MEDAL OF HONOR LIVING HISTORY GUIDE
Recipient Branch Date Conflict Curriculum Focus Area CIVIL WAR Mary Walker N/A 1861 Civil War Civil War, POW, Women’s Suffrage WORLD WAR II Adams, Lucian Army October 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Baker, Vernon Army April 1945 WWII: Europe Treatment of Black Soldiers, Contributions Barfoot, Van Army May 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Biddle, Melvin Army December 1944 WWII: Europe Battle of Bulge, Conditions for Soldiers Burt, James Army October 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Bush, Robert Navy May 1945 WWII: Pacific Okinawa: War of Attrition Colalillo, Michael Army April 1945 WWII: Europe World War II Coolidge, Charles Army October 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Crawford, William Army September 1943 WWII Europe World War II Currey, Frances Army December 1944 WWII: Europe Battle of Bulge, Conditions for Soldiers Dahlgren, Edward Army February 1945 WWII: Europe World War II Daly, Michael J. Army April 1945 WWII Europe World War II Davila, Rudolph B. Army May 1944 WWII Europe World War II DeBlanc, Jefferson Marine Corps Reserve January 1943 WWII: Pacific World War II Doss, Desmond Army May 1945 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Okinawa, Medic, Conscientious Objector Dunham, Russell Army January 1945 WWII: Europe World War II Ehlers, Walter Army June 6, 1944 WWII: Europe D-Day Invasion, Normandy Erwin, Henry Army - Air Corps April 1945 WWII: Pacific Army Air Corps Finn, John Navy December 7, 1941 WWII: Pacific Pearl Harbor Survivor Gordon, Nathan Army February 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Gregg, Stephen Army August 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Hawk, John Army August 1944 WWII: Europe Blitzkrieg: German armor and attack method Hayashi, Shizuya Army November 1943 WWII: Europe World War II Hendrix, James Army December 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Jackson, Arthur Marine Corps September 1944 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Pelilu Lucas, Jack Marine Corps February 1945 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Iwo Jima Maxwell, Robert Army September 1944 WWII: Europe World War II McCool, Richard Marine Corps June 1945 WWII: Pacific Japanese Kamikaze, Island Hopping Murray Jr., Charles Army December 1944 WWII: Europe World War II 224 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY Recipient Branch Date Conflict Curriculum/Focus Area
Nett, Robert Army December 1944 WWII: Pacific World War II Oresko, Nicholas Army January 1945 WWII: Europe World War II Paige, Mitchell Marine Corps April 1943 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Guadalcanal Pope, Everett Marine Corps September 1944 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Pelilu, Guadalcanal Sakato, George Army October 1944 WWII: Europe Japanese Americans Internment, Japanese Ancestry, Contribution of Japanese Units Sorenson, Richard Marine Corps Reserve February 1944 WWII: Pacific World War II Swett, James Marine Corps April 1943 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Guadalcanal Wahlen, George Navy March 1945 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Iwo Jima Wiedorfer, Paul Army December 1944 WWII: Europe World War II Williams, Hershel Marine Corps February 1945 WWII: Pacific Island Hopping: Iwo Jima Zeamer Jr., Jay Army Air Corps June 1943 WWII: Pacific World War II KOREA Barber, William Marine Corps 1950 Korea Korean War Charette, William Navy March 1953 Korea Korean War Davis, Raymond Marine Corps December 1950 Korea Chosin Reservoir Dewey, Duane Marine Corps April 1952 Korea Korean War Hernandez, Rodolfo Army May 1951 Korea Korean War Hudner Jr., Thomas Navy December 1950 Korea Korean War Millet, Lewis Army February 1951 Korea Korean War Miyamura, Hiroshi Army April 1951 Korea Japanese Ancestry, Chosin Reservoir, POW Mize, Ola Army June 1953 Korea Korean War Murphy, Raymond Marine Corps February 1953 Korea Korean War Myers, Reginald Marine Corps November 1950 Korea Chosin Reservoir O’Brien, George Marine Corps October 1952 Korea 38th Parallel Line Rodriguez, Joseph Army October 1952 Korea Korean War Rosser, Ronald Army January 1952 Korea Korean War Rubin, Tibor Army 1950-1953 Korea POW, Holocaust Survivor, Anti-Semitism, Immigrant Simanek, Robert Marine Corps August 1952 Korea Korean War Sitter, Carl Marine Corps November 1950 Korea Chosin Reservoir Stone, James Army November 1951 Korea Korean War West, Ernest Army October 1952 Korea Korean War
225 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY Recipient Branch Date Conflict Curriculum/Focus Area
