Recipients A–Z

Last names starting with “K”

151 Medal of Honor recipients.

151 recipients

Name	Rank	Branch	Conflict	Action
Anthony T. Kaho'Ohanohano✦	Private First Class	Army	Korean War	September 1, 1951
John Kaiser	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	June 27, 1862
Luther Kaltenbach	Corporal	Army	Civil War	December 16, 1864
Victor Leonard Kandle✦	First Lieutenant	Army	World War II	October 9, 1944
John Kane	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
John Riley Kane	Colonel	Air Force	World War II	August 1, 1943
Thomas Kane	Captain of the Hold	Navy	Civil War	January 15, 1865
Billie Gene Kanell✦	Private	Army	Korean War	September 7, 1951
Edward N. Kaneshiro✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	December 1, 1966
Emil J. Kapaun✦	Captain	Army	Korean War	November 1, 1950
Peter Kappesser	Private	Army	Civil War	November 24, 1863
James Ernest Karnes	Sergeant	Army	World War I	October 8, 1918
Stephen Edward Karopczyc✦	First Lieutenant	Army	Vietnam War	March 12, 1967
Leopold Karpeles	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 6, 1864
Thomas Wilbur Kates	Private	Marine Corps	Boxer Rebellion	June 21, 1900
Phillip Carl Katz	Sergeant	Army	World War I	September 26, 1918
Benjamin Kaufman	First Sergeant	Army	World War I	October 4, 1918
Loren R. Kaufman✦	Sergeant First Class	Army	Korean War	September 4, 1950
August Kauss	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 1, 1865
Terry Teruo Kawamura✦	Corporal	Army	Vietnam War	March 20, 1969
John Kay	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1868
Kenneth Michael Kays	Private First Class	Army	Vietnam War	May 7, 1970
Neel Earnest Kearby	Colonel	Air Force	World War II	October 11, 1943
Michael Kearney	Private	Marine Corps	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
George D. Keathley✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	September 14, 1944
Daniel Keating	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 5, 1870
John James Kedenburg✦	Specialist Fifth Class	Army	Vietnam War	June 13, 1968
Woodrow Wilson Keeble✦	Master Sergeant	Army	Korean War	October 20, 1951
Philip Bogan Keefer	Coppersmith	Navy	Spanish-American War	July 20, 1898
Joseph Keele	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	May 23, 1864
Joseph S. Keen	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	October 1, 1864
Bartholomew T. Keenan	Trumpeter	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 20, 1869
John Keenan	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 13, 1868
Joseph Keene	Private	Army	Civil War	December 13, 1862
Gus Kefurt✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	December 24, 1944
Miguel Keith✦	Lance Corporal	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	May 8, 1970
Leonard Bert Keller	Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	May 2, 1967
William G. Keller	Private	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
Andrew John Kelley	Private	Army	Civil War	November 20, 1863
Charles Kelley	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 20, 1869
George V. Kelley	Captain	Army	Civil War	November 30, 1864
John Kelley	Second Class Fireman	Navy	Civil War	July 9, 1862
Jonah Edward high Kelley✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	January 30 - 31, 1945
Leverett Mansfield Kelley	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 25, 1863
Ova Art Kelley✦	Private	Army	World War II	December 8, 1944
Thomas Gunning Kelley	Lieutenant	Navy	Vietnam War	June 15, 1969
Allan Jay Kellogg Jr.	Staff Sergeant	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	March 11, 1970
Alexander Kelly	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Charles "Commando" E. Kelly	Corporal	Army	World War II	September 13, 1943
Daniel Armer Kelly	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	March 26, 1865
Francis Kelly	Watertender	Navy	Spanish-American War	June 3, 1898
John D. Kelly✦	Corporal	Army	World War II	June 25, 1944
John Doran Kelly✦	Private First Class	Marine Corps	Korean War	May 28, 1952
John Joseph Kelly	Private	Marine Corps	World War I	October 3, 1918
John J. h Kelly	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
John Joseph Kelly	Private	Marine Corps	World War I	October 3, 1918
Thomas Joseph Kelly	Corporal	Army	World War II	April 5, 1945
Thomas Kelly	Private	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
Thomas Kelly	Private	Army	Civil War	August 16, 1864
Thomas Kelly	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
Kelsay	Scout	Army	Indian Campaigns	1872
Jack William Kelso✦	Private First Class	Marine Corps	Korean War	October 2, 1952
Joseph Bell Kemp	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 6, 1864
William Wesley Kendall	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 17, 1863
Thomas Kendrick	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
Barnett Kenna	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
John Kennedy	Private	Army	Civil War	June 11, 1864
John Thomas Kennedy	Second Lieutenant	Army	Philippine Insurrection	July 4, 1909
Philip Kennedy	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Robert Sidney Kennemore	Staff Sergeant	Marine Corps	Korean War	November 27, 1950
Charles W. Kenyon	Fireman	Navy	Civil War	May 15, 1862
John Snyders Kenyon	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 15, 1862
Samuel P. Kenyon	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
John Keough	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
James Kephart	Private	Army	Civil War	May 19, 1863
Reinhardt John Keppler✦	Boatswain's Mate First Class	Navy	World War II	November 12 - 13, 1942
