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Albert Miller. . . (m. 1855; div. 1869) . Awards. Medal of Honor. Mary Edwards Walker (November 26, 1832 – February 21, 1919), commonly referred to as Dr. Mary Walker, was an American abolitionist, prohibitionist, prisoner of war, and surgeon. [1] She is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor.
Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have received the Medal of Honor; most received it for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. [10] In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian-born recipient of the Medal of Honor.
Official portrait of SGM Payne in 2020. Thomas Patrick Payne (born April 2, 1984) is a United States Army Delta Force sergeant major and infantry instructor, [1] who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during a hostage rescue mission in an area of northern Iraq controlled by the Islamic State. Payne is the first living Delta Force ...
[1] [15] The Medal of Honor was introduced for the Naval Service in 1861, [16] soon followed by the Army's version in 1862. [17] The Air Force used the Army's version until they received their own distinctive version in 1965. [18] The Medal of Honor is the oldest continuously issued combat decoration of the United States Armed Forces. [19]
Paris Davis. Paris D. Davis (born 13 May 1939) is a retired United States Army officer who received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 2023 for his actions on 18 June 1965 during the Vietnam War. He was twice previously nominated for the Medal of Honor, but both times the paperwork relating to his nomination disappeared.
Edward A. Carter Jr. Edward Allen Carter Jr. (May 26, 1916 – January 30, 1963) was a United States Army sergeant first class who was wounded in action during World War II. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on March 23, 1945, near Speyer, Germany. [1][2] Carter ...
Farmer. Private Dale Merlin Hansen (December 13, 1922 – May 11, 1945) was a United States Marine who earned the United States' highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor — for his outstanding heroism on May 7, 1945, in the fight for Hill 60 on Okinawa. He was killed by enemy sniper fire three days later.
Charles Q. Williams. Charles Quincy Williams (September 17, 1933 – October 15, 1982) was a United States Army major and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor —for heroism above and beyond the call of duty as an Army Special Forces second lieutenant in the Vietnam War.