The book united states of america congressional medal of honor recipients and their official citations book lists medal of honor recipients and their official citations. Medal of honor recipients congressional medal of honor. Although all the citations can be downloaded from a number of websites there will always be a demand for a printed version carrying on president harry trumans call to the army and navy in 1946 to produce works on the medal of honor. Congressional medal of honor museum planned in rapid city. Later the practice extended to individuals in all walks of life and in the late 20th century also to groups. The medal is normally awarded by the president of the united states in the name of the u. Medal of honor recipients featured in medal of honor living. In the interests of accuracy, i added the following footnote to the article. Valor across the lone star the congressional medal of honor in frontier. Armed force, and each service branch has a uniquely designed medal with the exception of the coast guard and the marine corps which both use the navys medal. By contrast, the medal of honor is a military award given for extreme bravery in action. There are currently 70 living recipients of the united states militarys highest decoration, the medal of honor.
Idahos men of valor, medal of honor recipients with idaho attachments, 4th ed. The book was written in response to his childrens question about the recipients of the congressional medal of honor. List of living medal of honor recipients wikipedia. Bestowed by congress, the award recognizes valor in action against an enemy force. Books medal of honor historical society of the united states. This book does not list all medal of honor recipients but rather living recipients some have passed away by the time 3rd. Medal of honor recipients the medal of honor moh is the nations highest award for military valor.
Medal of honor recipients encyclopedia of arkansas. Edition was release where it was possible for author and photographer to meet them in person. Congressional medal of honor recipients continues the fine american tradition of printing official citations in a separate onevolume work. Congressional medal of honor foundation home facebook. Congressional medal of honor recipients book, 1998. Although the first recipients included citizens who participated in the american revolution, the war of 1812 and the. Her medal was rescinded in 1917 along with many other noncombat awards, but it was restored by president jimmy carter in 1977. United states of americas congressional medal of honor recipients and their official citations r. Sometimes it took a little yankee ingenuity to come out a winner on the western. Congress and presented by the president of the united states. After serving in wwii and korea, air force major day was shot down over north vietnam on august 26, 1967, and taken a prisoner of war. Dustoff helicopter pilot patrick brady made multiple evacuations of wounded soldiers in bad weather and intense fire near chu lai, south vietnam, on january 6, 1968. List of medal of honor recipients for world war ii wikipedia. Reflections of freedom, faith, duty and the heroic possibilities of the everyday human spirit.
The medal of honor the medal of honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the armed services of the united states. It is an outstanding book, thoroughly accurate, that should be read by everyone. United states of americas congressional medal of honor recipients and their citations is on my desk at all times and is the first source of information i use to confirm that an individual is a legitimate recipient of the medal of honor. The medal of honor is the united states of americas highest and most prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize u. The honorees receive this award from a group of americans whose actions have defined the words courage and selfless service the living members of the congressional medal of honor society.
As john concannon, who contributed to the research for the book medal of honor recipients 18631994, noted in an article for thewildgeese. The group decided to invite the congressional medal of honor society to pueblo for their national annual convention in the year 2000, so they could be a part of the unveiling. Graphic novel spotlights actions of medal of honor. Strong irish presence among medal of honor recipients. Since the medal was first presented in 1863, 3,468. The book includes 144 contemporary portraits of recipients by awardwinning.
The breakdown of these is a duplicate of that in the congressional compilation. Since 1861, the medal of honor has been awarded to more than 3,000 members of the military. The only female medal of honor recipient is mary edwards walker, a civil war surgeon. The medal of honor was created during the american civil war and is the highest military decoration presented by the united states government to a member of its armed forces. This magnificent hardcover book, sponsored by the foundation and published in collaboration with artisan, the illustrated book division of workman publishing in new york, is a collection of contemporary portraits and 156 stories of living or recently deceased medal of honor recipients as captured by bestselling author peter collier and award. George bud day day was awarded the medal of honor for his service during the vietnam war. Jacob parrott, william carney, mary edwards walker, eddie rickenbacker, alvin york, john bulkeley, mitchell red cloud, hiroshi. The recipients of this highest honor have been as diverse as the united states itself. True stories of congressional medal of honor recipients. The president of the united states, in the name of the united states congress, has. Generally presented to its recipient by the president of the united states of america in the name of congress. The book is a compilation of citations and statistics for those who have earned the us congressional medal of honor.
Medal of honor book united states of america medal of honor. A tribute to congressional medal of honor recipients. Books on military honors congressional medal of honor foundation. Each medal honors a particular individual, institution, or event. The congressional medal of honor in frontier texas. Recipients of the congressional award gold medal have earned the highest honor congress bestows upon a youth civilian. The congressional medal of honor society announced its 2018 citizen honors award recipients, who were chosen by the recipients of the medal of honor from a field of 20 finalists in the nationwide program since 2008, the congressional medal of honor society has selected u. Medal of honor historical society of the united states. The president, in the name of congress, has awarded more than 3,400 medals of honor to our nations bravest soldiers, sailors, airmen, marines, and coast guardsmen since the award was created in 1861. Content for this article courtesy of the congressional medal of honor society. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The mission of the national medal of honor museum and its attendant education center is to commemorate the stories of our medal of honor recipients, unite americans around what it means to be patriotic, and inspire us to find the hero within ourselves. Medal of honor book united states of america medal of.
Since the american revolution, congress has commissioned gold medals as its highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions. View all digital collections for medal of honor recipients listed alphabetically. List of medal of honor recipients for the vietnam war. The recipients must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the united states. Created by artists eric fulford and ann reed of roamworks, this series of 27 curved glass walls pays tribute to 3,456 medal of honor recipients representing 15 different conflicts. Senate ordered the citations compiled and printed as committee on veterans affairs, u. Medal of honor recipients announce 2018 citizen heroes. Voluntary public service, personal development, physical fitness, and expeditionexploration.
