Recipients A–Z

Last names starting with “H”

293 Medal of Honor recipients.

293 recipients

Name	Rank	Branch	Conflict	Action
John Hack	Private	Army	Civil War	May 3, 1863
Lester Goodel Hack	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
John Haddoo	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Cornelius Minor Hadley	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 20, 1863
Osgood Towns Hadley	Corporal	Army	Civil War	September 30, 1864
Edmund Haffee	Quarter Gunner	Navy	Civil War	January 13 - 15, 1865
Charles Chris Hagemeister	Specialist Fourth Class	Army	Vietnam War	March 20, 1967
Loren Douglas Hagen✦	First Lieutenant	Army	Vietnam War	August 7, 1971
Asel Hagerty	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
John H. Haight	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	August 29, 1861
Sidney Haight	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 30, 1864
Barney Fushimi Hajiro	Private	Army	World War II	October 29, 1944
James Haley	Captain of the Forecastle	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
William Halford	Coxswain	Navy	Interim 1865–1870	October 1870
Francis Bloodgood Hall	Chaplain	Army	Civil War	May 3, 1863
George John Hall	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	May 23, 1944
Henry Seymour Hall	Second Lieutenant & Captain	Army	Civil War	November 7, 1863
John Hall	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 22 - October 19, 1868
Lewis R. Hall✦	Technician Fifth Grade	Army	World War II	January 10, 1943
Newton H. Hall	Corporal	Army	Civil War	November 30, 1864
Thomas Lee Hall✦	Sergeant	Army	World War I	October 8, 1918
William Edward Hall	Lieutenant, j.g.	Navy	World War II	May 7 - 8, 1942
William Preble Hall	First Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 20, 1879
Luovi Halling	Boatswain's Mate First Class	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	September 15, 1904
Sherwood Henry Hallman✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	September 13, 1944
Nathan Mullock Hallock	Private	Army	Civil War	June 15, 1863
William W. Halstead	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
William David Halyburton Jr.✦	Pharmacist's Mate Second Class	Navy	World War II	May 10, 1945
Mark G. Ham	Carpenter's Mate	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
William Francis Hamberger	Chief Carpenter's Mate	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Frank Hamilton	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 25, 1869
Hugh Hamilton	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
Mathew H. Hamilton	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 29, 1890
Pierpont Morgan Hamilton	Major	Air Force	World War II	November 8, 1942
Richard Hamilton	Coal Heaver	Navy	Civil War	October 27, 1864
Thomas W. Hamilton	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	May 27, 1863
Charles Hazeltine Hammann	Ensign	Navy	World War I	August 21, 1918
Henry A. Hammel	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 28 - 29, 1863
Owen Francis patrick Hammerberg✦	Boatswain's Mate Second Class	Navy	World War II	February 17, 1945
Francis Colton Hammond✦	Hospitalman	Navy	Korean War	March 26, 1953
Lester Hammond Jr.✦	Corporal	Army	Korean War	August 14, 1952
Allexander Hand	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	July 9, 1862
John Handran	Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	January 9, 1876
Melvin O. Handrich✦	Master Sergeant	Army	Korean War	August 25, 1950
Milton Lorenzi Haney	Regimental Chaplain	Army	Civil War	July 22, 1864
Burke Hanford	Machinist First Class	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Edward R. Hanford	Private	Army	Civil War	October 9, 1864
Joseph Hanks	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Richard P. Hanley	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
Marcus A. Hanna	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 4, 1863
Milton Hanna	Corporal	Army	Civil War	February 15, 1863
Herman Henry Hanneken	Sergeant	Marine Corps	Haiti 1919–1920	October 31 - November 1, 1919
Moses C. Hanscom	Corporal	Army	Civil War	October 14, 1863
Dale Merlin Hansen✦	Private	Marine Corps	World War II	May 7, 1945
Hans Anton Hansen	Seaman	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Jack G. Hanson✦	Private First Class	Army	Korean War	June 7, 1951
Robert Murray Hanson✦	First Lieutenant	Marine Corps	World War II	November 1, 1943
Douglas Hapeman	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Civil War	July 20, 1864
John H. Harbourne	Private	Army	Civil War	June 17, 1864
Thomas Harcourt	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Civil War	January 15, 1865
Benjamin Franklin Hardaway	First Lieutenant	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
Henry M. Hardenbergh✦	Private	Army	Civil War	August 16, 1864
Mosher A. Harding	Blacksmith	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 20, 1869
Thomas Harding	Captain of the Forecastle	Navy	Civil War	June 9, 1864
Abram Pye Haring	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	February 1, 1864
Bernard Harley	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Civil War	October 27, 1864
Amzi Davis Harmon	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Roy W. Harmon✦	Sergeant	Army	World War II	July 12, 1944
Joseph Gabriel Harner	Boatswain's Mate Second Class	Navy	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
Harry R. Harr✦	Corporal	Army	World War II	June 5, 1945
William George Harrell	Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War II	March 3, 1945
Daniel C. Harrington	Landsman	Navy	Civil War	March 11, 1862
