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Honoring American TroopsMedal of Honor Archive

Born abroad

Born in Germany

130 Medal of Honor recipients were born in Germany.

By conflict

U.S. Civil War67
Indian Campaigns35
Spanish-American War11
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)5
Philippine Insurrection3
Interim 1871 - 18993
Interim 1899 - 19102
Samoa Campaign1

Recipients · page 1 of 2

FA Frederick Alber Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 JB John Baker Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HB Heinrich Behnke Seaman First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 HB Heinrich Bertram Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 AB Albert Beyer Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 CB Charles Bieger Private · Army Civil War · 1864 RB Richard Binder Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1865 CB Charles Blucher Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 OB Otto A. Boehler Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 Nicholas S. Bouquet Private · Army Civil War · 1861 FB Frank Bratling Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 ✦ AB August Frederick Bronner Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Oscar R. Burkard Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1898 John Davis Gunner's Mate Third Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 FD Frederick Deetline Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Hubert Dilger Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 AD August Dorley Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Richard Enderlin Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 Frank E. Fesq Private · Army Civil War · 1865 HF Hermann Emil Fichter Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1871 BF Bruno Albert Forsterer Sergeant · Marine Corps Samoa 1899 · 1899 Frederick W. Fout Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 Martin Freeman 1st Class Pilot · Navy Civil War · 1864 CF Christopher Freemeyer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Frederick W. Fuger Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 CG Charles Gardner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JG John Georgian Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 Frederick William Gerber Sergeant Major · Army Interim 1865–1870 JG Joseph Gion Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AG Albert Glavinski Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 M. R. William Grebe Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 JG John Green Major · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 IG Ignatz Gresser Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 GG George M. Grueb Private · Army Civil War · 1864 John Hack Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HH Henry A. Hammel Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 HH Hans Anton Hansen Seaman · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900 JH John William Hart Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 PH Paul Haupt Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 HH Henry William Heisch Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 CH Clamor Heise Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HH Henry Hendrickson Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 LH Lehmann Hinemann Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Henry Hoffman Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Francis Irsch Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 FI Franz Anton Itrich Chief Carpenter's Mate · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 Isadore Seigfreid Jachman Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦ BJ Bernhard Jetter Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 WJ William F. John Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JK John Kaiser First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 LK Luther Kaltenbach Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 Peter Kappesser Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AK August Kauss Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 RK Robert Klein Chief Carpenter's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 HK Harry Kline Private · Army Civil War · 1865 FK Franz Kramer Seaman · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 EK Ernest Krause Coxswain · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 HK Hermann Wilhelm Kuchneister Private · Marine Corps Spanish-American War · 1898 Johann Christoph julius Langbein Musician · Army Civil War · 1862 JM John May Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 WM William Meyer Carpenter's Mate Third Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 AM Andrew Miller Sergeant · Marine Corps Civil War · 1864 HM Henry August Miller Captain · Army Civil War · 1865 JM John Miller Private · Army Civil War · 1865 GM George Washington Mindil Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 WM William Morse Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1880 FM Fred Myers Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1891 AN Adam Neder Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JN John H. Nibbe Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1864 Conrad Noll Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 AO August Ohmsen Master-at-Arms · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1884 JO John N. Opel Private · Army Civil War · 1864 David Orbansky Private · Army Civil War · 1862 JP Joseph M. Pesch Private · Army Civil War · 1863 CP Carl Emil Petersen Chief Machinist · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900 WP Wilhelm O. Philipsen Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 Frederick Phisterer First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 JR John Raerick Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FR Frederick Rock Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HR Henry Rodenburg Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 VR Valentine Rossbach Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 PR Peter Paul Roth Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JS John Schiller Private · Army Civil War · 1864 PS Philipp Schlachter Private · Army Civil War · 1864 GS George William Schmal Blacksmith · Army Civil War · 1865 AS Andrew Schmauch Private · Army Civil War · 1863 CS Conrad Schmidt First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS John P. Schnitzer Wagoner · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 CS Charles Schorn Chief Bugler · Army Civil War · 1865 CS Charles Schroeter Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 Martin Schubert Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Theodore Schwan First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 MS Martin Schwenk Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JS James M. Seitzinger Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WS William Shaffer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CS Charles Shambaugh Corporal · Army Civil War · 1862 FS Frank Shubert Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 WS Wilhelm Smith Gunner's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1915–1916 · 1916 CS Christian Steiner Saddler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 George Henry Stockman First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Paul Frederick Straub Major Surgeon · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 CS Christian Streile Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Robert Summers Chief Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865 Jacob Swegheimer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HT Henry Thielberg Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1863 KT Karl Thomas Coxswain · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900 JT John J. Thompson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WT William George Thordsen Coxswain · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1900 ET Ernest R. Torgler Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JT Jacob Trautman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 George Uhrl Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 OV Otto Emil Voit Saddler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RV Rudolph von Medem Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Robert H. von Schlick Private · Army Boxer Rebellion · 1900 MW Martin Wambsgan Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Paul H. Weinert Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 AW Adam Weissel Ship's Cook · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1881