"Frequently
Asked Questions: The Navy's Medal of Honor"
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Persons are listed below in chronological order, grouped
by particular time periods, events, wars and/or campaigns. Names
are followed by the recipient's rank or rate at the time of the
action for which the Medal of Honor was awarded, any appropriate
occupational specialty involved in the action, and the date of
the action.
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- American Civil War, 1861-1865:
- Swearer,
Benjamin, Seaman, USN -- 29 August 1861
- Davis, John,
Quarter Gunner, USN -- 10 February 1862
- McKnight,
William, Coxwain, USN -- 24 April 1862
- Gehegan, Thomas,
Boatswain's Mate, USN -- 24-25 April 1862 (Medal forfeited)
- Mackie, John
F., Corporal, USMC -- 15 May 1862
- Cotton,
Peter, Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 23-27 December 1862
- Jones, John,
Landsman, USN -- 30-31 December 1862
- Griswold, Luke M.,
Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 30 December 1862
- Stout, Richard,
Landsman, USN -- 30 January 1863
- Vantine,
Joseph E., First-Class Fireman, USN -- 14 March 1863
- Corcoran,
Thomas E., Landsman, USN -- May 1863
- Blake, Robert,
Contraband, USN -- 25 December 1863
- Farley,
William, Boatswain's Mate, USN -- 25 December 1863
- Miller,
James, Quartermaster, USN -- 25 December 1863
- Duncan, James
K.L., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 2 March 1864
- Molloy, Hugh,
Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 2 March 1864
- Pease, Joachim,
Seaman, USN -- 19 June 1864
- Brutsche,
Henry, Landsman, USN -- 31 October 1864
- Horgan, Michael
C., Landsman, USN -- 31 October 1864
- Anderson,
Aaron, Landsman, USN -- 17 March 1865
- American Civil War -- Battle of Mobile Bay, 5 August 1864:
- Blagheen,
William, Ship's Cook, USN -- USS Brooklyn
- Brown, William
H., Landsman, USN -- USS Brooklyn
- Davis, Samuel
W., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Brooklyn
- Mifflin,
James, Engineer's Cook, USN -- USS Brooklyn
- Brown, Wilson,
Landsman, USN -- USS Hartford
- Diggins,
Bartholomew, Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Hartford
- Lawson,
John, Landsman, USN -- USS Hartford
- Pelham,
William R., Landsman, USN -- USS Hartford
- Brazell,
John, Quartermaster, USN -- USS Richmond
- Brown, Robert,
Captain of the Top, USN -- USS Richmond
- Cronin,
Cornelius, Chief Quartermaster, USN -- USS Richmond
- Baker, Henry
(Charles), Quarter Gunner, USN -- USS Metacomet
- Newland,
William D., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Oneida
- Gardner,
William., Seaman, USN -- USS Galena
- American Civil War -- Assaults on Fort Fisher, North Carolina,
24-25 December 1864 and 13-15 January 1865:
- English,
Thomas, Signal Quartermaster, USN -- USS New
Ironsides, 24-25 December 1864 & 13-15 January 1865
- Haffee,
Edmund, Quarter Gunner, USN -- USS New
Ironsides, 24-25 December 1864 & 13-15 January 1865
- Binder,
Richard, Sergeant, USMC -- USS Ticonderoga,
24-25 December 1864 & 13-15 January 1865
- Stevens,
Daniel Dickinson, Quartermaster, USN -- USS Canonicus,
13 January 1865
- Barter,
Gurdon H., Landsman, USN -- USS Minnesota, 15
January 1865
- Connor,
Thomas, Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Minnesota,
15 January 1865
- Harcourt,
Thomas., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Minnesota, 15
January 1865
- Griffiths,
John, Captain of the Forecastle, USN -- USS Santiago de Cuba,
15 January 1865
- Burton,
Albert, Seaman, USN -- USS Wabash,
15 January 1865
- Shepard,
Louis C., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- USS Wabash,
15 January 1865
- Miscellaneous Actions, 1866-1898:
