Recipients A–Z

Last names starting with “R”

166 Medal of Honor recipients.

166 recipients

Name	Rank	Branch	Conflict	Action
Laszlo Rabel✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	November 13, 1968
John Raerick	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 14, 1869
Peter F. Rafferty	Private	Army	Civil War	July 1, 1862
Theodore Ragnar	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 30, 1890
Lawson Paterson "Red" Ramage	Commander	Navy	World War II	July 31, 1944
George Henry Ramer✦	Second Lieutenant	Marine Corps	Korean War	September 12, 1951
Charles Franklin Rand	Private	Army	Civil War	July 18, 1861
William Rankin	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 29, 1872
John Rannahan	Corporal	Marine Corps	Civil War	January 15, 1865
George E. Ranney	Assistant Surgeon	Army	Civil War	May 14, 1864
Myron H. Ranney	Private	Army	Civil War	August 30, 1862
Alfred Ransbottom	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 30, 1864
Alfred V. Rascon	Special Fourth Class	Army	Vietnam War	March 16, 1966
Edward Ratcliff	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 29, 1864
Jacob F. Raub	Assistant Surgeon	Army	Civil War	February 5, 1865
Bernard James Ray✦	First Lieutenant	Army	World War II	November 17, 1944
Charles W. Ray	Sergeant	Army	Philippine Insurrection	October 19, 1899
David Robert Ray✦	Hospital Corpsman Second Class	Navy	Vietnam War	March 19, 1969
Ronald Eric Ray	First Lieutenant	Army	Vietnam War	June 19, 1966
William H. Raymond	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
Charles A. Read	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
Charles Read	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Civil War	March 6, 1865
George E. Read	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	June 19, 1864
Morton A. Read	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	April 8, 1865
Frank Stanley Reasoner✦	First Lieutenant	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	July 12, 1965
George F. Rebmann	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	April 9, 1865
William Henry harrison Reddick	Corporal	Army	Civil War	April 1862
Axel Hayford Reed	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 15, 1863
Charles Wellington Reed	Bugler	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
George W. Reed	Private	Army	Civil War	August 21, 1864
James C. Reed	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	April 29, 1868
William Reed	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Charles A. Reeder	Private	Army	Civil War	April 2, 1865
Robert Dale Reem✦	Second Lieutenant	Marine Corps	Korean War	November 6, 1950
James William Reese✦	Private	Army	World War II	August 5, 1943
John N. Reese Jr.✦	Private First Class	Army	World War II	February 9, 1945
Thomas James Reeves✦	Radio Electrician	Navy	World War II	December 7, 1941
Jeremiah Regan	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	May 15, 1862
Patrick J. Regan	Second Lieutenant	Army	World War I	October 8, 1918
Patrick Regan	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	July 30, 1873
George Croghan Reid	Major	Marine Corps	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
Patrick Reid	Chief Watertender	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	September 8, 1910
Robert Alexander Reid	Private	Army	Civil War	June 17, 1864
Daniel P. Reigle	Corporal	Army	Civil War	October 19, 1864
James Monroe Reisinger	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 1, 1863
Louis Renninger	Corporal	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Norman W. Ressler	Corporal	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
George Reynolds	Private	Army	Civil War	September 19, 1864
Julius Dexter Rhodes	Private	Army	Civil War	August 28 - 30, 1862
Sylvester D. Rhodes	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 22, 1864
Charles Rice	Coal Heaver	Navy	Civil War	December 23, 1864
Edmund Rice	Major	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
Carlos H. Rich	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 5, 1864
