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Robert Lewis Howard (July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a United States Army Special Forces officer and recipient of the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War. He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, [a] a Silver Star, and four Bronze ...
The unknown soldier from the Vietnam War who was buried in the Tomb of the Unknowns was authorized a Medal of Honor and in 1998 was identified as 1st Lieutenant Michael Blassie, USAF. After DNA testing confirmed his identity, the remains were removed from the tomb and returned to Blassie's family, but the Medal of Honor did not transfer with him.
The first African American recipient for this award was Robert Blake, who manned his post during a naval engagement against infantry while under heavy fire (William Harvey Carney is commonly and erroneously cited as the first African-American to receive a medal because his actions in combat did precede those of the other African-American ...
Retired Marine Maj. Gen. James E. Livingston received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions in the Vietnam War more than 50 years ago.
Robert L. Howard (1939–2009), Medal of Honor recipient during the Vietnam War Robert Howard (1944–2015), responsible for the murder of Hannah Williams in England, and maybe others Robert Rice Howard (known as 'Nosey Bob' Howard) (1832–1906), Australian executioner, active from 1875 to 1904
The Medal of Honor, in an earlier iteration, was first established in 1861, and there have been 3,519 recipients, including more than 1,500 during the Civil War. There were 472 honored for acts of ...
Gunnery Sergeant Robert Howard McCard (November 25, 1918 – June 16, 1944), was a United States Marine who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Battle of Saipan in World War II.
The Presidential Medal of Freedom is related to, but distinct from, the Medal of Freedom, an earlier award issued between 1945 and 1963 to honor US civilian contributions to World War II. In 2022 at the age of 25, athlete and activist Simone Biles became the youngest person to receive the award.