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Orphaned comments without a section from 2005[edit]

If this list is about recipients of the US Congresional Medal of Honor, why is there a list of foreign Unknowns at the bottom of the page? Have these countries' Unknown soldiers been granted Medals of Honor by the United States Congress? It looks to me like someone stumbled upon this unknown section by accident and placed the non-US unknowns there. I mean no disrespect to these soldiers, but I don't think they belong on this list. --Jpbrenna 02:44, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

Ok, I checked, and General Pershing presented a medal to the Unknown Warrior in Britain on behalf of Congress. I suspect this must have been done for the other allied nations that established Unknown Soldier monuments in the 1920's as well. My mistake!--Jpbrenna 03:12, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)

As of a couple months ago, when I re-organized the list into its current form, every one of the entries was checked against the list on the Army's Medal of Honor website. --Carnildo 06:33, 27 Mar 2005 (UTC)


I would like to thank those of you who have created this page to honor these brave men and women who served in the name of our country.

Could someone check the links at the bottom of this article? The link for "Unknown Soldier of France" went to the Arc de Triomphe, which doesn't seem right.

Also, the President's speech at the presentation of Paul R. Smith's award included the following statement: "I want to thank the Medal of Honor recipients who have joined us today: John Baker, Barney Barnum, Bernie Fisher, Al Rascon and Brian Thacker. Honored you all are here. "

Some of these guys seem to be omitted from the list. I will look at it when I get time, if no-one else does. Manning 05:11, July 12, 2005 (UTC)

Since the medal has been awarded to 3,409 people, I'd say we're missing a few ;-) The French "Unknown Soldier" goes to the Arc de Triomphe because that's where the French Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is. --Carnildo 06:01, 12 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Recipient Pages[edit]

I hate to be a nitpick but over 3000 have received the Medal of Honor. Anyone can just list the names but it would be better if those listed also had individual pages. --Dysepsion 04:09, 24 September 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Quite a while since the above comment was posted, but along these lines I've recently gone through the Korean War section and created pages for the Army and Air Force personnel who didn't have pages yet (the Navy and Marines had already been done). As I was working on these, I was thinking that if I continue into a different era, I'll first create a 'standard template' (lack of better words, it wouldn't be a Wiki template) that I could cut 'n paste for each page/person, then fill in with the citation text and whatever other info was available. But first, I'm thinking it would be better to go back through the Korean War section and see what, if any, additional info could be found for those individuals, and see if maybe a better description of the 'area' (like name of a famous battle or whatever), could be found. Most of the names supplied for the location are pretty meaningless (and probably mis-spelled), so a better geographical reference would be nice. wbfergus 14:12, 12 December 2006 (UTC)[reply]

3,400 Medals of Honor[edit]

Here's my idea:

MoH citations are all PD. So, what I'm going to do is make sub-lists by conflict, or where appropriate combine conflicts, or even break down further, etc. in this format:

Name Rank Place of action Date of action Citation summary
James F. Adams Private Nineveh, Va. 12 November 1864 Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.)
John G. B. Adams Second Lieutenant Fredericksburg, Va. 13 December 1862 Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.
Michael Aheam Paymaster's Steward On board USS Kearsage, near Cherbourg, France 19 June 1864 Carrying out his duties courageously, PmS. Aheam exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended by his divisional officer for gallantry under enemy fire.

Although my own POV is that all 3,400 or so are notable enough to warrant their own articles, I don't think that all will make it beyond this list.

Anyway, let me know what you think, oh, and 3,400 entries will take a long time to finish, so bear with me... --Easter Monkey 09:53, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If you dont include the citation summary... but merely link to it on the army mil site, you'll save yourself a hell of a lot of time.  ALKIVAR™ 22:53, 4 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Meh, I'll have to get the names, ranks, battles, and dates anyway, citations is just one more field...plus the early ones are mostly short enough that the whole thing can get put in. Anyway, we'll see how it goes. Plus I anticipate this being a long term project anyway, so no big deal. --Easter Monkey 04:08, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Good luck Easter Monkey. Quite a project. Let me know if you need help. --Dysepsion 04:12, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks, there will be plenty of work to go around. On the citations, I was looking at the current version of this list and thought that even a summary of the citation might be to much from a purely aesthetic point of view. I don't like how it scrunches up the date in the wikitable. Maybe a "Notes" column, ah but there again, that would tend to turn out to be akin to summarizing the citation anyway. Hrm, I'll have to think about it. Any thoughts? Easter Monkey 08:19, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Like i said before if you made each Citation summary a link to the army mil page, you wouldnt have issues. for example:
Name Rank Place of action Date of action Citation summary
James F. Adams Private Nineveh, Va. 12 November 1864 Citation
John G. B. Adams Second Lieutenant Fredericksburg, Va. 13 December 1862 Citation
Michael Aheam Paymaster's Steward On board USS Kearsage, near Cherbourg, France 19 June 1864 Citation
You'll notice that both the name, place, and date all no longer wrap.  ALKIVAR™ 08:32, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
It might also be worth noting that http://www.medalofhonor.com/recipients/ has each individual citation on an individual page as opposed to one REALLY LONG list. As content is PD, it doesnt matter which site we link to. Apparently so does http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/war/1_a_main.html  ALKIVAR™ 08:38, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

