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Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government.
Between 1919 and 1942, the Department of the Navy issued two separate versions of the Medal of Honor, one for acts related to combat and one for non-combat bravery. The criteria for the award tightened during World War I for the Army version of the Medal of Honor, while the Navy version retained a non-combat provision until 1963.
This category is for civilian employees of the U.S. military who were awarded the Medal of Honor. Pages in category "Civilian recipients of the Medal of Honor" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total.
The Medal of Honor is often mistakenly called the Congressional Medal of Honor. "But civilian version, it’s actually much better because everyone [who] gets the Congressional Medal of Honor ...
He went on to say that the award he gave Adelson was the civilian “equivalent" of the Medal of Honor — the highest military award given to soldiers and armed forces who show valor in combat ...
The organization added: "While the Presidential Medal of Freedom may be our nation’s highest civilian award, the Medal of Honor is more sacred as it represents the gallantry and intrepidity of ...
Tiger Woods receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump in May 2019. Civil awards and decorations of the United States are awards and decorations of the United States of America which are bestowed by various agencies of the United States government for acts of accomplishment benefiting the nation as a whole. U.S ...
Former President Donald Trump said Thursday the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, was “much better” than the Congressional Medal of Honor, the nation’s ...