- Carey, James,
Seaman, USN -- about 1870
- Halford,
William, Coxwain, USN -- November-December 1870
- Andrews,
John, Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 9 and 10 June 1871
- Lukes, William
F., Landsman, USN -- 11 June 1871
- Noil, Joseph,
Seaman, USN -- 26 December 1872
- Willis,
George, Coxwain, USN -- 22 September 1873
- Kyle, Patrick
J., Landsman, USN -- 13 March 1879
- Atkins,
Daniel, Ship's Cook First Class, USN -- 11 February 1898
- Spanish-American
War, April-August 1898:
- Baker, Benjamin
F., Coxwain, USN -- 11 May 1898
- Durney, Austin
J., Blacksmith, USN -- 11 May 1898
- Meyer, William,
Carpenter's Mate 3rd Class, USN -- 11 May 1898
- Miller,
Harry H., Seaman, USN -- 11 May 1898
- Miller,
Willard D., Seaman, USN -- 11 May 1898
- Charette,
George., Gunner's Mate First Class, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Clausen,
Claus K.R., Coxwain, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Deignan,
Osborn W., Coxwain, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Hobson,
Richmond P., Lieutenant (Naval Constructor), USN -- 2-3
June 1898
- Kelly, Francis,
Watertender, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Montague,
Daniel, Chief Master-at-Arms, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Murphy,
John E., Coxwain, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Phillips,
George F., Machinist First Class, USN -- 2-3 June 1898
- Penn, Robert,
Fireman First Class, USN -- 20 July 1898
- Triplett,
Samuel S., Ordinary Seaman, USN -- 26-27 July 1898
- Miscellaneous Actions, 1899-1913:
- Rose, George
H., Seaman, USN -- 13, 20, 21 and 22 June 1900
- King, John,
Watertender, USN -- 29 May 1901 (first award)
- Monssen,
Mons, Chief Gunner's Mate, USN -- 13 April 1904
- Boers, Edward
William, Seaman, USN -- 21 July 1905
- Wheeler,
George H., Ship Fitter First Class, USN -- 20 January
1909
- King, John,
Watertender, USN -- 13 September 1909 (second award)
- Roberts,
Charles C., Machinist's Mate First Class, USN -- 8 September
1910
- Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz), 21 April to 23 April 1914:
- Fletcher,
Frank Friday, Rear Admiral, USN
- Huse, Harry
McL. P., Captain, USN -- 21-22 April 1914
- Fletcher,
Frank Jack, Lieutenant, USN -- 21-22 April 1914
- Anderson,
Edwin A., Captain, USN --USS New Hampshire
- Bradley,
George, Chief Gunner's Mate, USN -- USS Utah
- Castle,
Guy W.S., Lieutenant, USN -- USS Utah
- DeSomer,
Abraham, Chief Turret Captain, USN -- USS Utah
- Foster, Paul
F., Ensign, USN -- USS Utah
- Miscellaneous Actions, 1915-1916:
- First World War, 1917-1918:
- Graves,
Ora, Seaman, USN -- 23 July 1917
- McGunigal,
Patrick, Ship's Fitter First Class, USN -- 17 September
1917
- Ingram,
Osmond K., Gunner's Mate First Class, USN -- 15 October
1917
- Cann, Tedford
H., Seaman, USNRF -- 5 November 1917
- MacKenzie,
John, Chief Boatswain's Mate, USNRF -- 17 December 1917
- Covington,
Jesse W., Ship's Cook Third Class, USN -- 17 April 1918
- Upton, Frank
M., Quartermaster, USN -- 17 April 1918
- Sullivan,
Daniel A.J., Ensign, USNRF -- 21 May 1918
- Isaacs (Izac),
Edouard V.M., Lieutenant, USN -- May-October 1918
- Osborne,
Weedon E., Lieutenant (Junior Grade), Dental Corps, USN
-- 6 June 1918
- Janson,
Ernest A., Gunnery Sergeant, USMC -- 6 June 1918 (also
known as Charles F. Hoffman)
- Cukela,
Louis, Sergeant, USMC -- 18 July 1918
- Boone, Joel
T., Lieutenant, Medical Corps, USN -- 19 July 1918
- Hammann,
Charles Hazeltine, Ensign, USNRF -- Aviator -- 21 August
1918
- Hayden,
David E., Hospital Apprentice First Class, USN -- 15
September 1918
- Madison,
James J., Lieutenant Commander, USNRF -- 30 September
1918
- Kelly, John J., Private, USMC -- 3 October 1918
