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Three different versions of the Medal of Honor are awarded: one each for the Army, Navy (and Marines), and Air Force.

This is a complete list of African Americans awarded the nation's highest military decoration — the Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor is bestowed "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in actual combat against an armed enemy force." The medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress.

Of the 3,461 Medals of Honor awarded as of 2006, 88 have been awarded to 87 different African American recipients.[1] Robert Augustus Sweeney is one of only 19 men, and the only African American, to be awarded two Medals of Honor.[2]

Civil War

Bruce Anderson*
Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 142d NY Infantry
Date and place of action: 15 January 1865, Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina
Entered service at: Albany, New York
Date and place of birth: 19 June 1845, Mexico City, Mexico
William Henry Barnes
Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Norfolk, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 1845, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Powhatan Beaty
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 8 October 1837, Richmond, Virginia
Robert Blake
Rank and organization: Contraband, U.S. Navy, USS Marblehead
Date and place of action: 25 December 1863, off Legareville, Stono River, John's Island, South Carolina
Entered service at: Port Royal, Virginia
Date and place of birth: Virginia
James H. Bronson
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company D, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Trumbell County, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 1838, Indiana County, Pennsylvania
William H. Brown
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy, USS Brooklyn
Date and place of action: 5 August 1864, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama
Entered service at: Maryland
Date and place of birth: 1836, Baltimore, Maryland
Wilson Brown
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy, USS Hartford
Date and place of action: 5 August 1864, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama
William Harvey Carney
Entered service at: Mississippi River, Mississippi
Date and place of birth: 1841, Natchez, Mississippi
William Harvey Carney
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 54th Massachusetts Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 18 July 1863, Battle of Fort Wagner, Morris Island, South Carolina
Entered service at: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Date and place of birth: 29 February 1840, Norfolk, Virginia
Decatur Dorsey
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 39th U.S. Colored Troops
Date and place of action: 30 July 1864, Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 1836, Howard County, Maryland
Christian Abraham Fleetwood
Christian Abraham Fleetwood
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 4th U.S. Colored Troops
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 21 July 1840, Baltimore, Maryland
James Daniel Gardiner
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, 36th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Yorktown, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 16 September 1839, Glouchester, Virginia
James H. Harris
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 38th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Great Mills, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 1828, St. Mary's County, Maryland
Thomas R. Hawkins
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 6th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 1840, Cincinnati, Ohio
Alfred B. Hilton
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company H, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 1842, Hartford, Maryland
Milton Murray Holland
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Albany, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 1 August 1844 at Austin, Tennessee
Miles James
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, 36th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 30 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Portsmouth, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 1829, Princess Anne County, Virginia
Alexander Kelly
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 6th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Allegheny, Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 7 April 1840 at Saltsburg, Pennsylvania
John Lawson
John Lawson
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy, USS Hartford
Date and place of action: 5 August 1864, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama
Entered service at: Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 16 June 1837, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
James Mifflin
Rank and organization: Engineer's Cook, U.S. Navy, USS Brooklyn
Date and place of action: 5 August 1864, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama
Entered service at: Virginia
Date and place of birth: 1839, Richmond, Virginia
Joachim Pease
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Kearsarge
Date and place of action: 19 June 1864, off Cherbourg, France
Entered service at: New York City, New York
Date and place of birth: 1842, Long Island, New York
Robert A. Pinn
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company I, 5th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Massillon, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 1 March 1843, Stark County, Ohio
Edward Ratcliff
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company C, 38th U.S. Colored Troops
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Yorktown, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 8 February 1835, James County, Virginia
Aaron Sanderson
Rank and organization: Landsman, U.S. Navy, USS Wyandank
Date and place of action: 17 March 1865, Mattox Creek, Virginia
Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 1811, North Carolina
Andrew Jackson Smith*
Rank and organization: Corporal, 55th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry
Date and place of action: 30 November 1864, Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina
Entered service at: Clinton, Illinois
Date and place of birth: 3 September 1842, Grand Rivers, Kentucky
Charles Veal
Rank and organization: Private, Company D, 4th U.S. Colored Infantry
Date and place of action: 29 September 1864, Battle of Chaffin's Farm, Virginia
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 1838, Portsmouth, Virginia