also of interest on the http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/ page is a list of all PURGED MOH recipients.  ALKIVAR™ 08:52, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Aha, thanks for that, it's a learning process... That looks a whole lot better and much more appropriate for the lengthy lists. I think though for the more notable entries on the List of Medal of Honor recipients page that we would be well served to post a link and and a summary of the citation, in an effort to show why each is in fact notable. --Easter Monkey 10:06, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I think posting the summary on this page is just needless clutter and extra text. Any citation data should go into a stub article on the specific individual.  ALKIVAR™ 11:40, 5 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I'm going to change it to a "Notes" column and put whatever truly notable things about various individuals. I took a look at the medalofhonor.com site, looks like somebody got bored, the individual pages only go up to James Allen. Anyway, I think for the big lists I won't put a citation column or notes, well, we'll see, I've only just barely begun. --Easter Monkey 17:46, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Yeah, my bad, I found that out after I really started browsing... now the Home of the Heroes site on the other hand does in fact have citations for just about 99% of them. The guy who runs that site is used by the FBI to identify fake medal of honor winners.  ALKIVAR™ 21:47, 6 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, got it, I see it, I could do without the music when you first open the page though. Oh well. --Easter Monkey 04:37, 7 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

May I suggest a somewhat more complicated table format, to reduce wrapping, e.g.

Name Rank Place of action
Service Date of action
Citation summary
James F. Adams Private Nineveh, Va.
U.S. Army 12 November 1864
Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.) (Full citation)
John G. B. Adams Second Lieutenant Fredericksburg, Va.
U.S. Army 13 December 1862
Seized the two colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors. (Full citation)
Michael Aheam Paymaster's Steward On board USS Kearsarge, near Cherbourg, France
U.S. Navy 19 June 1864
Carrying out his duties courageously, PmS. Aheam exhibited marked coolness and good conduct and was highly recommended by his divisional officer for gallantry under enemy fire. (Full citation)
NAME RANK ACTIONPLACE
SERVICE ACTIONDATE
CITATION [LINK (Full citation)]

(Hmm, the separator between entries didn't come out the way I expected.)

Mr. Woods, I like it, but how about this:
Name Rank Place of action
Service Date of action
James F. Adams [1] Private Nineveh, Va.
U.S. Army 12 November 1864
John G. B. Adams [2] Second Lieutenant Fredericksburg, Va.
U.S. Army 13 December 1862
Michael Aheam [3] Paymaster's Steward On board USS Kearsarge, near Cherbourg, France
U.S. Navy 19 June 1864
NAME RANK ACTIONPLACE
SERVICE ACTIONDATE

I'll use the homeofheroes links instead. I think I'm going to have to spend more time and write something to semi-automate the process. --Easter Monkey 04:05, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I think both of these multi-line per entry variations will make this table needlessly long. I still think my version above with one line per entry is better. Frankly any additional commentary on the person really belongs in a stub on them.  ALKIVAR™ 13:38, 9 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]
On second thought I tend to agree. I'll work here and then post to the final. I think that this will end up being the final format. --Easter Monkey 16:54, 10 January 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Baldomero Lopez[edit]

1LT Baldomero Lopez, USMC needs to be added in Korea.--ProdigySportsman 04:31, 23 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Regarding Desmond T. Doss Sr.[edit]

MoH recipient Desmond T. Doss Sr., 87, recently died on March 23 this year. He was the only conscientious objector to receive the medal. I hope no one minds, I notated this in the "notes" section. Rarelibra 19:02, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