- Pruitt,
John H., Corporal, USMC -- 3 October 1918 (Posthumous
award)
- Schmidt,
Oscar Jr., Chief Gunner's Mate, USN -- 9 October 1918
- Talbot,
Ralph, Second Lieutenant, USMCR -- Aviator -- 8 & 14
October 1918 (Posthumous award)
- Robinson,
Robert G., Gunnery Sergeant, USMC -- Aviator -- 8 & 14
October 1918
- Miscellaneous Actions, 1918-1940:
- Corry, William
M., Jr., Lieutenant Commander, USN -- Aviator -- 2 October
1920 (Posthumous award)
- Edwards,
Walter A., Lieutenant Commander, USN -- 16 December 1922
- Ryan, Thomas
J., Jr., Lieutenant, USN -- 1 September 1923
- Breault,
Henry, Torpedoman Second Class, USN -- 28 October 1923
- Drexler,
Henry C., Ensign, USN -- 20 October 1924 (Posthumous
award)
- Eadie, Thomas,
Chief Gunner's Mate, USN -- Diver -- 18 December 1927
- Schilt,
Christian F., First Lieutenant, USMC -- Aviator -- 6-8 January 1928
- Hutchins,
Carlton B., Lieutenant, USN -- Aviator -- 2 February
1938 (Posthumous award)
- Badders,
William, Chief Machinist's Mate, USN -- Diver -- May-September
1939
- Crandall,
Orson L., Chief Boatswain's Mate, USN, -- Diver -- May-September
1939
- McDonald,
James H., Chief Metalsmith, USN -- Diver -- May-September
1939
- Mihalowski,
John, Chief Torpedoman, USN -- Diver -- May-September
1939
- Second World War, 1941-1945:
- MacArthur,
Douglas, General, U.S. Army -- 1941 - April 1942
- Bulkeley,
John D., Lieutenant, USN -- 7 December 1941 - 10 April 1942
- Rooks, Albert
Harold, Captain, USN -- 4-27 February 1942 (Posthumous
award)
- O'Hare, Edward H., Lieutenant, USN -- Aviator -- 20 February 1942
- Antrim, Richard N., Commander, USN -- Prisoner of War -- April 1942 (He was a Lieutenant at that time)
- Doolittle,
James H., Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army Air Force --
18 April 1942
- Hall, William E., Lieutenant (Junior Grade), USNR -- Aviator -- 7-8 May 1942
- Peterson,
Oscar V., Chief Water Tender, USN -- 7 May 1942 (Posthumous
award)
- Ricketts,
Milton Ernest , Lieutenant, USN -- 8 May 1942 (Posthumous
award)
- Thomason, Clyde A., Sergeant, USMCR -- 17-18 August 1942 (Posthumous award)
- Gilmore, Howard W., Commander, USN -- Submariner -- 10 Jan. - 7 Feb. 1943 (Posthumous award)
- Swett,
James E., First Lieutenant, USMCR -- Aviator -- 7 April 1943
- Van Voorhis,
Bruce A., Lieutenant Commander, USN -- Aviator -- 6 July 1943 (Posthumous award)
- Walsh,
Kenneth A., First Lieutenant, USMC -- Aviator -- 15-30 August 1943
- Hutchins, Johnnie D., Seaman First Class, USNR -- 4 September 1943 (Posthumous award)
- Boyington, Gregory, Major, USMC -- Aviator -- 12 September 1943 - 3 January 1944
- Hanson,
Robert M., First Lieutenant, USMCR -- Aviator -- 1
November 1943 & 24 January 1944 (Posthumous award)
- Owens, Robert A., Sergeant, USMC -- 1 November 1943 (Posthumous award)
- Thomas,
Herbert J., Sergeant, USMCR -- 7 November 1943 (Posthumous award)
- Cromwell,
John P., Captain, USN -- Submariner -- 19 November 1943
(Posthumous award)
- Bordelon,
William J., Staff Sergeant, USMC -- 20 November 1943
(Posthumous award)
- Bonnyman,
Alexander, Jr., First Lieutenant, USMCR -- 20-22 November 1943
(Posthumous award)
- Shoup, David
M., Colonel, USMC -- 20-22 November 1943
- Anderson, Richard B., Private First Class, USMC -- 1 February 1944 (Posthumous
award)
- McCard,
Robert H., Gunnery Sergeant, USMC -- 16 June 1944
(Posthumous award)
- McCampbell,
David, Commander, USN -- Aviator -- 19 June & 24 October 1944
- Agerholm,
Harold C., Private First Class, USMCR -- 7 July 1944
(Posthumous award)
- Timmerman,
Grant F., Sergeant, USMC -- 8 July 1944
(Posthumous award)
- Skaggs,
Luther, Jr., Private First Class, USMC -- 21-22 July 1944
- Mason, Leonard