David Harrington	First Class Fireman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	August 21, 1884
Ephraim W. Harrington	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 3, 1863
John Harrington	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 12, 1874
Charles D. Harris	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 23, 1869
David W. Harris	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
George W. Harris	Private	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
James H. Harris	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
James Lindell Harris✦	Second Lieutenant	Army	World War II	October 7, 1944
John Harris	Captain of the Forecastle	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
Moses Harris	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	August 28, 1864
Sampson Harris	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
William H. Harris	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
William Simon Harris✦	Private	Army	Philippine Insurrection	May 13, 1899
Bolden Reush Harrison	Seaman	Navy	Philippines 1911	September 24, 1911
George H. Harrison	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
William Kelly Harrison	Commander	Navy	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
John William Hart	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
William E. Hart	Private	Army	Civil War	August 1864
William Hart	Machinist First Class	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
Lee Ross Hartell✦	First Lieutenant	Army	Korean War	August 27, 1951
Charles Conway Hartigan	Lieutenant	Navy	Veracruz 1914	April 22, 1914
John Frederic Hartranft	Colonel	Army	Civil War	July 21, 1861
Robert Willard Hartsock✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	February 23, 1969
Joshua B. Hartzog	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 29, 1890
Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr.✦	Specialist Fourth Class	Army	Vietnam War	June 21, 1967
Harry Harvey	Sergeant	Marine Corps	Philippine Insurrection	February 16, 1900
Harry Harvey	Corporal	Army	Civil War	March 2, 1865
Raymond Harvey	Captain	Army	Korean War	March 9, 1951
Mikio Hasemoto✦	Private	Army	World War II	November 29, 1943
Frank W. Haskell	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	June 1, 1862
Marcus M. Haskell	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 17, 1862
Joe R. Hastings✦	Private First Class	Army	World War II	April 12, 1945
Smith H. Hastings	Captain	Army	Civil War	July 24, 1863
John Porter Hatch	Brigadier General	Army	Civil War	September 14, 1862
Edward W. Hathaway	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	June 28, 1862
M. Waldo Hatler	Sergeant	Army	World War I	November 8, 1918
Louis James Hauge Jr.✦	Corporal	Marine Corps	World War II	May 14, 1945
Paul Haupt	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	July 3, 1869
John H. Havron	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
John Druse "bud" Hawk	Sergeant	Army	World War II	August 20, 1944
Charles Hawkins	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	December 23, 1864
Gardner C. Hawkins	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Martin Jones Hawkins	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 1862
Thomas R. Hawkins	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
William Deane Hawkins✦	First Lieutenant	Marine Corps	World War II	November 20 - 21, 1943
Lloyd C. Hawks	Private First Class	Army	World War II	January 30, 1944
Harris Smith Hawthorne	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Harry Leroy Hawthorne	Second Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 29, 1890
Fred Stewart Hay	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
Joe Hayashi✦	Private	Army	World War II	April 22, 1945
Shizuya Hayashi	Private	Army	World War II	November 29, 1943
Cyrus Hayden	Carpenter	Navy	Korea 1871	June 11, 1871
David Ephraim Hayden	Hospital Apprentice First Class	Navy	World War I	September 15, 1918
John Hayden	Apprentice	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	July 15, 1879
Joseph B. Hayden	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	January 13 - 15, 1865
John Hayes	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
Thomas Hayes	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
Webb Cook Hayes	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Philippine Insurrection	December 4, 1899
Asbury F. Haynes	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
George Price Hays	First Lieutenant	Army	World War I	July 14 - 15, 1918
John Henry Hays	Private	Army	Civil War	April 16, 1865
George Washington Healey	Private	Army	Civil War	July 29, 1864
John William Heard	First Lieutenant	Army	Spanish-American War	July 23, 1898
Richard Heartery	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 30, 1881
Joseph S. Hedges	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	December 17, 1864
Clinton M. Hedrick✦	Technical Sergeant	Army	World War II	March 27 - 28, 1945
William Laing Heermance	Captain	Army	Civil War	April 30, 1863
Henry William Heisch	Private	Marine Corps	Boxer Rebellion	June 20, 1900
Clamor Heise	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 13 - October 31, 1868
Henry Heller	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 2, 1863
David H. Helms	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
John Henry Helms	Sergeant	Marine Corps	Interim 1899–1910	January 10, 1901
Joseph Henderson	Sergeant	Army	Philippine Insurrection	July 2, 1909
Henry Hendrickson	Seaman	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