==Charles DeGlopper==I'm pretty new to wikipedia, at least editing entries, so shouldn't there be a link (even an inactive link) to CharlesDeGlopper, the only Glider trooper rewarded an MOH? --V. Joe 06:06, 29 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Richard Anderson and James Anderson[edit]

I once sailed on an United States MSC vessel named "PFC James Anderson, Jr." The vessel was named after a marine who received the medal for actions very similar, almost suspiciously so, to Richard Anderson (rolling onto an enemy grenade). See http://www.msc.navy.mil/inventory/citations/anderson.htm That would tell me there are two Andersons who received the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam. Anyone care to update the list?Thedukeofno 11:46, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

The external links on the article page go to the complete list of citations. There were, in fact, two Marines named Anderson who recieved the Medal for rolling on a grenade. Please note that the list here is incomplete and is expanded when people like you add to it. Rmhermen 16:14, 1 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Little Big Horn[edit]

Pym and Thompson are shown as getting their medals for actions on 28 June. According to Battle of the Little Big Horn, the fighting was 25/26 June and indians retreated on 27 June. -- Beardo 22:01, 21 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Presuming that this list is incomplete[edit]

I came to this article expecting to find someone on it from the Vietnam war (lt col Andre Lucas), but he was not on it, so I added him last night. Crockspot 19:45, 5 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Complete Civil War list[edit]

I wrote a page scraper that pulls data from the U.S. Army Center of Military History sites. It's not perfect, the resulting lists need a lot of post-processing. I finished post-processing the Civil War list, and there were a few issues:

  • "Elmer E. Ellsworth" was on our list but does not appear on the official Army listing, so I left him out
  • "William E. Johnston" was on our list, there was a "Willie Johnston" on the official Army list, but the date/place/notes didn't match up. I left out "William E. Johnston" and kept in "Willie Johnston".
  • "Mary E. Walker" was on our list with a single date and place listed, but the Army list gives many dates and places. I put "various" for both date and place.
  • This list is huge now, the Civil War list should probably get it's own page and maybe be broken up further

Jwillbur 07:48, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Jwillbur, Nice job. Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth has an interesting story. He was one of the first deaths in the war. He was leading a group of men into Alexandria, VA. He saw a confederate flag at an inn and cut it down. The innkeeper shot and killed him. One of his men, Frank Brownell, then killed the innkeeper. Brownell got a Medal of Honor, Ellsworth didn't. Your list is correct. Brownell's medal is now at the Smithosonian. Ydorb 17:17, 14 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks for clearing it up, Ydorb Jwillbur 19:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Bah, I just moved the Civil War list to List of Civil War Medal of Honor recipients, but now I'm thinking it should be at List of Medal of Honor recipients: Civil War A-L and List of Medal of Honor recipients: Civil War M-Z instead. I don't know. Jwillbur 19:23, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Complete Indian Wars list[edit]

Indian Wars list is complete. A few issues:

  • Henry Hogan - rank for second award was on our old list but not given in citation. Left it out.
  • James Pym - discrepency between what was on our old list and the official citation for date and notes. Went with what was on the citation.
  • Peter Thompson - discrepency between our old list and citation for the date. Went with date on the citation.

Jwillbur 19:13, 15 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]

If this website is correct the Indian Wars list is not complete. A veteran by the name of Frank West fought during the Indian Wars. That web site has a list of all Medal of Honor recipients buried Arlington Cemetery. A good resource to cite from. Throw 22:56, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Frank West is on the list, see List of Medal of Honor recipients: Indian Wars. Thanks for the tip about the Arlington site. -- Jwillbur 23:47, 12 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
My mistake. Though he's listed as a Colonel on Arlington Cemetery's website and a First Lieutenant on Wikipedia. Throw 01:20, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
No problem. The ranks on this list are the person's rank at the time of thier Medal of Honor action, although that is not made clear on the page. That should be added somewhere, but I'm not sure the best place for it. -- Jwillbur 03:43, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]
I added it to the opening paragraph. Do you think that's clear enough? Throw 04:40, 14 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Missing Wars (conflicts)?[edit]

Hey all,

I came upon this list after reading about the Marine who has been awarded the MoH. I am wondering, where's the list of MoH holders for: Grenada, Panama, Bosnia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, and the War on terrorism? - Thanks, Hoshie 01:03, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

There weren't any MOH's awarded during those conflicts. Rmhermen 01:13, 11 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Actually, look at Jason Dunham. bahamut0013♠♣ 17:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]
That was awarded two months after the question was asked. Rmhermen (talk) 17:43, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The numbers[edit]

I know that it can get very confusing, but according to the most thourough ref I've ever seen (http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/war/1_a_main.html), the final numbers are:

A total of 3,464 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,445 soldiers and civilians for 3,459 individual actions.

"Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,464 American Soldiers."
This statement is FALSE for several reasons. The first is in the actual numbers: Since it was established in 1862 a total of 3,464 Medals of Honor (Army, Navy/Marine Corps, and Air Force) have been awarded for specific acts of heroism. During World War I, however, FIVE MARINES received BOTH the Army Medal of Honor and the Navy Medal of Honor for THE SAME ACTION. This means that there have actually been 3,459 SEPARATE ACTS OF VALOR THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD. Of the 3,459 heroic actions, 14 were performed by men who had previously been awarded Medals of Honor for a different action (these 14 + the 5 World War I Marines comprise the 19 DOUBLE AWARDEES of the Medal of Honor). When these 14 SECOND ACTIONS by a previous Medal Recipient are subtracted from the total number of Medal of Honor actions, the statement becomes more correct if stated: "3,464 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,445 individual American Soldiers." There are 2 additional corrections that are required of this final sentence, however. Of the 3,445 INDIVIDUALS who have received Medals of Honor, FIVE were awarded to FOREIGN NATIONALS (the unknown soldiers of Belgium, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Rumania.)

Eight civilians have received Medals of Honor including Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (the only woman to ever receive the award), one civilian scout and two civilian Naval pilots during the Civil War, and 4 civilian scouts during the Indian Campaigns (including William Cody..."Buffalo Bill").

Add to that the 911 names that were struck from the Honor Roll in 1917, 17 sailors removed, 6 civillians restored, as well as a number of conflicting or incorrect data in the Roll. However, I am willing to trust the assertation that "A total of 3,464 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,445 soldiers and civilians for 3,459 individual actions." enough to put it in our encyclopedia. Any thoughts? bahamut0013♠♣ 17:24, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is fully discussed and properly sourced in the article on the award itself, Medal of Honor. Rmhermen (talk) 17:45, 24 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

A tiny tweak toward accuracy is required, and I'm too much a wiki-rookie to do it. I have discovered there were actually 20 double recipients of the MOH, not 19. Five of these were duplicate awards for the same act, awarded during WWI. These went to Louis Cukela, Ernest Janson, Matej Kocak, John Joseph Kelly, and John Henry Pruitt. These five Marines were in a USMC unit under US Army command and received both Army and Navy MOHs.I remember this much from long ago, but can give no citation offhand. The other 15 won medals for two separate acts of valor. I will list them below, one per line, by name, branch, and theater[s] of action. Frank D. Baldwin, USA, Civil War & Indian Campaigns. Smedley D. Butler, USMC, Vera Cruz & Haiti John Cooper, USN, Civil War Thomas Custer, USA, Civil War Dan Daley, USMC, China Relief Expedition & Haiti Henry Hogan, USA, Indian Campaigns John King, USN, 1901, 1909 John Lafferty, USN, Civil War, 1881 Patrick Leonard, USA, Indian Campaigns John McCloy, USN, China Relief Expedition & Vera Cruz Patrick Mullen, USN, Civil War Robert Sweeney, USN, 1881, 1883 Albert Weisbogel, USN, 1874, 1876 Louis Williams, USN, 1883, 1884 William Wilson, USA, Indian Campaigns I compiled this list via Internet search, mostly within Wikipedia. I hope someone can render it into usability. ````George J. Dorner```` -Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.103.161.17 (talk) 08:55, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the work George, but I think there are still only 19 double recipients. The two medals awarded to "Patrick Leonard" during the Indian Wars were actually to two different guys - one to Patrick J. Leonard and one to Patrick T. Leonard. jwillbur 17:31, 12 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Obscurity concerns[edit]

I had decided it would be good (as some have suggested on this very talk page) to ensure that every MOH recipient has a page of their own. I've put up three new articles, but one (John Mapes Adams) was flagged for speedy deletion within hours.

Personally, I think that there's no such thing as an obscure MOH recipient, but I'm worried that some of these guys from the pre-WWI days could be ejected because they're just not as heavily documented as the more recent guys.

Anyone have suggestions to combat this?

