| 1. |
Only 1 - President Clinton awarded Theodore Roosevelt
the medal of Honor on January 16, 2001. However,General George Washington was
awarded a "Special Medal" for his success at Boston in 1776. This was the
first of many special "Congressional Medals" which have been authorized by
Congress. Washington is not the official Medal of Honor rolls. back |
| 2. |
Theodore Roosevelt and Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.,
Brigadier General, U.S. Army. President Roosevelt received the award for his
actions at San Juan Hill; Brigadier General Roosevelt received the award posthumously for
his actions during the Normandy invasion on June 6, 1944. He is interred at the
National Cemetery, Normandy, France. back |
| 3. |
He was not officially in the military, but was attached
to a Calvary Company as a Civilian Scout during the Civil War and Indian Campaigns. His
award was rescinded in 1917 (along with 4 other scouts) during the first major review of
awards of the Medal of Honor. The award for the four scouts were restored in 1989
based on recommendations by the Army Board of Corrections. back |
| 4. |
The earliest actions for which the Medal was awarded
took place before the Civil War had even begun, February 13 - 14, 1861 in what is now
Arizona. Bernard J.D. Irwin was an Assistant Surgeon in the Army when he voluntarily
led a command of troops to relieve a surrounded detachment of the 7th Infantry.
Irwin's Medal was not awarded until January 24, 1894, over 30 years after he had performed
his deed. But on March 25, 18634 Private Jacob Parrott was the first of the a group
of 6 men awarded the Medal for their actions in "The Great Locomotive Chase" in
April 1862. They were the first ever to wear the Medal of Honor. back |
| 5. |
There have been 19 men who have received the Medal of
Honor twice. Of these, 5 Marines during W.W.I received both the Army and the Navy
Medal of Honor for the same military action. back |
| 6. |
Ireland - There have been 728 Medals of Honor awarded
to soldiers not born in the United States, of these 256 were born in Ireland. The
last Irish born Medal of Honor recipient received the medal for action in Vietnam. back |
| 7. |
Yes, Contract Acting Assist Surgeon (civilian), Dr.
Mary E. Walker was awarded the Medal of Honor for her action at Bull Run. She was
actually cited for 4 separate heroic actions during the Civil War. In addition, she
was a Prisoner of War from 4/10/1864 - 8/12/1864 in Richmond, VA. On June 3, 1916
her name was removed from the Medal of Honor rolls based on a finding by the Board of
Medal Awards as unwarranted. On June 10, 1977 the Army Secretary approved the
recommendation by the Army Board of Correction of Military Records to restore the Medal of
Honor. back |
| 8. |
Yes, Canadian born Douglas Munro became the 1st and
only member of the U.S. Coast Guard to receive the Medal of Honor. He was awarded
the medal for his actions at Point Cruz, Guadalcanal on September 27, 1942, he was killed
in action. back |
| 9. |
The original legislation in 1862 only included enlisted
men of the U.S. Army and Navy, not officers. On March 3, 1915 Statute 928,931
was passed authorizing the President to present a suitable Medal of Honor to officers.
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| 10. |
There were 15 of which 10 were awarded posthumously.
Of the 5 survivors, one was killed in action 11 months after the events at Pearl
Harbor. Today, there is only one living Medal of Honor recipient of Pearl Harbor.
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| 11. |
President Harry S. Truman back |
| 12. |
Aviation Chief Ordinanceman John J. Finn received the
Medal of Honor for his action during the attack on the air field at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii on
December 7, 1941, five minutes before to the attack on Pearl Harbor. Admiral Chester
Nimitz placed the Medal of Honor around his neck while his wife, Alice, was present.
She was the first female allowed on an American ship of war during a time of war.
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| 13. |
Since the formation of a separate Air Force in 1947
there have been sixteen recipients. Prior to 1963 members of the Army Air Corps and
the Air Force were awarded the Army Medal. In 1963 the Air Force acquired it's own
Medal of Honor design. back |
| 14. |
William Carney was the first African-American
recipient. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on July 18, 1863 at
Fort Wagner, South Carolina. back |