James Richard Hendrix	Private	Army	World War II	December 26, 1944
George Francis Henrechon	Machinist's Mate Second Class	Navy	Philippines 1911	September 24, 1911
Frederick F. Henry✦	First Lieutenant	Army	Korean War	September 1, 1950
Guy Vernor Henry	Colonel	Army	Civil War	June 1, 1864
James Henry	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Robert T. Henry✦	Private	Army	World War II	December 3, 1944
William Wirt Henry	Colonel	Army	Civil War	October 19, 1864
Frank Aloysious Herda	Private First Class	Army	Vietnam War	June 29, 1968
Pitt B. Herington	Private	Army	Civil War	June 15, 1864
James Davidson Heriot✦	Corporal	Army	World War I	October 12, 1918
Rodolfo Perez Hernandez	Corporal	Army	Korean War	May 31, 1951
Silvestre Santana Herrera	Private First Class	Army	World War II	March 15, 1945
Rufus Geddie Herring	Lieutenant, j.g.	Navy	World War II	February 17, 1945
Francis Jay Herron	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Civil War	March 7, 1862
Leander Taylor Herron	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 2, 1868
Francis Snow Hesseltine	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Civil War	December 30, 1863
Charles Pettit Heath Heyl	Second Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	April 28, 1876
Robert John Hibbs✦	Second Lieutenant	Army	Vietnam War	March 5, 1966
Joseph C. Hibson	Private	Army	Civil War	July 18, 1863
Dennis William Hickey	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	June 29, 1864
John S. Hickman	Second Class Fireman	Navy	Civil War	March 14, 1863
Nathan E. Hickok	Corporal	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Charles Higby	Private	Army	Civil War	March 29 - April 9, 1865
Thomas J. Higgins	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Thomas P. Higgins	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 13, 1868
Frank Charles High	Private	Army	Philippine Insurrection	May 16, 1899
Patrick Highland	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Edward Hill	Captain	Army	Civil War	June 1, 1864
Edwin Joseph Hill✦	Chief Boatswain	Navy	World War II	December 7, 1941
Frank Ebenezer Hill	Ship's Cook First Class	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	July 21, 1905
Frank E. Hill	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 8, 1872
Frank Hill	Private	Marine Corps	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
George Hill	Chief Quarter Gunner	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	April 12, 1872
Henry Hill	Corporal	Army	Civil War	May 6, 1864
James Hill	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	May 16, 1863
James Madison Hill	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	March 25, 1873
James Samuel Hill✦	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 30, 1864
Ralyn M. Hill	Corporal	Army	World War I	October 7, 1918
Walter Newell Hill	Captain	Marine Corps	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
William Lowell Hill	Captain of the Top	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	June 22, 1881
Benjamin F. Hilliker	Musician	Army	Civil War	June 4, 1863
Marvin C. Hillock	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 29, 1890
William Giles Hills	Private	Army	Civil War	September 26, 1864
Alfred B. Hilton✦	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Richmond Hobson Hilton	Sergeant	Army	World War I	October 11, 1918
Michael Himmelsback	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	May 17, 1870
William B. Hincks	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
Lehmann Hinemann	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	1872
William Hinnegan	Second Class Fireman	Navy	Civil War	December 23, 1864
Thomas Hoban	Coxswain	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
George Hobday	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 29, 1890
Richmond Pearson Hobson	Lieutenant	Navy	Spanish-American War	June 3, 1898
Addison J. Hodges	Private	Army	Civil War	May 3, 1863
Charles F. Hoffman	Gunnery Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War I	June 6, 1918
Charles F. Hoffman	Gunnery Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War I	June 6, 1918
Henry Hoffman	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Thomas W. Hoffman	Captain	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Franklin Hogan	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 30, 1864
Henry Hogan	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Henry Hogan	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 30, 1877
William P. Hogarty	Private	Army	Civil War	December 13, 1862
Daniel Irving Holcomb	Private	Army	Civil War	December 16, 1864
John Noble Holcomb✦	Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	December 3, 1968
Henry Holden	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
Nelson Miles Holderman	Captain	Army	World War I	October 2 - 8, 1918
James Holehouse	Private	Army	Civil War	May 3, 1863
David Holland	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Lemuel F. Holland	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
Milton Murray Holland	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
George Hollat	Third Class Boy	Navy	Civil War	April 24, 1862
Lovilo N. Holmes	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	February 15, 1863
William T. Holmes	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
George Holt	Quarter Gunner	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	July 3, 1871
Charles Maynard Holton	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 14, 1863