ChrisClukey (talk) 03:11, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I was under the impression that any MOH recipient is always notable. Every Victoria Cross recipient has a Wikipedia page, even the early ones. ----Ðysepsion † Speak your mind 05:32, 25 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]
The basic notability guideline is that the subject must have received significant coverage in reliable sources. I've never run across a MOH recipient that hasn't been covered in at least a few sources, although they are definitely harder to find for pre-WWI people than for more recent recipients. A good source to check for Civil War recipients is the Deeds of Valor book (Vol. 1, Vol. 2 (also covers the Indian Wars)). There are also books on MOH recipients by war, by battle, by home state, by branch of service, etc. I've never seen a MOH article get deleted for lack of notability. A few have been flagged, like John Mapes Adams, but they have all been kept. I say you should keep creating articles, and if you are at a loss for sources, feel free to ask here and we'll see what we can find. Happy editing, jwillbur 20:43, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I wouldn't let it bother you, some people have different views of notibility. I also think that the format you used might have been a factor. If you use the format on this pageMichael Madden (Medal of Honor recipient) You shouldn't have a problem. Also, there are several references that I use when creating articles for MOH recipients and they are:

Please feel free to leave a message on my talk page if you have any questions or run into any problems. Good Luck and Happy editing.--Kumioko (talk) 22:21, 2 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Double awardees list?[edit]

19 heroes have received the award twice. Maybe we should create a list?

Pros of creating that list: 1. It's interesting to readers. When people see that the number of recipients is less than the number of medals handed out, they naturally are curious it. 2. Maybe they should get more recognition--14 had two separate acts of heroism.

Cons: 1. I could see concern that elevating some recipients could belittle the heroism of the others.

Thoughts? Agnamus (talk) 05:17, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, go for it. There is already a category, Category:Two-time Medal of Honor recipients, but it only gives their names and we usually don't link to categories from an article, so it would be nice to have a list to link to. There are a few other lists which single out groups of recipients (see List of African American recipients and List of Hispanic recipients, for example), you could use those as a template to start with. jwillbur 14:49, 30 January 2008 (UTC)[reply]

references[edit]

the list is quite silly and repetitive. Can't the main page be used instead? NPOV-V-NOR 18:52, 10 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]


The Medal of Honor is similar to[edit]

I totally agree that the Victoria Cross similar to the US MOH. It's the highest military decoration awarded by both governments for Valor. But to say that US MOH and the French Legion of Honor are, is just crazy! Yes they are the highest ranking decoration awarded by both governments, but the US MOH is a military only medal, while the French LOH is state order, in which it is awarded to both civilians & military personnel and it primarily not awarded for valor. Plus the French LOH has been awarded to military units as a unit award, they have even gone as far as awarding it to French cities. In my option the way that the French Legion of Honor has been awarded, really devalues the awarded. Unlike the prestige of the US MOH & UK VC. 131.6.84.110


Awarded to Briton for action in Afghanistan[edit]

Anyone know more about this? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/afghanistan/1418557/US-honours-Briton-in-Afghan-raid.html

Ydorb (talk) 17:12, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It's probably very inaccurate reporting. He may have been awarded a medal from the United States but it is highly impossible a Briton received the Medal of Honor. Foreign nationals have been awarded the Medal of Honor in the past but they were members of the US military. I believe one of the criteria is that you have to be a member of the the US military. The only non US military that I know of who have received the Medal of Honor are the unknown soldiers. ----Ðysepsion † Speak your mind 17:49, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, Dysepsion is correct. I looked all over and couldn't find anything confirming the award. Not to mention that as the current law stands, the MOH can only go to members of the U.S. military. I found this obituary for the guy in question which states "Despite reports to the contrary no Britons received any foreign awards" and that the guy was "rumoured to have been recommended" for the MOH. An unsubstantiated rumor, it seems. The only other mentions I could find were from blogs, forums, and this oped with says the Telegraph "reported a mere rumour as fact". - jwillbur 18:04, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
And it turns out there was a Reference Desk question about this last year. - jwillbur 18:13, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
I did some asking around and that was a misprint. He actually received the Congressional Gold Medal.--Kumioko (talk) 18:17, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Ok, I went and did some more digging and found a congressional page with all the Congressional Gold Medal recipients and he's not on it. Since congress has to vote and agree to it though it would be on the congressional bill site. I will do some digging and see what I can find.--Kumioko (talk) 18:25, 10 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

sort by Ethnicity function[edit]

