Marine Corps Medal of Honor Recipients

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United States Marine Corps
Medal of Honor Recipients

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	"A member of the American Armed Forces can merit the Medal of Honor in only one manner: by a deed of personal bravery or self-sacrifice, above and beyond the call of duty, while in combat with an enemy of the nation. The gallantry must be certified by two eyewitnesses, and be clearly beyond the call of duty. Moreover, it must involve the risk of life and must be the type of deed that, if not performed, would evoke no criticism of the individual." General John D. Ryan Former Chief of Staff U.S. Air Force

The following is a list of Marines who have been awarded the Medal of Honor,
beginning with the Civil War and ending with the Vietnam War.

This page is arranged in order by campaign, and alphabetically within each campaign.
For multi-year campaigns, the year that the recipient was awarded the
Medal of Honor is noted beside his name.

If an entry is enclosed in asterisks (*),
it indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously.

Jump to the listing for any war using these links.

The Civil War 1861-1865
Korean Campaign 1871
Interim 1872-1881
Spanish American War 1898
Period of the Philippine Insurrection 1890-1902
Boxer Rebellion 1900
Interim 1901
Vera Cruz 1914
Haitian Campaign 1915
Dominican Republic 1916
World War I 1918
Haitian Campaign 1919
Interim 1921
Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1928-1932
World War II 1941-1945
Korean War 1950-1953
Vietnam War 1965-1973
Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-Present

