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Medal of Honor Recipients from Washington

40 Medals of Honor are credited to Washington, and 30 recipients were born there; 49 are buried in the state.

40credited
30born here
49buried here
5living
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By conflict

World War II20
Vietnam War9
U.S. Civil War6
Indian Campaigns5
War on Terrorism (Afghanistan)4
Korean War3
World War I2
Interim 1899 - 19102
Philippine Insurrection2
China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion)1

Hometowns (credited)

Seattle13
Olympia3
Tacoma2
Spokane2
Vancouver Barracks1
Puget Sound1
Pullman1
Bremerton1

Cemeteries in Washington

Living recipients from Washington

Patrick Henry Brady Major · Army Vietnam War · 1968 Ty Michael Carter Specialist · Army Afghanistan · 2009 James Phillip Fleming Captain · Air Force Vietnam War · 1968 William D. Swenson Captain · Army Afghanistan · 2009 Kyle J. White Specialist · Army Afghanistan · 2007

Recipients born in or credited to Washington

A–Z
LA Lewis Albanese Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦ Edward C. Allworth Captain · Army World War I · 1918 Richard Beatty Anderson Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1944 ✦ Arnold L. Bjorklund First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1943 Gregory "Pappy" Boyington Major · Marine Corps World War II · 1943 Patrick Henry Brady Major · Army Vietnam War · 1968 Deming Bronson First Lieutenant · Army World War I · 1918 Robert Eugene Bush Hospital Apprentice First Class · Navy World War II · 1945 Ty Michael Carter Specialist · Army Afghanistan · 2009 JC John E. Clancy Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 Bruce P. Crandall Major · Army Vietnam War · 1965 RD Raymond Erwin Davis Quartermaster Third Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1905 HF Harry Delmar Fadden Coxswain · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1903 James Phillip Fleming Captain · Air Force Vietnam War · 1968 Robert Edward Galer Major · Marine Corps World War II · 1942 BG Bruce Alan Grandstaff Platoon Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦ WH William Simon Harris Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 ✦ JH John Druse "bud" Hawk Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 VK Victor Leonard Kandle First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Reinhardt John Keppler Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy World War II · 1942 ✦ DK Dexter James Kerstetter Private First Class · Army World War II · 1945 Thomas James Kinsman Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1968 RL Robert Ronald Leisy Second Lieutenant · Army Vietnam War · 1969 ✦ JL James Lenihan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873 Edward Eugene Lyon Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JM Joe Eugene Mann Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ BM Benjamin Franklin McAlwee Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864 BM Bernard McBride Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 Bruce McCandless Commander · Navy World War II · 1942 Lloyd G. McCarter Private · Army World War II · 1945 Walter Carleton Monegan Jr. Private First Class · Marine Corps Korean War · 1950 ✦ Douglas Albert Munro Signalman First Class · Coast Guard World War II · 1942 ✦ JM John Alphonsus Murphy Drummer · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 William Kenzo Nakamura Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ James K. Okubo Technician Fifth Grade · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ JP Jack James Pendleton Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ SP Samuel Porter Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 Frank Stanley Reasoner First Lieutenant · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1965 ✦ Albert Harold Rooks Captain · Navy World War II · 1942 ✦ Marvin Glen Shields Construction Mechanic Third Class · Navy Vietnam War · 1965 ✦ Ronald J. Shurer II Staff Sergeant · Army Afghanistan · 2008 Hazard Stevens Captain & Assistant Adjutant General · Army Civil War · 1863 William D. Swenson Captain · Army Afghanistan · 2009 James Elms Swett First Lieutenant · Marine Corps World War II · 1943 WT William Taylor Sergeant & Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 Bruce Avery van Voorhis Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War II · 1943 ✦ AV Archie van Winkle Staff Sergeant · Marine Corps Korean War · 1950 Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright IV General · Army World War II · 1942 LW Lewis Warrington First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 JW Joseph White Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 Kyle J. White Specialist · Army Afghanistan · 2007 BW Benjamin F. Wilson First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1951 John Moulder Wilson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 JW John Wilson Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1865 Roswell Winans First Sergeant · Marine Corps Dominican Republic 1916 · 1916