Henry Williams (February 6, 1834 – October 17, 1917) was a sailor serving in the United States Navy who received the Medal of Honor for bravery. Williams...

Post later that year. On June 2, 2015, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House. In 1918...

Iwo Jima in World War II. Williams was the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II. Williams, the youngest of eleven children, was born...

military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. Childhood The details of Williams childhood are sparse...

bishop Henry Williams (Medal of Honor) (1834–1917), United States Navy seaman who received the Medal of Honor Henry Williams (soldier) (1918-1942), United...

The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines...

The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member...

of America's highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. Johnson was originally...

Island Medal of Honor is an American award founded by the Ellis Island Honors Society (EIHS) (formerly known as the National Ethnic Coalition of Organizations...

year. Six authors have won two Newbery Medals each, several have won both a Medal and Honor, while a larger number of authors have won multiple Honors, with...

This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients for World War II. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military...

Caldecott Medal, the committee awards a variable number of citations to runners-up they deem worthy, called the Caldecott Honor or Caldecott Honor Books....

and Medal of Honor recipient John Williams (Medal of Honor, born 1832) (1832–?), American Civil War sailor and Medal of Honor recipient John Williams (Medal...

War I. Many European nations had the custom of decorating heroes from other nations, but the Medal of Honor was the sole U.S. award for valor at the time...

honored for drone fight". Task & Purpose. Retrieved 16 December 2024. "Battle joined: Army panel backs WWII vet's posthumous bid for Medal of Honor"...

The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member...

Johnson, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War John E. McCoy, U.S. Air National Guard general Henry Palmer, Union Army general James Pond, Medal of Honor recipient...

rank of captain, and received the Medal of Honor for his actions in trying to save the life of his wingman, Ensign Jesse L. Brown, during the Battle of Chosin...

Medal. Upon the recommendation of NASA, the president may award an even higher honor to astronauts, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The medal...

received the Medal of Honor on February 29, 2016, for the rescue of a civilian in Afghanistan in 2012. Byers retired after 21 years of service on September...

seventy-fifth anniversary of his Medal of Honor flight. Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Selma Anna (Lauth) and Edward...

highest honor given in the US chemical industry. The Perkin Medal was first awarded in 1906 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the discovery of mauveine...

defense of Fort McHenry during the War of 1812 William Orton Williams (1839–1863), Confederate officer executed as a spy William Williams (Medal of Honor) (1840–1893)...

This is a complete alphabetical list (T to Z) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing...

Prior to 1963, the Medal of Honor could be awarded for actions not involving direct combat with "an enemy of the United States" or "opposing foreign force...

of Merit for gallantry; at the time, this certificate was the only other honor for gallantry the Army could present to combatants in lieu of a Medal of...

States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States...

Olympic Committee accorded Williams its highest individual honor, the Olympic Order. In 2009, Williams received the National Medal of Arts in the White House...

Joseph Langdell (1914–2015). Williams was also the last surviving Marine recipient. The last surviving Army Medal of Honor recipient was Charles Coolidge...

Army Medals of Honor Daniel Daly – awarded two Medals of Honor for two different acts in two different conflicts Merritt A. Edson – commander of the 1st...