The Civil War 1861-1865 ---------------------------------- Sergeant Richard Binder - 1864-65 - USS Ticonderoga Sergeant J. Henry Denig - 1864 - USS Brooklyn Orderly Sergeant Isaac N. Fry - 1865 - USS Ticonderoga Sergeant Michael Hudson - 1864 - USS Brooklyn Corporal John F. Mackie - 1862 - USS Galena Sergeant James Martin - 1864 - USS Richmond Sergeant Andrew Miller - 1964 - USS Richmond Orderly Sergeant Christopher Nugent - 1863 - USS Fort Henry Corporal Miles M. Oviatt - 1864 - USS Brooklyn Corporal John Rannahan - 1865 - USS Minnesota Sergeant James S. Roantree - 1864 - USS Oneida Private John Shivers - 1865 - USS Minnesota Corporal Willard M. Smith - 1864 - USS Brooklyn Orderly Sergeant David Sprowle - 1864 - USS Richmond Private Henry A. Thompson - 1865 - USS Minnesota Corporal Andrew J. Tomlin - 1865 - USS Wabash Sergeant Pinkerton R. Vaughn - 1863 - USS Mississippi	Korean Campaign 1871 ---------------------------------- Charles Brown - USS Colorado Private John Coleman - USS Colorado Private James Dougherty - USS Carondelet Private Michael McNamara - USS Benicia Private Michael Owens - USS Colorado Private Hugh Purvis - USS Alaska Interim 1872-1881 -------------------------- Corporal John Morris - 1881 - USS Lancaster Corporal James A. Steward - 1872 - USS Plymouth
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Spanish American War 1898 ---------------------------------------- Private Daniel Campbell - USS Marblehead Private Oscar W. Field - USS Nashville Private John Fitzgerald - 1st Marine Battalion Private Joseph J. Franklin - USS Nashville Sergeant Philip Guaghan - USS Nashville Private Frank Hill - USS Nashville Private Michael Kearney - USS Nashville Private Herman W. Kuchniester - USS Marblehead Private Harry L. MacNeal - USS Brooklyn Private James Meredith (name changed to Patrick F. Ford, Jr.) Private Pomeroy Parker - USS Nashville Sergeant John H. Quick - 1st Marine Battalion Private Joseph F. Scott - USS Nashville Private Edward Sullivan - USS Marblehead Private Walter S. West - USS Marblehead	Period of the Philippine Insurrection 1899-1902 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Captain Hiram I. Bearss - 1901 - 1st Regiment Private Howard M. Buckley - 1899 - USS Helena Sergeant Bruno A. Forsterer - 1899 - USS Philadelphia Sergeant Harry Harvey - 1900 - 1st Regiment Private Henry L. Hulbert - 1899 - USS Philadelphia Private Joseph Leonard - 1899 - USS Helena (enlisted as Joseph Melvin) Sergeant Michael J. McNally - 1899 - USS Philadelphia Captain David D. Porter - 1901 - Marine Barracks Cavite Corporal Thomas F. Prendergast - 1899 - USS Helena
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Boxer Rebellion 1900 ------------------------------- Sergeant John M. Adams - 1st Regiment (born George L. Day) Corporal Harry C. Adriance - 1st Regiment Corporal Edwin N. Appleton - USFS Newark Private Edwin J. Boydston - USS Oregon Private James Burnes - USS Newark Private Albert R. Campbell - 1st Regiment Private William L. Carr - USFS Newark Private James Conney - 1st Regiment Corporal John O. Dahlgren - USS Oregon Private Daniel J. Daly - USFS Newark * Private Harry Fisher - USS Oregon * Sergeant Alexander Foley - 1st Regiment Private Charles R. Francis - 1st Regiment Private Louis R. Gaiennie - USFS Newark Private Henry W. Heisch - USFS Newark Private William C. Horton - USS Oregon Private Martin Hunt - USS Oregon Private Thomas W. Kates - 1st Regiment Private Clarence E. Mathias - 1st Regiment Private Albert Moore - USS Oregon Drummer John A. Murphy - USFS Newark Private William H. Murray - USFS Newark (served under the name of Henry W. Davis) Private Harry W. Orndoff - USFS Newark * Private Franklin J. Phillips * Corporal Reuben J. Phillips - USFS Newark Private Herbert I. Preston - USS Oregon Private David J. Scannell - USS Oregon Private Frank Silva - USFS Newark Gunnery Sergeant Peter Stewart - USFS Newark Sergeant Clarence E. Sutton - 1st Regiment Private Oscar J. Upham - USS Oregon Sergeant Edward A. Walker - USS Oregon Private Frank A. Young - USFS Newark Private William Zion - USFS Newark	Interim 1901 ------------------- Sergeant John H. Helms - USS Chicago Private Louis F. Pfeifer - USS Petrel (served as Louis F. Theis) Vera Cruz 1914 ---------------------- Major Randolph C. Berkeley - 2d Advance Base Regiment Major Smedley D. Butler - 2d Advance Base Regiment Major Albertus W. Catlin - 3rd Regiment Captain Jesse F. Dyer - 2d Advance Base Regiment Captain Eli T. Fryer - 2d Advance Base Regiment Captain Walter N. Hill - 2d Advance Base Regiment Captain John A. Hughes - 2d Advance Base Regiment Lieutenant Colonel Wendel Cushing Neville - 2d Regiment Major George Croghan Reid - 3rd Regiment Haitian Campaign 1915 --------------------------------- Major Smedley D. Butler - CO, Detachments Gunnery Sergeant Daniel J. Daly - 2d Regiment Private Samuel Gross - USS Connecticut (real name: Samuel Marguiles) Sergeant Ross L. Iams - USS Connecticut 1st Lieutenant Edward A. Ostermann - 1st Brigade Captain William P. Upshur - 2d Regiment Dominican Republic 1916 ------------------------------------ Corporal Joseph A. Glowin - Artillery Battalion 1st Lieutenant Ernest C. Williams - 4th Regiment 1st Sergeant Roswell Winans - 4th Regiment
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World War I 1918 -------------------------- Sergeant Louis Cukela - 5th Regiment Gunnery Sergeant Ernest A. Janson - 5th Regiment (served under the name of Charles Hoffman) Private John J. Kelly - 6th Regiment (Awarded both Navy (1918) and Army (1919) Medals of Honor) Sergeant Matej Kocak - 5th Regiment (Awarded both Navy(1918) and Army (1919) Medals of Honor) * Corporal John H. Pruitt - 6th Regiment * Gunnery Sergeant Robert G. Robinson - Northern Bombing Group * Gunnery Sergeant Fred W. Stockham - 6th Regiment * 2d Lieutenant Ralph Talbot - Northern Bombing Group	Haitian Campaign 1919 --------------------------------- Corporal William R. Button - Constabulary Detachment Sergeant Herman H. Hanneken - Constabulary Detachment Interim 1921 ------------------- Private Albert J. Smith - Marine Barracks Second Nicaraguan Campaign 1928-1932 ---------------------------------------------------------- 1st Lieutenant Christian F. Schilt - 1928 - Observation Squadron Corporal Donald L. Truesdell - 1932 - Nicaraguan National Guard Detachment
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World War II 1941-1945 --------------------------------- * PFC Harold C. Agerholm - 1944 - 10th Marines * * PFC Richard B. Anderson - 1944 - 23rd Marines * * Major Kenneth D. Bailey - 1942 - 1st Raider Battalion * Sergeant John Basilone - 1942 - 7th Marines Lieutenant Colonel Harold W. Bauer - 1942 - VMF-212 * Corporal Lewis K. Bausell - 1944 - 5th Marines * * Corporal Charles J. Berry - 1945 - 26th Marines * * 1st Lieutenant Alexander Bonneyman, Jr - 1943 - 18th Marines * * Staff Sergeant William J. Bordelon, Jr. - 1943 - 18th Marines * Major Gregory Boyington - 1943-44 - VMF-214 Corporal Richard E. Bush - 1945 - 26th Marines * PFC William R. Caddy - 1945 - 26th Marines * * 1st Lieutenant George H. Cannon - 1941 - 6th Defense Battalion * Corporal Anthony Casamento - 1942 - 5th Marines Lieutenant Colonel Justice M. Chambers - 1945 - 25th Marines * Sergeant Darrell S. Cole - 1945 - 23rd Marines * * Major Henry A. Courtney, Jr. - 1945 - 22nd Marines * * Corporal Anthony P. Damato - 1944 - 22nd Marines * Corporal James L. Day - 1945 - 26th Marines 1st Lieutenant Jefferson J. DeBlanc - 1943 - VMF-112 Captain Robert H. Dunlap - 1945 - 26th Marines * Lieutenant Colonel Aquilla J. Dyess - 1944 - 24th Marines * Colonel Merritt A. Edson - 1942 - 1st Raider Battalion * Captain Henry T. Elrod - 1941 - VMF-211 * * PFC Harold G. Epperson - 1944 - 6th Marines * * Corporal John P. Fardy - 1945 - 1st Marines * Captain Richard E. Fleming - 1942 - VMSB-241 Captain Joseph J. Foss - 1942 - VMF-121 * PFC William A. Foster - 1945 - 1st Marines * Major Robert E. Galer - 1942 - VMF-224 Private Harold Gonsalves - 1945 - 15th Marines Sergeant Ross F. Gray - 1945 - 25th Marines * PFC Henry Gurke - 