F., Private First Class, USMC -- 22 July 1944 (Posthumous
award)
- Wilson,
Louis H., Captain, USMC -- 25-26 July 1944
- Ozbourn,
Joseph W., Private, USMC -- 30 July 1944 (Posthumous award)
- Wilson,
Robert L., Private First Class, USMC -- 3 August 1944 (Posthumous award)
- Witek,
Frank P., Private First Class, USMCR -- 3 August 1944 (Posthumous award)
- Bausell, Lewis K., Corporal, USMC -- 15 September 1944 (Posthumous
award)
- Rouh, Carlton R., First Lieutenant, USMCR -- 15 September 1944
- Jackson, Arthur J., Private First Class, USMC -- 18 September 1944
- Roan, Charles H., Private First Class, USMCR -- 18 September 1944
(Posthumous award)
- Kraus,
Richard E., Private First Class, USMCR -- 3 October 1944 (Posthumous award)
- O'Kane,
Richard H., Commander, USN -- Submariner -- 23-24 October
1944
- Evans, Ernest
Edwin, Commander, USN -- 25 October 1944 (Posthumous
award)
- Fluckey,
Eugene B., Commander, USN -- Submariner -- 19 December
1944 - 15 February 1945
- Davis, George
F., Commander, USN -- 6 January 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Bigelow,
Elmer Charles, Water Tender Second Class, USN -- 14 February
1945 (Posthumous award)
- Hammerberg,
Owen F.P., Boatswain's Mate Second Class, USN -- Diver
-- 17 Feb. 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Gary, Donald
A., Lieutenant (Junior Grade), USN -- 19 March 1945
- O'Callahan,
Joseph T., Lieutenant Commander, Chaplain Corps, USNR
-- 19 March 1945
- Street,
George L., III, Commander, USN -- Submariner -- 14 April 1945
- Bush, Richard E., Corporal, USMCR -- 16 April 1945
- Bush, Robert E., Hospital Apprentice First Class, USNR -- 2 May 1945
- Kinser, Elbert L., Sergeant, USMCR -- 4 May 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Schwab, Albert E., Private First Class, USMCR -- 7 May 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Halyburton, William D., Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, USNR -- 19 May 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Lester,
Fred F., Hospital Apprentice First Class, USNR -- 8 June 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Second World War -- Pearl
Harbor Attack, 7 December 1941:
- Bennion,
Mervyn Sharp, Captain, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Finn, John
William , Chief Aviation Ordnanceman, USN -- 7 December
1941
- Flaherty,
Francis C., Ensign, USNR -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Fuqua, Samuel
G., Lieutenant Commander, USN -- 7 December 1941
- Hill, Edwin
J., Chief Boatswain, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Jones, Herbert
C., Ensign, USN, -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous award)
- Kidd, Isaac
C., Rear Admiral, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Reeves,
Thomas James , Chief Radioman, USN -- 7 December 1941
(Posthumous award)
- Ross, Donald
Kirby, Machinist, USN -- 7 December 1941
- Scott, Robert
R., Machinist's Mate First Class, USN -- 7 December 1941
(Posthumous award)
- Tomich,
Peter , Chief Watertender, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Van Valkenburgh,
Franklin, Captain, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Ward, James
R., Seaman First Class, USN -- 7 December 1941 (Posthumous
award)
- Young, Cassin.,
Commander, USN -- 7 December 1941
- Second World War -- Guadalcanal
Campaign, August 1942 - February 1943:
- Bauer, Harold
W., Lieutenant Colonel, USMC -- Aviator -- 10 May - 14 November 1942 (Posthumous award)
- Vandegrift,
Alexander A., Major General, USMC -- 7 August-9 December
1942
- Smith,
John L., Major, USMC -- Aviator -- August - September 1942
- Bailey, Kenneth
D., Major, USMC -- 12-13 September 1942
(Posthumous award)
- Munro, Douglas