Louis Richards	Quartermaster	Navy	Civil War	April 24 - 25, 1862
Terry Patrick Richardson	Staff Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	September 14, 1968
William R. Richardson	Private	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
William E. Richey	Corporal	Army	Civil War	September 19, 1863
Samuel Richman	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 22, 1868
James Richmond✦	Private	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker	First Lieutenant	Air Force	World War I	September 25, 1918
Milton Ernest Ricketts✦	Lieutenant	Navy	World War II	May 8, 1942
John Henry Ricksecker	Private	Army	Civil War	November 30, 1864
Rudolph R. Riddell	Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	April 6, 1865
Thomas Riley	Private	Army	Civil War	April 4, 1865
John Phillip Rilley	Landsman	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
Edward Ringold	Coxswain	Navy	Civil War	October 22, 1862
Paul F. Riordan✦	Second Lieutenant	Army	World War II	February 3 - 8, 1944
John W. Ripley✦	Captain	Marine Corps	Vietnam War	April 2, 1972
William Young warren Ripley	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Civil War	July 1, 1862
Demensio Rivera✦	Private	Army	Korean War	May 22, 1951
Ruben Rivers✦	Staff Sergeant	Army	World War II	November 16 - 19, 1944
Hampton Mitchell Roach	Corporal	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 29, 1879
Charles Howard Roan✦	Private First Class	Marine Corps	World War II	September 18, 1944
James S. Roantree	Sergeant	Marine Corps	Civil War	August 5, 1864
Anund Charles Roark✦	Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	May 16, 1968
George Seanor Robb	First Lieutenant	Army	World War I	September 29 - 30, 1918
Augustus J. Robbins	Second Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Marcus M. Robbins	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	April 23, 1875
Charles Church Roberts	Machinist's Mate First Class	Navy	Interim 1899–1910	September 8, 1910
Charles Duval Roberts	Second Lieutenant	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
Gordon Ray Roberts	Specialist Fourth Class	Army	Vietnam War	July 11, 1969
Harold W. Roberts✦	Corporal	Army	World War I	October 4, 1918
James Roberts	Seaman	Navy	Civil War	December 23, 1864
Otis O. Roberts	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	November 7, 1863
Marcus William Robertson	Private	Army	Philippine Insurrection	May 16, 1899
Robert Stoddart Robertson	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	May 8, 1864
Samuel Robertson✦	Private	Army	Civil War	April 1862
George Frank Robie	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	September 1864
Alexander Robinson	Boatswain's Mate	Navy	Civil War	September 25, 1864
Charles Robinson	Boatswain's Mate	Navy	Civil War	December 23 - 27, 1862
Elbridge Robinson	Private	Army	Civil War	June 14, 1863
James E. Robinson Jr.✦	First Lieutenant	Army	World War II	April 6, 1945
James H. Robinson	Private	Army	Civil War	January 27, 1865
James William Robinson Jr.✦	Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	April 11, 1966
John Cleveland Robinson	Brigadier General	Army	Civil War	May 8, 1864
John H. Robinson	Private	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
John Robinson	Captain of the Hold	Navy	Interim 1865–1870	January 19, 1867
Joseph Robinson	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 17, 1876
Robert Guy Robinson	Gunnery Sergeant	Marine Corps	World War I	October 14, 1918
Thomas Robinson	Captain of the Afterguard	Navy	Interim 1865–1870	July 15, 1866
Thomas Robinson	Private	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Louis Richard Rocco	Warrant Officer	Army	Vietnam War	May 24, 1970
David Roche	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Frederick Rock	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
Charles Mortimer Rockefeller	Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	April 9, 1865
Jose Rodela	Sergeant First Class	Army	Vietnam War	September 1, 1969
Theophilus Francis Rodenbough	Captain	Army	Civil War	June 11, 1864