1943 - 3rd Raider Battalion * Private Dale M. Hansen - 1945 - 1st Marines 1st Lieutenant Robert M. Hanson - 1943-44 - VMF-215 Sergeant William G. Harrel - 1945 - 28th Marines * Corporal Louis J. Hauge, Jr. - 1945 - 1st Marines * * 1st Lieutenant William D. Hawkins - 1943 - 2d Marines * PFC Arthur J. Jackson - 1944 - 7th Marines PFC Douglas T. Jacobson - 1945 - 23rd Marines	* Platoon Sergeant Joseph R. Julian - 1945 - 27th Marines * * Sergeant Elbert L. Kinser - 1945 - 1st Marines * * PFC Richard E. Kraus - 1944 - 8th Amphibious Tractor Bn. * * PFC James D. Labelle - 1945 - 27th Marines * 2d Lieutenant John Harold Leims - 1945 - 27th Marines PFC Jacklyn H. Lucas - 1945 - 26th Marines * 1st Lieutenant Jack Lummus - 1945 - 27th Marines * * 1st Lieutenant Harry L. Martin - 1945 - 5th Pioneer Bn. * * PFC Leonard F. Mason - 1944 - 3rd Marines * * Gunnery Sergeant Robert H. McCard - 1944 - 4th Tank Bn. * Captain Joseph McCarthy - 1945 - 24th Marines * Private Robert M. McTureous, Jr. - 1945 - 29th Marines * * PFC John D. New - 1944 - 7th Marines * Sergeant Robert A. Owens - 1943 - 3rd Marines * Private Joseph W. Ozbourn - 1944 - 23rd Marines * Platoon Sergeant Mitchell Paige - 1942 - 7th Marines * Private Wesley Phelps - 1944 - 7th Marines * * Private George Phillips - 1945 - 28th Marines * Captain Everett P. Pope - 1944 - 1st Marines * 1st Lieutenant John V. Power - 1944 - 24th Marines * * PFC Charles H. Roan - 1944 - 7th Marines * 2d Lieutenant Carlton R. Rouh - 1944 - 5th Marines * PFC Donald J. Ruhl - 1945 - 28th Marines * * PFC Albert E. Schwab - 1945 - 5th Marines * Colonel David M. Shoup - 1943 - 2d Marines Private Franklin E. Sigler - 1945 - 26th Marines PFC Luther Skaggs, Jr. - 1944 - 3rd Marines Major John L. Smith - 1942 - VMF-223 Private Richard K. Sorenson - 1944 - 24th Marines * Corporal Tony Stein - 1945 - 28th Marines * 1st Lieutenant James E. Swett - 1943 - VMF-221 * Sergeant Herbert J. Thomas - 1943 - 3rd Marines * * Sergeant Clyde Thomason - 1942 - 2d Raider Battalion * * Sergeant Grant F. Timmerman - 1944 - 2d Tank Battalion * Major General Alexander A. Vandergrift - 1942 - 1st Mar. Div. * 1st Lieutenant Kenneth A. Walsh - 1945 - VMF-124 * * Gunnery Sergeant William C. Walsh - 1945 - 27th Marines * Private Wilson D. Watson - 1945 - 9th Marines Corporal Hershel W. Williams - 1945 - 21st Marines Captain Louis H. Wilson, Jr. - 1944 - 9th Marines * PFC Robert L. Wilson - 1944 - 6th Marines * * PFC Frank P. Witek - 1944 - 9th Marines
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Korean War 1950-1953 ---------------------------------- * Corporal Charles G. Abrell - 1951 - 1st Marines * Captain William E. Barber - 1950 - 7th Marines * PFC William B. Baugh - 1950 - 1st Marines * Private Hector A. Cafferata, Jr. - 1950 - 7th Marines * Corporal David B. Champagne - 1952 - 7th Marines * * PFC Stanley R. Christianson - 1950 - 1st Marines * 1st Lieutenant Henry A. Commiskey, Sr. - 1950 - 1st Marines Corporal Jack A. Davenport - 1951 - 5th Marines Lieutenant Colonel Raymond G. Davis - 1950 - 7th Marines Corporal Duane E. Dewey - 1952 - 5th Marines * PFC Fernando Garcia - 1952 - 5th Marines * * PFC Edward Gomez - 1951 - 1st Marines * * Staff Sergeant Ambrosio Guillen - 1953 - 7th Marines * * Sergeant James E. Johnson - 1950 - 11th Marines * * PFC John D. Kelly - 1952 - 7th Marines * * PFC Jack W. Kelso - 1952 - 7th Marines * Staff Sergeant Ronert S. Kennemore - 1950 - 7th Marines * PFC Herbert A. Littleton - 1951 - 7th Marines * * 1st Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez - 1950 - 5th Marines * * Sergeant Daniel P. Matthews - 1953 - 7th Marines *	* Sergeant Frederick W. Mausert III - 1951 - 7th Marines * PFC Alford L. McLaughlin - 1953 - 5th Marines * 1st Lieutenant Frank N. Mitchell - 1950 - 7th Marines * * PFC Walter C. Monegan, Jr. - 1950 - 1st Marines * * PFC Whitt L. Morland - 1951 - 5th Marines * 2d Lieutenant Raymond G. Murphy - 1953 - 5th Marines Major Reginald R. Myers - 1950 - 1st Marines 2d Lieutenant George H. O'Brien, Jr. - 1952 - 7th Marines * PFC