A., Signalman First Class, USCG -- 27 September 1942
(Posthumous award)
- Basilone,
John, Sergeant, USMC -- 24-25 October 1942
- Scott, Norman
, Rear Admiral, USN -- 11-12 October and 12-13 November
1942 (Posthumous award)
- Schonland,
Herbert E., Commander, USN -- 12-13 November 1942
- McCandless,
Bruce, Lieutenant Commander, USN -- 12-13 November 1942
- Keppler,
Reinhardt J., Boatswain's Mate First Class, USN -- 12-13
November 1942 (Posthumous award)
- Second World War -- Iwo
Jima Campaign, February-March 1945:
- Herring,
Rufus G., Lieutenant (Junior Grade), USNR -- 17 February
1945
- Cole, Darrell
S., Sergeant, USMCR -- 19 February 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Ruhl, Donald
J., Private First Class, USMCR -- 19-21 February 1945
(Posthumous award)
- Stein, Tony,
Corporal, USMCR -- 19 February 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Lucas, Jacklyn
H., Private First Class, USMCR -- 20 February 1945
- Dunlap, Robert
H., Captain, USMCR -- 20-21 February 1945
- Gray, Ross
F., Sergeant, USMCR -- 21 February 1945 (Posthumous award)
- McCarthy,
Joseph J., Captain, USMCR -- 21 February 1945
- Williams,
Hershel W., Corporal, USMCR -- 23 February 1945
- Jacobson,
Douglas T., Private First Class, USMCR -- 26 February
1945
- Watson,
Wilson D., Private, USMCR -- 26-27 February 1945
- Walsh, William
G., Gunnery Sergeant, USMCR -- 27 February 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Willis,
John H., Pharmacist's Mate First Class, USN -- 28 February
1945 (Posthumous award)
- Berry, Charles
J., Corporal, USMC -- 3 March 1945 (Posthumous award)
- Caddy, William
R., Private First Class, USMCR -- 3 March 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Harrell,
William G., Sergeant, USMC -- 3 March 1945
- Wahlen,
George E., Pharmacist's Mate Second Class, USN -- 3 March
1945
- Williams,
Jack , Pharmacist's Mate Third Class, USNR -- 3 March
1945 (Posthumous award)
- Leims, John
H., Second Lieutenant, USMCR -- 7 March 1945
- La Belle,
James D., Private First Class, USMCR -- 8 March 1945
(Posthumous award)
- Lummus,
Jack , First Lieutenant, USMCR -- 8 March 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Julian,
Joseph R., Platoon Sergeant, USMCR -- 9 March 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Phillips,
George , Private, USMCR -- 14 March 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Sigler,
Franklin E., Private, USMCR -- 14 March 1945
- Pierce,
Francis J., Pharmacist's Mate First Class, USN -- 15-16
March 1945
- Martin,
Harry L., First Lieutenant, USMCR -- 26 March 1945 (Posthumous
award)
- Korean War, 1950-1954:
- Hudner,
Thomas Jerome, Jr., Lieutenant (Junior Grade), USN --
Aviator -- 4 December 1950
- De Wert,
Richard , Hospitalman, USN -- 5 April 1951 (Posthumous
award)
- Koelsch,
John Kelvin , Lieutenant (Junior Grade), USN -- Aviator
-- 3 July 1951 (Posthumous award)
- Kilmer,
John E., Hospitalman, USN -- 13 August 1952 (Posthumous
award)
- Vietnam War, 1962-1975:
- Cappodano,
Vincent R., Lieutenant, Chaplain Corps, USNR -- 4 September
1967 (Posthumous award)
- Ray, David
R., Hospital Corpsman Second Class, USN -- 19 March 1969
(Posthumous award)
- Miscellaneous Actions, 1946-Present:
For an alphabetical list (otherwise duplicating the
content of this page's list) of Medal of Honor recipients,
see:
The Medal of Honor -- Recipients --
Alphabetical Listing.
For additional images and links related to the Medal of
Honor, see:
The Navy Medal of Honor, 1942 to the
Present.
For more information on the Medal of Honor, including lists
of all Navy and Marine Corps recipients, see:
"Frequently
Asked Questions: The Navy's Medal of Honor"
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