Henry Rodenburg	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Cleto L. Rodriguez	Technical Sergeant	Army	World War II	February 9, 1945
Joseph Charles Rodriguez	Sergeant	Army	Korean War	May 21, 1951
Robert E. Roeder✦	Captain	Army	World War II	September 27 - 28, 1944
Patrick Rogan	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	August 9, 1877
Charles Calvin Rogers	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Vietnam War	November 1, 1968
Samuel F. Rogers	Quartermaster	Navy	Korea 1871	June 11, 1871
Ferdinand Frederick Rohm	Chief Bugler	Army	Civil War	August 25, 1864
Clinton Lavor Romesha	Staff Sergeant	Army	Afghanistan	October 3, 2009
Henry Romeyn	First Lieutenant	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 30, 1877
Oliver P. Rood	Private	Army	Civil War	July 3, 1863
Albert Harold Rooks✦	Captain	Navy	World War II	February 4 - 27, 1942
Edward Rooney	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
George Washington Roosevelt	First Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
Theodore Roosevelt✦	Lieutenant Colonel	Army	Spanish-American War	July 1, 1898
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.✦	Brigadier General	Army	World War II	June 6, 1944
Gary Michael Rose	Sergeant	Army	Vietnam War	September 11 - 14, 1970
George Harry Rose	Seaman	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Donald Kirby Ross	Warrant Machinist	Navy	World War II	December 7, 1941
Frank Fulton Ross	Private	Army	Philippine Insurrection	May 16, 1899
Marion A. Ross✦	Sergeant Major	Army	Civil War	April 1862
Wilburn Kirby Ross	Private	Army	World War II	October 30, 1944
Valentine Rossbach	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Ronald Eugene Rosser	Corporal	Army	Korean War	January 12, 1952
Peter Paul Roth	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	September 12, 1874
Stephen Rought	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	May 6, 1864
Carlton Robert Rouh	First Lieutenant	Marine Corps	World War II	September 15, 1944
Lewis A. Rounds	Private	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Johannes Rouning	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	May 7, 1882
John Rountry	First Class Fireman	Navy	Civil War	September 21, 1864
James Levi Roush	Corporal	Army	Civil War	July 2, 1863
John F. Rowalt	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 14, 1869
Archibald Hamilton Rowand Jr.	Private	Army	Civil War	1864
Rowdy	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	March 7, 1890
Henry Walker Rowe	Private	Army	Civil War	June 17, 1864
Stanislaus Roy	Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	June 25, 1876
Tibor Rubin	Corporal	Army	Korean War	July 23, 1950
Euripides Rubio✦	Captain	Army	Vietnam War	November 8, 1966
George William Rud✦	Chief Machinist's Mate	Navy	Interim 1915–1916	August 29, 1916
Donald Eugene Rudolph	Second Lieutenant	Army	World War II	February 5, 1945
Donald Jack Ruhl✦	Private First Class	Marine Corps	World War II	February 19 - 21, 1945
Alejandro Renteria Ruiz	Private First Class	Army	World War II	April 28, 1945
Unknown Soldier of Rumania✦		Unknown Soldiers	World War I	—
Charles Wesley Rundle	Private	Army	Civil War	May 22, 1863
John Rush	First Class Fireman	Navy	Civil War	March 14, 1863
William Rees Rush	Captain	Navy	Veracruz 1914	April 21, 1914
Charles L. Russell	Corporal	Army	Civil War	May 12, 1864
Henry Peter Russell	Landsman	Navy	Spanish-American War	May 11, 1898
James Russell	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 20, 1869
John Russell	Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	September 21, 1880
Milton F. Russell	Captain	Army	Civil War	December 29, 1862
John T. Rutherford	First Lieutenant	Army	Civil War	May 27, 1864
James May Rutter	Sergeant	Army	Civil War	July 1, 1863
David Ryan	Private	Army	Indian Campaigns	October 21, 1876
Denis Ryan	First Sergeant	Army	Indian Campaigns	December 2, 1874
Francis Thomas Ryan	Coxswain	Navy	Boxer Rebellion	June 20 - 22, 1900
Peter J. Ryan	Private	Army	Civil War	September 19, 1864
Richard Ryan	Ordinary Seaman	Navy	Interim 1871–1899	March 4, 1876
Thomas John Ryan Jr.	Ensign	Navy	Interim 1920–1940	September 1, 1923