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Founded June 14, 1775

U.S. Army: Medal of Honor Recipients

2,426 Medals of Honor have been awarded to members of the U.S. Army, 436 posthumously.

2,426medals
436posthumous

The U.S. Army traces its birth to June 14, 1775, when the Continental Congress authorized companies of riflemen to support the siege of Boston. It is the nation’s oldest and largest service, and its soldiers account for the majority of all Medals of Honor ever awarded.

The Army version of the medal is a gold-finished five-pointed star surrounded by a laurel wreath, suspended from a bar inscribed “Valor” and topped by an eagle, and worn from a light blue neck ribbon scattered with thirteen white stars.

By conflict

U.S. Civil War1,201
Indian Campaigns426
World War II295
Vietnam War183
Korean War98
World War I88
Philippine Insurrection71
Spanish-American War31
War on Terrorism (Afghanistan)16
War on Terrorism (Iraq)6
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)4
Somalia (Operation Restore Hope)2

Service components

U.S. Army2,426

All recipients · page 1 of 21

A–Z by last name
JA James F. Adams Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JA John Gregory bishop Adams Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 Lucian Adams Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 SA Stanley Taylor Adams Master Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1951 William Edward Adams Major · Army Vietnam War · 1971 ✦ BA Bennie G. Adkins Sergeant First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1966 JA Joseph B. Adkison Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 LA Lewis Albanese Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦ George Emerson Albee First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 FA Frederick Alber Private · Army Civil War · 1864 CA Christian Albert Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AA "William" Alchesay Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 James Allen Private · Army Civil War · 1862 Nathaniel M. Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 WA William Allen First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 Jake Allex Corporal · Army World War I · 1918 Edward C. Allworth Captain · Army World War I · 1918 Leonard L. Alvarado Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1969 ✦ Adelbert Ames First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1861 RA Robert Wesley Ammerman Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Frank Lafayette Anders Corporal · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 Beauford Theodore Anderson Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 BA Bruce Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Charles W. Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 Everett W. Anderson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 FA Frederick Charles Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JA James Anderson Jr. Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 Johannes Seigfried Anderson First Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 Marion T. Anderson Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 PA Peter T. Anderson Private · Army Civil War · 1865 TA Thomas Anderson Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Webster Anderson Sergeant First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1967 SA Sylvester Antolak Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ AA Andrew O. Apple Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WA William H. Appleton First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 James W. Archer First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1862 LA Lester Archer Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ WA William J. Archinal Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 CA Clinton Lycurgus Armstrong Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Abraham Kerns Arnold Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 EA Eugene Ashley Jr. Sergeant First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1968 ✦ Edgar R. Aston Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 TA Thomas Eugene "gene" Atkins Private First Class · Army World War II · 1945 Travis W. Atkins Staff Sergeant · Army Iraq · 2007 ✦ WA William Grafton Austin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 WA William B. Avery Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 DA David Ayers Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JA James F. Ayers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 John Breckinridge Babcock First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 William J. Babcock Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 John Philip Baca Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1970 EB Elijah William Bacon Private · Army Civil War · 1863 ✦ Nicky Daniel Bacon Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 AB Albert E. Baesel Second Lieutenant · Army World War I · 1918 ✦ JB James E. Bailey Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 Absalom Baird Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1864 George William Baird First Lieutenant, Adjutant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 EB Edward Lee Baker Jr. Sergeant Major · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 JB John Baker Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JB John Franklin Baker Jr. Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1966 TB Thomas Alexander Baker Jr. Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Vernon Joseph Baker First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1945 Joe R. Baldonado Corporal · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦ Frank Dwight Baldwin Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Frank Dwight Baldwin First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 FB Frederick A. Ballen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 NB Neil Bancroft Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 George Lovell Banks Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Albert Barber Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Van Thomas Barfoot Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 CB Charles Denver Barger Private First Class · Army World War I · 1918 David B. Barkeley Private · Army World War I · 1918 ✦ CB Charles H. Barker Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1953 ✦ NB Nathaniel C. Barker Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 JB John Lewis Barkley Private First Class · Army World War I · 1918 John Andrew Barnes III Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ Will Croft Barnes Private First Class · Army Indian Campaigns · 1881 WB William Henry Barnes Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Henry Alanson Barnum Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 CB Charles L. Barrell First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 CB Carlton William Barrett Private · Army World War II · 1944 RB Richard Barrett First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JB Jesse T. Barrick Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William H. Barringer Private · Army Civil War · 1863 AB Augustus Barry Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1863 FB Frank J. Bart Private · Army World War I · 1918 Richard Napoleon Batchelder Lieutenant Colonel and Chief Quartermaster · Army Civil War · 1863 Delavan Bates Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 Norman Francis Bates Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Matthew Arlington Batson First Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 PB Philip Baybutt Private · Army Civil War · 1864 AB Alexander Mitchell Beatty Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Powhatan Beaty First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 Raymond Ovila Beaudoin First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦ CB Clay Beauford First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 JB Jean J. Beaufort Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 EB Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont Major and Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1865 Edward James Bebb Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WB Wallace A. Beckwith Private · Army Civil War · 1862 RB Richard Beddows Private · Army Civil War · 1864 William Sully Beebe First lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 John P. Beech Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 TB Terrence Begley Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ Gary Burnell Beikirch Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1970 TB Ted Belcher Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦ TB Thomas Belcher Private · Army Civil War · 1864 Bernard Pious Bell Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 Dennis Bell Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 HB Harry Bell Captain · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JB James Bennett Bell Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JB James Bell Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 James Franklin Bell Colonel · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 David G. Bellavia Staff Sergeant · Army Iraq · 2004 LB Leslie Allen Bellrichard Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ Roy Perez Benavidez Master Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 SB Stanley Bender Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 George Greenville Benedict Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 GB George Benjamin Jr. Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

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