38 Recipients of Two Medals of Honor - Congressional Medal of Honor …
WEBThere have been 19 service members to receive two Medals of Honor. Five of them received the Medal of Honor for the same action – they were Marines serving with Army units and received both the Army and Navy designs of the Medal. The other 14 received two Medals for separate actions of valor.
Has Anyone Earned Two Medals of Honor? - HISTORY
WEBOct 26, 2015 · Nine more men received two Medals of Honor in the 19th century, including Robert Augustus Sweeney, an African American sailor who heroically saved shipmates from drowning in both 1881 and...
Category:Double Recipients of the Medal of Honor - Wikipedia
WEBDouble Recipients of the Medal of Honor. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Double recipients of the Medal of Honor. Also available is a complete list of Medal of Honor recipients that provides more detail.
19 Badass Americans Who Were Awarded Multiple Medals of Honor
WEBNov 25, 2019 · There are two William Wilsons that earned the Medal of Honor at least once. William Othello Wilson served with the famed Buffalo Soldiers during the Sioux Campaign in 1890. William Wilson of Philadelphia earned the Medal of Honor twice for two separate actions during the Indian Wars.
List of Medal of Honor recipients - Wikipedia
WEBThe President of the United States, in the name of the United States Congress, has awarded more than 3,520 Medals of Honor, including 19 second awards to the nation's soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen …
Courage at Keating: 2 Medals of Honor, 1 DSC, 8 Silver Stars for ...
WEB📷 The battle at Combat Outpost Keating, which took place 10 years ago today, remains one of the deadliest attacks on U.S. forces since the beginning of the war in Afghanistan — and it is the...
John H. Pruitt - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Henry Pruitt (October 4, 1896 – October 4, 1918) was a United States Marine during World War I and is one of only 19 people who have received two Medals of Honor.
They ‘weren’t going to get beat that day’ — the Medal of Honor ...
WEBOct 5, 2019 · Two Medals of Honor and nearly a dozen other combat valor awards made B Troop one of the war’s most decorated units.
Medal of Honor Recipients of World War II
WEBIn World War II, many men went above and beyond the call of duty. There are 473 Medal of Honor recipients from the war. Their citations are full of heroics and sacrifice. Many of the Medals were awarded posthumously, in recognition of a life cut short.
First soldier ever awarded two Medals of Honor subject of new …
WEBJun 23, 2022 · Thomas Custer was the first soldier in U.S. history to be given two Medals of Honor for two distinct and separate acts of valor. During the Civil War, Custer was just 16 and lied about his age...