Indian Wars

Thomas Boyne
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 29 May and 27 September 1879, Cuchillo Negro River and Mimbres Mountains, New Mexico
Entered service at: Norfolk, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 1849, Prince Georges County, Maryland
Benjamin Brown
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment
Date and place of action: 11 May 1889, Arizona
Entered service at: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 1859, Spotsylvania County, Virginia
John Denny
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 18 September 1879, Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico
Entered service at: Elmira, New York
Date and place of birth: 1846, Big Flats, New York
Pompey Factor
Pompey Factor
Rank and organization: Private, Indian Scouts
Date and place of action: 25 April 1875, Pecos River, Texas
Entered service at: Fort Duncan, Texas
Date and place of birth: 1849, Arkansas
Clinton Greaves
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company C, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 24 January 1877, Florida Mountains, New Mexico
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 12 August 1855, Madison County, Virginia
Henry Johnson
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company D, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 2 October-5 October 1879, Milk River, Colorado
Entered service at: Detroit, Michigan
Date and place of birth: 11 June 1850, Boydton, Virginia
George Jordan
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 14 May 1880 and 12 August 1881, Fort Tularosa and Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
Entered service at: Nashville, Tennessee
Date and place of birth: 1847, Williamson County, Tennessee
Isaiah Mays
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company B, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment
Date and place of action: 11 May 1889, Cedar Springs, Arizona Territory
Entered service at: Columbus Barracks, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 16 February 1858, Carters Bridge, Virginia
William McBryar
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 7 March 1890, Arizona Territory
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 14 February 1861, Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Adam Paine
Rank and organization: Private, Indian Scouts
Date and place of action: 26 September-27 September 1874, Canyon Blanco tributary of the Red River, Texas
Entered service at: Fort Duncan, Texas
Date and place of birth: 1843, Florida
Isaac Payne
Rank and organization: Trumpeter, Indian Scouts
Date and place of action: 25 April 1875, Pecos River, Texas
Entered service at: Fort Duncan, Texas
Date and place of birth: 1854, Mexico
Thomas Shaw
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 12 August 1881, Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico
Entered service at: Baton Rouge, Louisianna
Date and place of birth: 1846, Covington, Kentucky
Emanuel Stance
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company F, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 20 May 1870, Kickapoo Springs, Texas
Entered service at: East Carroll Parish, Louisianna
Date and place of birth: 1843, Carroll Parish, Louisianna
Augustus Walley
Rank and organization: Private, Company I, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 16 August 1881, Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico
Entered service at: Baltimore, Maryland
Date and place of birth: 10 March 1856, Reistertown, Maryland
John Ward
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Indian Scouts, U.S. 24th Infantry Regiment
Date and place of action: 25 April 1875, Pecos River, Texas
Entered service at: Fort Duncan, Texas
Date and place of birth: 1847, Arkansas
Moses Williams
Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company I, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 16 August 1881, Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico
Entered service at: East Carroll Parish, Louisianna
Date and place of birth: 1845, Carrollton, Louisianna
William Othello Wilson
Rank and organization: Corporal, Company I, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 1890, Sioux Campaign
Entered service at: St. Paul, Minnesota
Date and place of birth: 1867, Hagerstown, Maryland
Brent Woods
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, U.S. 9th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 19 August 1881, New Mexico
Entered service at: Louisville, Kentucky
Date and place of birth: 1850, Pulaski County, Kentucky

Spanish-American War

Edward Lee Baker, Jr.
Rank and organization: Sergeant Major, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 1 July 1898, Battle of San Juan Hill, Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio
Date and place of birth: 28 December 1865, Platte River, Wyoming
Dennis Bell
Rank and organization: Private, Troop H, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 30 June 1898, Battle of Tayacoba, Cuba
Entered service at: Washington, D.C.
Date and place of birth: 28 December 1866, Washington, D.C.
Fitz Lee
Rank and organization: Private, Troop M, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 30 June 1898, Battle of Tayacoba, Cuba
Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: June 1866, Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Robert Penn
Robert Penn
Rank and organization: Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy, USS Iowa (BB-4)
Date and place of action: 20 July 1898, off Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
Entered service at: Virginia
Date and place of birth: 10 October 1872, City Point, Virginia
William H. Thompkins
Rank and organization: Private, Troop G, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 30 June 1898, Battle of Tayacoba, Cuba
Entered service at: Paterson, New Jersey
Date and place of birth: 3 October 1872, Paterson, New Jersey
George Henry Wanton
Rank and organization: Private, Troop M, U.S. 10th Cavalry Regiment
Date and place of action: 30 June 1898, Battle of Tayacoba, Cuba
Entered service at: Paterson, New Jersey
Date and place of birth: 15 May 1868, Paterson, New Jersey

World War I

Freddie Stowers*
Rank and organization: Corporal, U.S. Army, Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division
Date and place of action: 28 September 1918, Hill 188, Champagne Marne Sector, France
Entered service at: Anderson County, South Carolina
Date and place of birth: 1896, Sandy Springs, South Carolina

