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MEDAL OF HONOR BREAKDOWN
| Action |
Total |
Army |
Navy |
Marine |
Air Force |
Coast Guard |
Posthumous |
| Civil War |
1,520 |
1,195 |
308 |
17 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
| Indlan Wars 18611898 |
428 |
428 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| Korea 1871 |
15 |
0 |
9 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Spanish American War |
109 |
30 |
64 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Philippines Samoa |
91 |
70 |
12 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Boxer Rebellion |
59 |
4 |
22 |
33 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Vera Cruz 1914 |
55 |
0 |
46 |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haiti 1915 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Dominican Republic |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Haiti 1919-1920 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nicaragua 19271933 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peacetime 1865-1870 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peacetime 18711898 |
103 |
0 |
101 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peacetime 18991911 |
51 |
1 |
48 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Peacetime 19151916 |
8 |
0 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Peacetime 19201940 |
18 |
2 |
15 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
| World War I |
124 |
96 |
21 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
32 |
| World War II |
440 |
301 |
57 |
81 |
0 |
1 |
250 |
| Korean War |
131 |
78 |
7 |
42 |
4 |
0 |
93 |
| Vietnam War |
239 |
155 |
15 |
57 |
12 |
0 |
150 |
| Somalia 1993 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Unknown Soldiers |
9 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
| Total |
3,427 |
2,362 |
745 |
294 |
16 |
1 |
574 |
- These totals reflect the total number
of Medals of Honor awarded. Nineteen (19) men received a second award:
fourteen of these men received two separate Medals for two separate
actions; five received both the Navy and the Army Medals of Honor for
the same action. The total number of Medal of Honor recipients is 3,408.
- Total Medals of Honor awarded: 3,427
- Total number of Medal of Honor recipients:
3,408
- Total number of double recipients: 19
- Total number of enlisted personnel: 2,553
- As of 13 May 1997, there are 169 living
Medal of Honor recipients.
- Source: Congressional Medal of Honor Society,
40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant SC 29464
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