John Henry White (March 1, 1835 – April 27, 1912) was an American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for actions in the American Civil War. White...
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White (Medal of Honor), American soldier and Medal of Honor recipient John H. White Jr., American historian and museum curator John Hannibal White, South...
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India John Griswold White (1845–1928), Cleveland attorney and collector of books about chess, folklore, and Orientalia John H. White (Medal of Honor) (1835–1912)...
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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...
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"heroism and sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients for the United States." The holiday has been celebrated since 1991, when George H. W. Bush signed Public...
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The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines...
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The John Newbery Medal, frequently shortened to the Newbery, is a literary award given by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division...
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Medal of Honor Posthumously to Roger B. Chaffee and Edward H. White II". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 7 May 2017. "International Space Hall of Fame ::...
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2, 2015, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House. In 1918, the French awarded Johnson...
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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...
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Tiffany Cross Medal of Honor arose immediately after World War I, as the US Navy decided to recognize via the Medal of Honor two manners of heroism, one...
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Distinguished Service Medal for his flight in Gemini 4 and was then awarded the Congressional Space Medal of Honor posthumously. Edward Higgins White II was born...
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by President John F. Kennedy, superseding the Medal of Freedom that was initially established by President Harry S. Truman in 1945 to honor civilian service...
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The Medal of Honor was introduced during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member...
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January 13, 1997, at a White House ceremony for the seven recipients, the first and only Black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II....
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Peacetime Navy Medal of Honor recipient. John H. White (Medal of Honor), American Civil War recipient of the Medal of Honor. "Home Page". Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania:...
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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...
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Distinguished Service Medal in 1962, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978, was inducted into the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame in 1990, and received...
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ordnanceman, received the United States military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II....
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David Bellavia (category Iraq War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fallujah. Bellavia has also received the Bronze Star Medal, two Army Commendation Medals,...
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John Rope (circa 1855/1863 – 8 August 1944, born Tlodilhil (Black Rope) was a White Mountain Apache clan leader and Apache scout who received a medal...
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the blue-and-white starred pattern of the Medal of Honor. No attached devices for the Brevet Medal were authorized. The medal consists of a bronze cross...
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National Medal of Arts is an award and title created by the United States Congress in 1984, for the purpose of honoring artists and patrons of the arts...
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Medal. Upon the recommendation of NASA, the president may award an even higher honor to astronauts, the Congressional Space Medal of Honor. The medal...
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captain Jacklyn H. Lucas, recipient of the Medal of Honor. On 17 September 2016, she was named by Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus. Jack H. Lucas was launched...
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Alonzo Cushing (redirect from Alonzo H. Cushing)
the President. On August 26, 2014, the White House announced he would be posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, with President Barack Obama presiding...
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Silver Star (redirect from The Silver Star Medal)
Brown Hubert Buchanan Phil H. Bucklew Arleigh Burke Jess Cain Modesto Cartagena Alwyn Cashe (Upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2021) Johnny Checketts Llewellyn...
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Michael M. McCarthy (redirect from Michael McCarthy (Medal of Honor))
Battle of White Bird Canyon, as first sergeant, Troop H, 1st Cavalry, he earned the Medal of Honor. He was discharged in May 1879 with the rank of quartermaster...
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This is a partial list of recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, listed chronologically within the aspect of life in which each recipient is...
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the Medal of Honor at White House Ceremony six months later, on October 12, 1945. During this ceremony on South Lawn of White House was Medal of Honor awarded...
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