Eugene A. Obregon - 1950 - 5th Marines * Corporal Lee H. Phillips - 1950 - 7th Marines * Sergeant James I. Poynter - 1950 - 7th Marines * * 2d Lieutenant George H. Ramer - 1951 - 7th Marines * * 2d Lieutenant Robert D. Reem - 1950 - 7th Marines * * Staff Sergeant William E. Shuck, Jr. - 1952 - 7th Marines * PFC Robert E. Simanek - 1952 - 5th Marines Captain Carl L. Sitter - 1950 - 1st Marines * 2d Lieutenant Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. - 1952 - 11th Marines * Staff Sergeant Archie Van Winkle - 1950 - 7th Marines * Corporal Joseph Vittori - 1951 - 1st Marines * * Staff Sergeant Lewis G. Watkins - 1952 - 7th Marines * Tech. Sergeant Harold E. Wilson - 1951 - 1st Marines * Staff Sergeant William G. Windrich - 1950 - 5th Marines *
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Vietnam War 1965-1973 ---------------------------------- * PFC James Anderson, Jr. - 1967 - 3rd Marines * * Lance Corporal Richard A. Anderson - 1967 - 3rd Recon. Bn. * * PFC Oscar P. Austin - 1969 - 7th Marines * * Lance Corporal Jedh C. Barker - 1967 - 4th Marines * 1st Lieutenant Harvey C. Barnum, Jr. - 1965 - 9th Marines 2d Lieutenant John P. Bobo - 1967 - 9th Marines * PFC Daniel D. Bruce - 1969 - 5th Marines * * PFC Robert C. Burke - 1968 - 27th Marines * * PFC Bruce W. Carter - 1969 - 3rd Marines * PFC Robert M. Clausen, Jr. - 1970 - HMM-263 * PFC Robert L. Coker - 1969 - 3rd Marines * Staff Sergeant Peter S. Conner - 1966 - 3rd Marines * Colonel Donald G. Cook - 1964-67 - Sr. Marine Advisor * Lance Corporal Thomas E. Creek - 1969 - 9th Marines * Sergeant Rodney M. Davis - 1967 - 5th Marines * * Lance Corporal Emilio De La Garza, Jr. - 1970 - 1st Marines * * PFC Ralph E. Dias - 1969 - 7th Marines * * PFC Douglas E. Dickey - 1967 - 4th Marines * * Sergeant Paul H. Foster - 1967 - 4th Marines * 1st Lieutenant Wesley L. Fox - 1969 - 9th Marines * Sergeant Alfredo Gonzalez - 1968 - 1st Marines * * Captain James A. Graham - 1967 - 5th Marines * * 2nd Lieutenant Terrance C. Graves - 1968 - 3rd Recon. Bn. * Staff Sergeant Jimmie E. Howard - 1966 - 1st Recon. Battalion * Lance Corporal James D. Howe - 1970 - 7th Marines * * PFC Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. - 1969 - 3rd Recon. Battalion * * Lance Corporal Jose F. Jimenez - 1969 - 7th Marines * * PFC Ralph H. Johnson - 1968 - 1st Recon. Battalion *	* LCpl Miguel Keith - 1970 - Combined Action Platoon 1-3-2 * Staff Sergeant Allan J. Kellogg, Jr. - 1970 - 5th Marines Captain Howard V. Lee - 1966 - 4th Marines Captain James E. Livingston - 1968 - 4th Marines * PFC Gary W. Martini - 1967 - 1st Marines * * Corporal Larry L. Maxam - 1968 - 4th Marines * Staff Sergeant John J. McGinty III - 1966 - 4th Marines Captain Robert J. Modrzejewski - 1966 - 4th Marines * Corporal William D. Morgan - 1969 - 9th Marines * * PFC Melvin E. Newlin - 1967 - 5th Marines * * Lance Corporal Thomas P. Noonan, Jr. - 1969 - 9th Marines * Corporal Robert E. O'Malley - 1965 - 3rd Marines * Lance Corporal Joe C. Paul - 1965 - 4th Marines * Corporal William T. Perkins, Jr. - 1967 - 3rd Marine Division * Sergeant Lawrence D. Peters - 1967 - 5th Marines * PFC Jimmy W. Phipps - 1969 - 1st Engineer Battalion Lance Corporal Richard A. Pittman - 1966 - 5th Marines Captain Stephen W. Pless - 1967 - VMO-6 * Lance Corporal William R. Prom - 1969 - 3rd Marines * * 1st Lieutenant Frank S. Reasoner - 1965 - 3rd Recon. Bn. * * Sergeant Walter K. Singleton - 1967 - 9th Marines * * Corporal Larry E. Smedley - 1967 - 9th Marines * * Lance Corporal Karl G. Taylor, Sr. - 1968 - 26th Marines * Captain M. Sando Vargas, Jr. - 1968 - 4th Marines * Lance Corporal Lester W. Weber - 1968 - 7th Marines * * Lance Coporal Roy M. Wheat - 1967 - 7th Marines * * PFC Dewayne F. Williams - 1968 - 1st Marines * PFC Alfred M. Wilson - 1969 - 9th Marines Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Worley - 1968 - 7th Marines

Operation Iraqi Freedom 2003-Present
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* Corporal Jason Dunham - 2004 - 3rd Bn. 7th Marines *