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Medal of Honor Recipients from Illinois

210 Medals of Honor are credited to Illinois, and 108 recipients were born there; 111 are buried in the state.

210credited
108born here
111buried here
3living
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By conflict

U.S. Civil War119
World War II28
Indian Campaigns25
Vietnam War20
World War I16
Korean War9
Philippine Insurrection8
Interim 1899 - 19105
Spanish-American War4
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)3

Hometowns (credited)

Chicago70
Springfield6
Bloomington4
Decatur4
Peoria4
Pekin3
Ottawa3
Brookfield3

Cemeteries in Illinois

Living recipients from Illinois

JD John J. Duffy Major · Army Vietnam War · 1972 Harold Arthur Fritz Captain · Army Vietnam War · 1969 Allen James Lynch Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1967

Recipients born in or credited to Illinois · page 1 of 3

A–Z
AA Abner Peeler Allen Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 Jake Allex Corporal · Army World War I · 1918 Johannes Seigfried Anderson First Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 James W. Archer First Lieutenant & Adjutant · Army Civil War · 1862 CA Charles Asten Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1864 JA John G. k Ayers Private · Army Civil War · 1863 WB William Badders Chief Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 Kenneth Dillon Bailey Major · Marine Corps World War II · 1942 ✦ Addison Earl Baker Lieutenant Colonel · Air Force World War II · 1943 ✦ JB John Franklin Baker Jr. Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1966 NB Neil Bancroft Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Matthew Arlington Batson First Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 SB Stanley Bender Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 GB George Francis Berg Private · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 VB Vito R. Bertoldo Master Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 MB Matthew Bickford Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Elmer Charles Bigelow Watertender First Class · Navy World War II · 1945 ✦ John Charles Black Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1862 WB William Perkins Black Captain · Army Civil War · 1862 Michael Reinert Blanchfield Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1969 ✦ Wells Howard Blodgett First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 John Gregory Bourke Private · Army Civil War · 1862 EB Emmer Bowen Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Daniel Dean Bruce Private First Class · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1969 ✦ Robert Charles Burke Private First Class · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1968 ✦ WB William Wallace Burritt Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JC John H. Callahan Private · Army Civil War · 1865 JC James Spencer Calvert Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Horace Capron Jr. Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 ✦ TC Thomas Carroll Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JC John Hugh Catherwood Ordinary Seaman · Navy Philippines 1911 · 1911 Clyde Lee Choate Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 James Robb Church Assistant Surgeon · Army Spanish-American War · 1898 SC Samuel Joseph Churchill Corporal · Army Civil War · 1864 CC Carlos W. Colby Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 FC Felix M. Conde-Falcon Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1969 ✦ JC John Henry Cook Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 HC Henry C. Courtney Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882 Robert Mitchell Cox Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 SC Samuel Henry Craig Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1886 JC John Creed Private · Army Civil War · 1864 John Philip Cromwell Captain · Navy World War II · 1943 ✦ WC William S. (Willie) Cronan Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 James Smith Cunningham Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JD James Thomas Daniels Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 John S. Darrough Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 MD Martin K. Davis Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 James Lewis Day Major General · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 William Frishe Dean Sr. Major General · Army Korean War · 1950 Emilio Albert de la Garza Jr. Lance Corporal · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1970 ✦ DD David Dickie Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 HD Henry Dow Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1863 JD John J. Duffy Major · Army Vietnam War · 1972 RD Russell Dunham Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 Robert Hugo Dunlap Captain · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 JD James Dunne Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Michael B. Ellis Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 John Peter Fardy Corporal · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦ John Mcgreath Farquhar Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1862 John H. Ferrell Pilot · Navy Civil War · 1864 JF John H. Fisher First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 Eugene Bennett Fluckey Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 James Edward Flynn Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Henry Fox Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862 William W. Fraser Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Harold Arthur Fritz Captain · Army Vietnam War · 1969 RG Richard J. Gage Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Harold Alva Garman Private · Army World War II · 1944 RG Robert E. Gerstung Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 NG Nicholas Geschwind Captain · Army Civil War · 1863 EG Eric Gunnar Gibson Technician Fifth Grade · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Harold Ernest Goettler First Lieutenant · Air Force World War I · 1918 ✦ Theodore W. b Goldin Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 Andrew E. Goldsbery Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Newton Thomas Gould Private · Army Civil War · 1863 RG Rade Grbitch Seaman · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 Sydney G. Gumpertz First Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 JH John Hall Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 Lester Hammond Jr. Corporal · Army Korean War · 1952 ✦ MH Milton Lorenzi Haney Regimental Chaplain · Army Civil War · 1864 Douglas Hapeman Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 HH Henry M. Hardenbergh Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ WH William Simon Harris Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 ✦ CH Carmel Bernon Harvey Jr. Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ JH John Henry Helms Sergeant · Marine Corps Interim 1899–1910 · 1901 JH James Henry Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 Thomas J. Higgins Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 PH Patrick Highland Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 RH Ralyn M. Hill Corporal · Army World War I · 1918 George Hobday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 LH Lemuel F. Holland Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 WH William T. Holmes Private · Army Civil War · 1865 WH William Edward Holyoke Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy Boxer Rebellion · 1900 William M. charlie Horton Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 GH George L. Houghton Private · Army Civil War · 1863 Orion P. Howe Musician · Army Civil War · 1863 Eli Lundy Huggins Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1880 JH John P. Hughey Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 JH James Lott Hull Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 TH Theodore Hyatt First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JH John Hyland Seaman · Navy Civil War · 1864 SH Samuel Hymer Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 Edouard Victor michel Izac Lieutenant · Navy World War I · 1918 Elisha Johns Corporal · Army Civil War · 1863 Andrew Johnson Private · Army Civil War · 1863 DJ David H. Johnston Private · Army Civil War · 1863 EJ Edward Johnston Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HJ Harold Irving Johnston Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 WJ William P. Johnston Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 SJ Simeon T. Josselyn First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863 KK Kenneth Michael Kays Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1970 Leonard Bert Keller Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1967 Leverett Mansfield Kelley Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JK John Joseph Kelly Private · Marine Corps World War I · 1918 JK John J. h Kelly Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JK John Joseph Kelly Private · Marine Corps World War I · 1918 PK Philip Kennedy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 John Edward Kilmer Hospital Corpsman · Navy Korean War · 1952 ✦ CK Charles H. Kloth Private · Army Civil War · 1863 JK Joseph F. Knight Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1891