World War II

Vernon J. Baker
Vernon Joseph Baker
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C, 370th Infantry Regiment, 92d Infantry Division (Colored)
Summary of Service: Enlisted, 26 June 1941; Commissioned, 11 Jan 1943; Retired, August 1965 as a First Lieutenant
Date and place of action: 5 April and 6 April 1945, near Viareggio, Italy
Date and place of birth: 17 December 1919
Edward Allen Carter, Jr.*
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Seventh Army Infantry Company Number 1 (Provisional), 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division
Summary of Service: Entered, 26 September 1941; Discharged, 30 September 1945
Date and place of action: 23 March 1945, near Speyer, Germany
Date and place of birth: 1916, Los Angeles, California
John R. Fox
John Robert Fox*
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Cannon Company, 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division (Colored)
Summary of Service: Entered, 28 February 1941; Killed in Action, 26 December 1944
Date and place of action: 26 December 1944, in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy
Willy F. James, Jr.*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company G, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division
Summary of Service: Enlisted, 11 September 1942; Killed in Action, 8 April 1945
Date and place of action: 7 April 1945, near Lippoldsberg, Germany
Ruben Rivers*
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company A, 761st Tank Battalion (Colored)
Summary of Service: Entered, 15 January 1942; Killed in Action, 19 November 1944
Date and place of action: 15 November-19 November 1944, near Guebling, France
Date and place of birth: 1921
Charles Leroy Thomas*
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C, 614th Tank Destroyer Battalion (Towed), 103rd Infantry Division
Summary of Service: Inducted, 20 January 1942; Commissioned, 11 March 1943; Discharged, 10 August 1947 as a Major
Date and place of action: 14 December 1944, near Climbach, France
George Watson*
Rank and organization: Private, U.S. Army, 2nd Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment
Summary of Service: Entered, 1 September 1942; Killed in Action, 8 March 1943
Date and place of action: 8 March 1943, at sea near Porloch Harbor, New Guinea

Korean War

Cornelius H. Charlton*
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company C, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 2 June 1951, Chipo-ri, Korea
Entered service at: Bronx County, New York
Date and place of birth: 24 July 1929, East Gulf, West Virginia
William Henry Thompson*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company M, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 6 August 1950, Haman, Korea
Entered service at: Bronx County, New York
Date and place of birth: 16 August 1927, New York City, New York