VIETNAM Adkins, Bennie Army March 1966 Vietnam Ho Chi Min Trail Baca, John Army February 1970 Vietnam Draft, Juvenile Delinquent Bacon, Nicky Army August 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Baker Jr., John Army November 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Ballard, Donald Navy May 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Barnum Jr., Harvey Marine Corps December 1965 Vietnam Vietnam War Beikirch, Gary Army April 1970 Vietnam Home Front Treatment, Anti-War Protest Benavidez, Roy Army May 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Brady, Pat Army January 1968 Vietnam Helicopter Medical Evacuation Bucha, Paul Army March 1968 Vietnam North Vietnamese Army, Binh Duong Cavaiani, Jon Army June 1971 Vietnam Vietnam War Clausen Jr., Raymond Marine Corps January 1970 Vietnam Vietnam War Crandall, Bruce Army November 1965 Vietnam Draft, Helicopter Cavalry Warfare Davis, Sammy Army November 1967 Vietnam Artillery, Vietnam in Pop Culture, Brotherhood Day, George Air Force 1967-1973 Vietnam Vietnam War, POW Dix, Drew Army January 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive Donlon, Roger Army July 1964 Vietnam Vietnam War, Family Ferguson, Frederick Army January 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Fisher, Bernard Air Force March 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Fitzmaurice, Michael Army March 1971 Vietnam Vietnam War Fleming, James P. Air Force November 1968 Vietnam Helicopter Warfare, Special Operations Foley, Robert Army November 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Fox, Wesley Marine Corps February 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Freeman, Ed Army November 1965 Vietnam Vietnam, Air Cavalry Fritz, Harold Army January 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Hagemeister, Charles Army March 1967 Vietnam Draft, Medic Howard, Robert Army November 1968 Vietnam Rescue POW, Air Support Ingram, Robert Navy March 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Jackson, Joe Army May 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War, Air Power Jacobs, Jack Army March 1968 Vietnam Vietnamese Advisor, Espionage Keller, Leonard Army May 1967 Vietnam Vietnam War Kelley, Thomas Navy June 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Kellogg Jr., Alan Marine Corps March 1970 Vietnam Vietnam War Kerrey, Joseph Navy Reserve March 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War 226 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY Recipient Branch Date Conflict Curriculum/Focus Area Recipient Branch Date Conflict Curriculum/Focus Area
Lang, George Army February 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Lee, Howard Marine Corps August 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Littrell, Gary Army April 1960 Vietnam Training Indigenous Population, Military Advisor Livingston, James Marine Corps April 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Lynch, Allen Army December 1967 Vietnam Vietnam War Marm Jr. Walter Army November 1965 Vietnam Vietnam War McGinty III, John Marine Corps July 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War McGonagle, William Navy June 1967 Vietnam Mediterranean Conflict, Israel McNerney, David Army March 1967 Vietnam Vietnam War Modrzejewski, Robert Marine Corps July 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Morris, Melvin Army September 1969 Vietnam Green Beret, Civil Rights Norris, Thomas Navy April 1972 Vietnam Navy SEAL Novosel, Michael Army October 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Patterson, Robert Army May 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War Pittman, Richard Marine Corps July 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Rascon, Alfred Army March 1966 Vietnam Medic Responsibilities, Immigrant Ray, Ronald Army June 1966 Vietnam Vietnam War Roberts, Gordon Army July 1969 Vietnam Vietnam War Sasser, Clarence Army January 1968 Vietnam Draft, Civil Rights Stockdale, James Navy 1965-1973 Vietnam Vietnam War, POW Stumpf, Kenneth Army April 1967 Vietnam Vietnam War, Draft Taylor, James Army November 1967 Vietnam Vietnam War Thacker, Brian Army March 1971 Vietnam Vietnam War, Artillery Thornton, Michael Navy October 1972 Vietnam Navy SEAL, South Vietnamese Army Thorsness, Leo Air Force April 1967 Vietnam POW, Hanoi Hilton, Fighter Pilot Vargas, Jay Marine Corps April 1968 Vietnam Ho Chi Min Trail, Naval Guns, Families in War Wetzel, Gary Army January 1968 Vietnam Vietnam War WAR ON TERROR Carpenter, William “Kyle” Army November 2010 Afghanistan War on Terror Carter, Ty Army October 2009 Afghanistan War on Terror Groberg, Florent Army August 2012 Afghanistan War on Terror, Immigrant Guinta, Salvatore Army October 2007 Afghanistan Osama Bin Laden, Taliban, 9/11 Petry, Leroy Army May 2008 Afghanistan War on Terror Romesha, Clinton Army October 2009 Afghanistan Osama Bin Laden, Taliban, 9/11 Shurer, Ron Army April 2008 Afghanistan War on Terror White, Kyle Army November 2007 Afghanistan War on Terror 227 CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR SOCIETY