Edward A. Holton	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 16, 1862
August Holtz	Chief Watertender	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	September 8, 1910
William Edward Holyoke	Boatswain's Mate First Class	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Conrad Homan	Color Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 30, 1864
George Hooker✦	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	January 22, 1873
George White Hooker	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	September 14, 1862
Joe Ronnie Hooper	Staff Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	February 21, 1968
William B. Hooper	Corporal	Army	Civil War	March 31, 1865
Samuel Hoover	Bugler	Army	Indian Campaigns	May 6, 1873
Charles F. Hopkins	Corporal	Army	Civil War	June 27, 1862
Thomas Horan	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
Elisha Simpson Hornaday	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	April 23, 1875
Samuel Belton Horne	Captain	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Freeman Victor Horner	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	November 16, 1944
William H. Horsfall	Drummer	Army	Civil War	May 21, 1862
James Horton	Captain of the Top	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	February 13, 1879
James Horton	Gunner's Mate	Navy	Civil War	September 21, 1864
Lewis Augustine Horton	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	December 30, 1862
William M. charlie Horton	Private	Marine Corps	Boxer Rebellion	July 21 - August 17, 1900
Charles Ernest Hosking Jr.✦	Master Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	March 21, 1967
Solomon J. Hottenstine	Private	Army	Civil War	August 19, 1864
Ira Hough	Private	Army	Civil War	October 19, 1864
Charles H. Houghton	Captain	Army	Civil War	March 25, 1865
Edward J. Houghton	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Civil War	October 27, 1864
George L. Houghton	Private	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
William M. Houlton	Commissary Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Henderson Calvin Howard	Corporal	Army	Civil War	June 30, 1862
Hiram Reese Howard	Private	Army	Civil War	November 25, 1863
James Howell Howard	Lieutenant Colonel	Air Force	World War II	January 11, 1944
James Howard	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Jimmie Earl Howard	Staff Sergeant	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	June 16, 1966
Martin Howard	Landsman	Navy	Civil War	October 31, 1864
Oliver Otis Howard	Brigadier General	Army	Civil War	June 1, 1862
Peter Howard	Boatswain's Mate	Navy	Civil War	March 14, 1863
Robert Lewis Howard	First Lieutenant	Army	Vietnam War	December 30, 1968
Squire Edward Howard	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	January 14, 1863
James Donnie Howe✦	Lance Corporal	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	May 6, 1970
Orion P. Howe	Musician	Army	Civil War	May 19, 1863
William H. Howe	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	March 25, 1865
Robert Lee Howze	Second Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	January 1, 1891
Thomas H. Hubbard	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	May 17, 1870
William Stone Hubbell	Captain	Army	Civil War	September 30, 1864
William Russell Huber	Machinist's Mate	Navy	Interim 1920–1940	June 11, 1928
Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr.	Lieutenant, j.g.	Navy	Korean War	December 4, 1950
Aaron R. Hudson	Private	Army	Civil War	April 1865
Michael Hudson	Sergeant	Marine Corps	Civil War	August 5, 1864
James W. Huff	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	1872
Paul Bert Huff	Corporal	Army	World War II	February 8, 1944
Eli Lundy Huggins	Captain	Army	Indian Campaigns	April 1, 1880
John Arthur Hughes	Captain	Marine Corps	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
Lloyd Herbert "Pete" Hughes✦	Second Lieutenant	Air Force	World War II	August 1, 1943
Oliver Hughes	Corporal	Army	Civil War	February 20, 1865
John P. Hughey	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Henry Shippen Huidekoper	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Civil War	July 1, 1863
Henry Lewis Hulbert	Private	Marine Corps	Samoa 1899	April 1, 1899
James Lott Hull	Fireman First Class	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 21, 1898
Charles Frederic Humphrey	First Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	July 11, 1877
Fred O. Hunt	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	January 8, 1877
Louis T. Hunt	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Martin Hunt	Private	Marine Corps	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - July 16, 1900
Charles Adams Hunter	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
John C. Hunterson	Private	Army	Civil War	June 5, 1862
John A. Huntsman	Sergeant	Army	Philippine Insurrection	November 9, 1899
Henry McLaren Pinckney Huse	Captain	Navy	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
Michael Huskey	Fireman	Navy	Civil War	March 1863
Carlton Barmore Hutchins✦	Lieutenant	Navy	Interim 1920–1940	February 2, 1938
Johnnie David Hutchins✦	Seaman First Class	Navy	World War II	September 4, 1943
Rufus D. Hutchinson	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
Theodore Hyatt	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Henry J. Hyde	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	1872
Thomas Worcester Hyde	Major	Army	Civil War	September 17, 1862
John Hyland	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	May 5, 1864
Samuel Hymer	Captain	Army	Civil War	October 13, 1864