John Brown Kerr	Captain	Army	Indian Campaigns	January 1, 1891
Thomas R. Kerr	Captain	Army	Civil War	August 7, 1864
Joseph Robert Kerrey	Lieutenant	Navy	Vietnam War	March 14, 1969
Thomas Kerrigan	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	July 12, 1870
Thomas Joseph Kersey	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	July 26, 1876
Dexter James Kerstetter	Private First Class	Army	World War II	April 13, 1945
Patrick L. Kessler✦	Private First Class	Army	World War II	May 23, 1944
Charles S. Kettles	Major	Army	Vietnam War	May 15, 1967
Isaac Campbell Kidd✦	Rear Admiral	Navy	World War II	December 7, 1941
John Kiggins	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 24, 1863
Charles Evans Kilbourne Jr.	First Lieutenant	Army	Philippine Insurrection	February 5, 1899
Joseph Killackey	Landsman	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
John Kilmartin	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	May 5, 1871
John Edward Kilmer✦	Hospital Corpsman	Navy	Korean War	August 13, 1952
Joseph Kimball	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Truman Kimbro✦	Technician Fourth Grade	Army	World War II	December 19, 1944
John M. Kindig	Corporal	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Harold G. Kiner✦	Private	Army	World War II	October 2, 1944
Horatio Collins King	Major & Quartermaster	Army	Civil War	March 31, 1865
Hugh King	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	September 7, 1871
John King	Watertender	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	May 29, 1901
John King	Watertender	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	September 13, 1909
Robert Henry King	Landsman	Navy	Civil War	October 27, 1864
Rufus King Jr.	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	June 30, 1862
David Richard Kingsley✦	Second Lieutenant	Air Force	World War II	June 23, 1944
Samuel W. Kinnaird	Landsman	Navy	Civil War	August 5, 1864
John Baxter Kinne	Private	Army	Philippine Insurrection	May 16, 1899
Elbert Luther Kinser✦	Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War II	May 4, 1945
John Kinsey	Corporal	Army	Civil War	May 18, 1864
Thomas James Kinsman	Specialist Fourth Class	Army	Vietnam War	February 6, 1968
Dennis Thomas Kirby	Major	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
John Kirk	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	July 12, 1870
Jonathan C. Kirk	Captain	Army	Civil War	May 23, 1864
John A. Kirkwood	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1876
Gerry Herman Kisters	Second Lieutenant	Army	World War II	July 31, 1943
George Krause Kitchen	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
Robert Klein	Chief Carpenter's Mate	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	January 25, 1904
Harry Kline	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Charles H. Kloth	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Albert Knaak	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 13, 1868
Alton W. Knappenberger	Private First Class	Army	World War II	February 1, 1944
Charles H. Knight	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 30, 1864
Jack Llewellyn Knight✦	First Lieutenant	Army	World War II	February 2, 1945
Joseph F. Knight	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	January 1, 1891
Noah Odell Knight✦	Private First Class	Army	Korean War	November 23, 1951
Raymond Larry Knight✦	First Lieutenant	Air Force	World War II	April 24 - 25, 1945
William J. Knight	Private	Army	Civil War	April 1862
Abiather J. Knowles	Private	Army	Civil War	July 21, 1861
Edward M. Knox	Second Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
John W. Knox	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
Yeiki Kobashigawa	Technical Sergeant	Army	World War II	June 2, 1944
Matej Kocak✦	Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War I	July 18, 1918
Matej Kocak✦	Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War I	July 18, 1918
William Koelpin	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 9, 1874
John Kelvin Koelsch✦	Lieutenant, j.g.	Navy	Korean War	July 3, 1951
Jacob Koogle	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	April 1, 1865
Kosoha	Scout	Army	Indian Campaigns	1872
Ernest Richard Kouma	Master Sergeant	Army	Korean War	August 31, 1950
John S. Kountz	Musician	Army	Civil War	November 25, 1863
Franz Kramer	Seaman	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
Theodore L. Kramer	Private	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Richard Edward Kraus✦	Private First Class	Marine Corps	World War II	October 5, 1944
Ernest Krause	Coxswain	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
Leonard M. Kravitz✦	Private First Class	Army	Korean War	March 6, 1951
Wendelin Kreher✦	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
George Kretsinger	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Anton L. Krotiak✦	Private First Class	Army	World War II	May 8, 1945
Edward Charles Krzyzowski✦	Captain	Army	Korean War	August 31, 1951
Hermann Wilhelm Kuchneister	Private	Marine Corps	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
Andrew Kuder	Second Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	March 2, 1865
Jeremiah Kuder	Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	September 1, 1864
Robert Toshi Kuroda✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	October 20, 1944
Darwin K. Kyle✦	Second Lieutenant	Army	Korean War	February 16, 1951
John Kyle	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	July 8, 1869
Patrick J. Kyle	Landsman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	March 13, 1879