On the sidebar of the page, it allows users to search for congressional medal of honor winners by ethnicity. Almost every racial category is named, even groups that are arguably not an ethnic group like "Puerto Rican". Now it however does not list "white" recipients of the medal. Why is this? -Preceding unsigned comment added by Napkin65 (talk • contribs) 20:18, 2 June 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Editorializing[edit]

Rather than a simple listing of recipients, this article goes into unreferenced and off-topic discussion of the wars themselves. Specifically, the Korean War talks about "police action" and desire of Congress to avoid declaring war. Similar discussions are sprinkled about. Rather than seeking to rewrite these sections -- and thereby step on some editor toes -- I've tagged the article. Perhaps I can get to it later, but I hope other editors will take a look and clean up some of the POV stuff. Thanks. --S. Rich (talk) 07:48, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I've removed the editorializing tag from the top and added a couple of off-topic tags. (Others are needed.) For example, how the Vietnam War ended with nV winning does not help describe the combat involving the MoH recipients; the list is one involving people actually receiving the MoH, not potential recipients or denied recipients; there are other problems -- like how US forces may or may not have helped reconstruct the country.--S. Rich (talk) 17:16, 1 December 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Notability of Race[edit]

The article mentions the first African-American and female recipients. Is it appropriate to mention the first recipient of a particular race, but to leave out other races? Unless the first Hispanic, Pacific Islander, Asian, and Native American recipients are included, perhaps the mention of the first African American recipient should be deleted. Kerry (talk) 02:45, 13 September 2013 (UTC)[reply]

   Thanks to whatever colleague(s) found the information on those two first-such recognitions and did the editing. If those in the other 4 categories can be identified via reliable sources, they should be added either directly by edits to the accompanying article, or by providing the information in this talk section for other editors to act on.
   On the other hand, the notion of throwing away what is presumably adequately sourced information in response to a perception of unequal treatment is IMO profoundly contrary to the spirit and the practice of responsible WP editorship.
--Jerzy•t 03:24, 10 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]
   There were US citizens of Japanese ancestry who fell in WWII service. Also, i wonder whether "Indian scouts" serving in the Indian Wars with the cavalry (and perhaps in the Mexican War) were legally and/or de facto fellow soldiers -- and (especially if not) a look should be undertaken for decoration of WWII code talkers.
--Jerzy•t 03:24, 10 October 2016 (UTC)[reply]

When?[edit]

Is it possible to create a column about when did each recipient receive the medal?--The Traditionalist (talk) 01:29, 2 January 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Naming consistency – proposed move[edit]

Is there a reason why we have articles called List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients and List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Vietnam War? Since the majority of subarticles of the latter format I suggest moving the former to List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Korean War. A few others would need to be renamed to be consistent, including List of Medal of Honor recipients (Veracruz). Reywas92Talk 01:42, 15 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.[edit]

The United States Army Center of Military History has deleted most MofH material from their website see https://history.army.mil/moh/index.html which states:

The President, in the name of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400 Medals of Honor to our nation's bravest Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation in 1861. For information on Medal of Honor recipients visit the Congressional Medal of Honor Society; or for specific issues email the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Awards and Decorations Branch ( usarmy.knox.hrc.mbx.tagd-awards@mail.mil)

A Brief History of the Medal of Honor

Please do not contact CMH ANSWERS regarding Medal of Honor issues.

The Centre of Military History Medal of Honor material was mainly from the 1979 US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Medal of Honor ‘green’ book and was updated except to add 116 late and post-Vietnam awards. The 39 references to the Centre of Military History need to be deleted.

My thanks to the Centre of Military History for hosting the 1979 US Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs Medal of Honor ‘green’ book online for many years. I support the decision to cease hoisting this material now that there are other reputable websites which have more information and more illustrations. Anthony Staunton (talk) 00:06, 25 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sgt. 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, Iraq War, 2005[edit]

I'm just adding this name in hopes it will soon be included. 71.94.64.100 (talk) 14:38, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

United States Army Center of Military History.[edit]

see above - This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army Center of Military History.

The United States Army Center of Military History was one of the earliest websites that hosted MofH material. With so many specific sites documenting MofH awards It decided to cease such hosting.

Most, if not all references to the United States Army Center of Military History are now invalid. Anthony Staunton (talk) 22:03, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Anthony Staunton (talk) 22:03, 17 December 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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