The book united states of america congressional medal of honor recipients and their official citations book lists medal of honor recipients and their official. For a minimum of two years, each gold medalist logged hundreds of hours across four program areas. Building a life worth fighting for by kyle carpenter, alone at dawn. One caveat, unless the book is written by a recipient, we are seeking nonfiction works where the subject is a medal of honor recipient or related to the action or similar that a recipient was involved in. The president of the united states of america, authorized by act of congress, march 3rd, 1863, has awarded in the name of congress the medal of honor to staff sergeant read more staff sergeant travis atkins, u. Eighth graders explore the actions needed to receive the congressional medal of honor. The medal of honor was created during the american civil war and is the highest military. Each recipients page had before photo of their youth and another photo in later year.
Back in 2008, i published an article about an email hoax that falsely claimed that brutus, a military k9, was awarded the congressional medal of honor for rescuing his handler and other soldiers who were taken hostage by insurgents in iraq. The museum exhibits will include 4by6inch photos of each recipient with name, hometown and date of receipt, arranged in chronological order starting with the civil war and continuing through conflicts in iraq and afghanistan. It is the highest military decoration presented by the united states government to a member of its armed forces. These brave americans have received the medal of honor for their acts of valor performed during wartime and present the citizen honors awards to americans. Every day at dusk, the medal of honor memorial plays recorded stories of medal winners or of the conflicts in which they fought.
Statistics of the medal of honor for the united states army. To publish an update to the 1994 book medal of honor recipients 18631994, by george lang, raymond l. Peter lemon book beyond the medal medal of honor recipient. Only 3,500 recipients in the army, navy, air force, marine corps and coast guard have been awarded this acknowledgement of extraordinary achievement in military service. The medal of honor is presented personally to the recipient to the next of kin in. Congressional medal of honor recipients kieran doherty. A precursor to the medal of honor was the navy medal of valor, which came into effect december 21, 1861. Congress recognizes 442 youth with congressional award. The congressional medal of honor was first bestowed upon union soldiers in the 1860s during the american civil war. The pennsylvania center for the book pennsylvania medal.
Concord from the youngest precubs to eagles, dozens of scouts had what may be a onceinalifetime opportunity. United states of americas congressional medal of honor recipients and their official citations highland house publishers on. From world war i there is a pioneering flying ace, and from world war ii, a navy skipper of a pt boat. Lemon donated his book to the 32,000 secondary schools in america. You see, i am a baldwin and i was drawn to this story of lieutenant frank d. United states of americas congressional medal of honor.
The medal of honor was created during the american civil war. Books on military honors congressional medal of honor. The congressional medal of honor society has announced the 27 finalists for this years citizen honors awards by the congressional medal of honor society. The second release in an illustrated series spotlighting the actions of soldiers who received the medal of honor is now available. The congressional medal of honor society is made up exclusively of all living medal of honor recipients. Portraits of asian, hispanic, jewish, african american, and native american recipients of the congressional medal of honor from the civil war to the war on terror. They attended a presentation given by congressional medal of honor recipient david.
How does the congressional gold medal differ from the. The medal of honor was created during the american civil war and is the highest military decoration. Kieran doherty biographies of eleven recipients of americas highest military honor. The recipient must have distinguished themselves at the risk of their own life above and beyond the call of duty in action against an enemy of the united states. The medal of honor is bestowed upon any member of the united states armed forces who distinguishes himself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the united. Recipients of the medal of honor, distinguished service cross. The congressional practice of issuing gold medals to occasionally honor recipients from the military began during the american revolution. Patrick brady, medal of honor, vietnam war youtube. Congressional medal of honor foundation, mount pleasant, south carolina. United states of americas congressional medal of honor recipients and their official citations. Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously.
List of hispanic medal of honor recipients wikipedia. Medal of honor citations are peppered with terms like gallantry and intrepidity, and descriptions of action above and. It is presented by the president in the name of congress and is often called the congressional medal of honor. The congressional medal of honor foundation is dedicated to educating our nations youth and the u. Obregon congressional medal of honor memorial foundation, dedicated. United states of americas congressional medal of honor recipients. Co06 students announced as 2020 citizen honor finalists. The email refers to the medal as the congressional medal of. The medal of honor is the nations highest honor presented to military personnel for actions above and beyond the call of duty. The medal of honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the armed services of the united states. The recipients stories of selfless and courageous action will inspire americans of all ages and honor all of our countrys veterans. Included among the ten heroes in this book are three from the civil war. President lincoln signed public resolution 82, making the medal official. To compile a biography on all medal of honor recipients from accredited sources and resources.
Brendan bialy and kendrick castillo, students of stem school in highlands ranch, have been nominated for the act of heroism award which recognizes americans who accomplish extraordinary feats of heroism. For this us history lesson, 8th graders analyze documents pertinent to the congressional medal of honor. This is a list of medal of honor recipients for world war ii. Scouts riveted by congressional medal of honor winner. Folks, youll forgive me if i write a little about one of my kinfolks. Statistics of the medal of honor recipients, citations, and other resources concerning the nations highest medal for valor in combat. The medal of honor was then established by congress on july 12, 1862. In beyond the medal, the recipients tell in their own words about the people and incidents that have shaped their lives. A congressional gold medal is an award bestowed by the united states congress. The citations highlighting acts of gallantry that received the medal of honor have been and continue to be regularly released by book publishers.
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