War, approved by Congress in 2008 DAA
- Private George D. Wilson, USA, Civil War, approved by Congress in 2008 DAA
- First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cushing, USA, Civil War, approved by Army in spring 2010
- Private John A. Sipe, Civil War, was in 2010 DAA (H.R.5136)
- Chaplain (Captain) Emil J. Kapaun, Korea, approved by Army
- Specialist Four Robert L. Towles, Vietnam, was in 2010 DAA (H.R.5136)
- Kenneth Friend, USA, Korea, details
- Jesus R. Vasquez, USMC, Vietnam, details, nom details
- Chaplain (Lt.) Joseph Verbis Lafleur, WWII, a bit
- Henry Lincoln Johnson, USA, WWI, mentioned
- Colonel John Dunn (Medal of Honor), USA, Korea, details
- Private First Class Walter Dilbeck, USA, WWII, details
- Sergeant Angel Mendez, USMC, Vietnam, details
- Ernest L. Wrentmore, USA, WWI, details
- Sergeant Henry B. Poisson, USA, WWII, details
- Private First Class William P. Fesken, USA, Vietnam, H.R. 2777
- Corporal David D. White, USA, Civil War, some
- Sergeant Modesto Cartagena, USA, Korean War, mentioned
Iraq and Afghanistan
edit- Sergeant Kyle White, Afghanistan (November 9, 2007 ambush in Aranas/Aranus), Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd ABCT (now in the 4th Ranger Training Battalion)
- One other from Chosen Company, 2nd Battalion, 503rd Infantry, 173rd ABCT, probably posthumous
- Staff Sergeant David Bellavia, USA, Fallujah
- Sergeant Major Bradley Kasal, USMC, Fallujah, mentioned
- Sergeant Troy Jenkins, USA, Baghdad, mentioned
- Corporal User:Jwillbur/Dakota Meyer, USMC, and Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class James Layton, USN, eastern Afghanistan, details, details
- Lance Corporal William Kyle Carpenter, USMC, a bit
- First Lieutenant Salvatore S. Corma II, USA, Afghanistan, a bit, more
- Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe, USA, Iraq, a bit, more
- Staff Sergeant Robert Gutierrez, USAF, Afghanistan
- Captain Brian Chontosh, USMC, Iraq
- Captain Tyler Kurth, USA, Afghanistan, a little
- Sergeant Chris Tschida, USA, Iraq, a bit, lots
Recipient count
editNon-combat recips
editCurrently on the Civil War list:
- Thomas Harding (sailor)
- Luke M. Griswold
- Lewis A. Horton
- John Jones (Medal of Honor)
- Hugh Logan
- George Moore (Medal of Honor)
- Charles H. Smith (Medal of Honor)
- Maurice Wagg
Recent recipients
edit- Apr 4, 2005 - Paul Ray Smith, Army, Iraq War, posthumous
- Sep 23, 2005 - Tibor Rubin, Army, Korean War, living
- Jan 11, 2007 - Jason Dunham, Marines, Iraq War, posthumous
- Feb 26, 2007 - Bruce P. Crandall, Army, Vietnam War, living
- Oct 22, 2007 - Michael P. Murphy, Navy, Afghanistan, posthumous
- Mar 3, 2008 - Woodrow W. Keeble, Army, Korea, posthumous
- Apr 8, 2008 - Michael A. Monsoor, Navy, Iraq, posthumous
- Jun 2, 2008 - Ross A. McGinnis, Army, Iraq, posthumous
- Sep 17, 2009 - Jared C. Monti, Army, Afghanistan, posthumous
- Sep 21, 2010 - Richard Etchberger, Air Force, Vietnam, posthumous
- Oct 6, 2010 - Robert James Miller, Army, Afghanistan, posthumous
- Nov 16, 2010 - Salvatore Giunta, Army, Afghanistan, living
- May 2, 2011 - Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano, Army, Korea, posthumous
- May 2, 2011 - Henry Svehla, Army, Korea, posthumous
- July 12, 2011 - Leroy Petry, Army, Afghanistan, living
- September 15, 2011 - Dakota Meyer, Marines, Afghanistan, living
- May 16, 2012 - Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., Army, Vietnam, posthumous
- Apr 11, 2013 - Emil Kapaun, Army, Korea, posthumous
- Aug 26, 2013 - Ty Carter, Army, Afghanistan, living
- Oct 15, 2013 - William D. Swenson, Army, Afghanistan, living
- Mar 18, 2014 - Mass award, 24 Army, 8 Vietnam, 9 Korea, 7 WWII, 21 posthumous (have not updated tables yet)
- Melvin Morris, Vietnam, living
- Santiago J. Erevia, Vietnam, living
- Jose Rodela, Vietnam, living
- Candelario Garcia, Vietnam
- Leonard L. Alvarado, Vietnam
- Felix M. Conde-Falcon, Vietnam
- Ardie R. Copas, Vietnam
- Jesus S. Duran, Vietnam
- Joe R. Baldonado, Korea
- Victor H. Espinoza, Korea
- Eduardo C. Gomez, Korea
- Leonard M. Kravitz, Korea
- Juan E. Negron, Korea
- Mike C. Pena, Korea
- Demensio Rivera, Korea
- Miguel A. Vera, Korea
- Jack Weinstein (Medal of Honor), Korea
- Pedro Cano, WWII
- Joe Gandara, WWII
- Salvador J. Lara, WWII
- William F. Leonard, WWII
- Manuel V. Mendoza, WWII
- Alfred B. Nietzel, WWII
- Donald K. Schwab, WWII
This table counts number of medals awarded. To find the number of recipients, subtract 19 from the total, 2 from WWI posthumous total, 2 from Marine Corps total, 8 from Navy total, and 9 from Army total. "For actions since the beginning of World War II" add WWII, Korea, Vietnam, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan + 3 unknown soldiers.
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