Vietnam War

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James Anderson, Jr.
James Anderson, Jr.*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, 2d Platoon, Company F, 2d Battalion, 3d Marines, 3d Marine Division
Date and place of action: 28 February 1967, Cam Lo, Vietnam
Entered service at: Los Angeles, California
Date and place of birth: 22 January 1947, Los Angeles, California
Webster Anderson
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Battery A, 2d Battalion, 320th Artillery, 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile)
Date and place of action: 15 October 1967, Tam Kỳ, Vietnam
Entered service at: Winnsboro, South Carolina
Date and place of birth: 15 July 1933, Winnsboro, South Carolina
Eugene Ashley, Jr.*
Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Detachment A-101, Company C, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Date and place of action: 6 February-7 February 1968, Battle of Lang Vei, Vietnam
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 12 October 1931, Wilmington, North Carolina
Oscar P. Austin
Oscar Palmer Austin*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company E, 2d Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) FMF
Date and place of action: 23 February 1969, Da Nang, Vietnam
Entered service at: Phoenix, Arizona
Date and place of birth: 15 January 1948, Nacogdoches, Texas
William Maud Bryant*
Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces
Date and place of action: 24 March 1969, Long Khanh Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Detroit, Michigan
Date and place of birth: 16 February 1933, Cochran, Georgia
Rodney M. Davis
Rodney Maxwell Davis*
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, Company B, 1st Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Date and place of action: 6 September 1967, Quang Nam Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Macon, Georgia
Date and place of birth: 7 April 1942, Macon, Georgia
Robert Henry Jenkins, Jr.*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3d Marine Division (Reinforced) FMF
Date and place of action: 5 March 1969, Fire Support Base Argonne, DMZ, Vietnam
Entered service at: Jacksonville, Florida
Date and place of birth: 1 June 1948 at Interlachen, Florida
Lawrence Joel
Rank and organization: Specialist Sixth Class, U.S. Army, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Bn (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173d Airborne Brigade
Date and place of action: 8 November 1965, Vietnam
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 22 February 1928, Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dwight Hal Johnson
Rank and organization: Specialist Fifth Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 15 January 1968, Dak To, Kon Tum Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Detroit, Michigan
Date and place of birth: 7 May 1947, Detroit, Michigan
Ralph H. Johnson
Ralph Henry Johnson*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Marine Corps, Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division (Reinforced) FMF
Date and place of action: 5 March 1968, Hill 146, Quan Duc Valley, Vietnam
Entered service at: Oakland, California
Date and place of birth: 11 January 1949, Charleston, South Carolina
Garfield McConnell Langhorn*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Troop C, 7th Squadron (Airmobile), 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade
Date and place of action: 15 January 1969, Plei Djereng, Pleiku Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Brooklyn, New York
Date and place of birth: 10 September 1948, Cumberland, Virginia
Matthew Leonard*
Rank and organization: Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 28 February 1967, Suoi Da, Vietnam
Entered service at: Birmingham, Alabama
Date and place of birth: 26 November 1929, Eutaw, Alabama
Donald Russell Long*
Rank and organization: Sergeant, U.S. Army, Troop C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 30 June 1966, Vietnam
Entered service at: Ashland, Kentucky
Date and place of birth: 27 August 1939 at Blackfork, Ohio
Milton Lee Olive, III*
Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company B, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 503d Infantry, 173d Infantry Brigade
Date and place of action: 22 October 1965, Phu Cuong, Vietnam
Entered service at: Chicago, Illinois
Date and place of birth: 7 November 1946, Chicago, Illinois
Riley Leroy Pitts*
Rank and organization: Captain, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 31 October 1967, Ap Dong, Vietnam
Entered service at: Wichita, Kansas
Date and place of birth: 15 October 1937 at Fallis, Oklahoma
Charles Calvin Rogers
Rank and organization: Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery, 1st Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 1 November 1968, Fishook region (near the Cambodian border), Vietnam
Entered service at: Institute, West Virginia
Date and place of birth: 6 September 1929, Claremont, West Virginia
Ruppert Leon Sargent*
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 15 March 1967, Hau Nghia Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Richmond, Virginia
Date and place of birth: 6 January 1938, Hampton, Virginia
Clarence Eugene Sasser
Rank and organization: Specialist Fifth Class, U.S. Army, Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 10 January 1968, Ding Tuong Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: Houston, Texas
Date and place of birth: 12 September 1947, Chenango, Texas
Clifford Chester Sims*
Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company D, 2d Battalion (Airborne), 501st Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Date and place of action: 21 February 1968, Huế, Vietnam
Entered service at: Jacksonville, Florida
Date and place of birth: 18 June 1942, Port St. Joe, Florida
John Earl Warren, Jr.*
Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company C, 2d Battalion (Mech), 22d Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Date and place of action: 14 January 1969, Tay Ninh Province, Vietnam
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 16 November 1946, Brooklyn, New York

Peacetime

Daniel Atkins
Rank and organization: Ship's Cook First Class, U.S. Navy, USS Cushing (TB-1)
Date and place of action: 11 February 1898, aboard ship at sea
Entered service at: Virginia
Date and place of birth: 18 November 1866, Brunswick, Virginia
John Davis
Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Trenton
Date and place of action: February 1881, Toulon, France
Date and place of birth: 1854, Kingston, Jamaica
Alphonse Girandy
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Petrel (PG-2)
Date and place of action: 31 March 1901, aboard ship at sea
Entered service at: Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 21 January 1868, Guadaloupe, West Indies
John Johnson
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Kansas
Date and place of action: 12 April 1872, near Greytown, Nicaragua
Entered service at: Pennsylvania
Date and place of birth: 1839, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
William Johnson
Rank and organization: Cooper, U.S. Navy, USS Adams
Date and place of action: 14 November 1879, Navy Yard, Mare Island, California
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 1855, St. Vincent, West Indies
Joseph B. Noil
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Powhatan
Date and place of action: 26 December 1872, Norfolk, Virginia
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 1841, Nova Scotia, Canada
John Smith
Rank and organization: Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Shenandoah
Date and place of action: 19 September 1880, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Entered service at: New York, New York
Date and place of birth: 1854, Bermuda
Robert Augustus Sweeney (two-time Medal of Honor recipient)
Rank and organization: Ordinary Seaman, U.S. Navy, USS Kearsarge and USS Jamestown
Date and place of 1st action: 26 October 1881, Hampton Roads, Virginia
Date and place of 2nd action: 20 December 1883, New York Navy Yard
Entered service at: New Jersey
Date and place of birth: 20 February 1853, Montserrat, West Indies

Notes

  • N.B. An asterisk after the name indicates that the award was given posthumously.
  1. ^ "MOH FAQ". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2006-08-28.
  2. ^ "List of Double MOH Recipients". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2006-08-28.

See also

References

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