John Griffiths (born 1835) was a sailor in the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War. He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second...
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Villa, Stockport County) John Griffiths (rugby union) (1948–2020), Australian rugby union player John Griffiths (Medal of Honor) (1835–?), American Civil...
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This is a complete alphabetical list (G to L) of Medal of Honor recipients during the Civil War. Many of the awards during the Civil War were for capturing...
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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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One of the most prestigious conference awards in college athletics, the Big Ten Medal of Honor was first awarded in 1915 to one student-athlete from the...
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William Henry Powell (soldier) (redirect from William H. Powell (Medal of Honor))
for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for heroism at Sinking Creek, Virginia, when, as leader of a group of 22 men, he captured an enemy camp...
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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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George Low (1847–1912), peacetime Medal of Honor Recipient Charles Moore (1847–1891), Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient John Ruhl (1873–1940), sculptor Yomo...
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John Frederick Griffiths (8 February 1926 – 27 July 2003) was a Professor of Meteorology (as well as of agricultural climatology, architectural climatology...
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John H. Griffith was a test pilot for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, one of the pilots of the Bell X-1. Griffith grew up in Homewood...
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Ernest Albert Garlington (category American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor)
October 16, 1934) was a United States Army general who received the Medal of Honor for his participation in the Wounded Knee Massacre during the Indian...
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portal List of Medal of Honor recipients List of American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients: Q–S List of American Civil War generals (Union) "John Mcallister...
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USS Enterprise (1874) (category Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships)
launched 13 June 1874 at Portsmouth Navy Yard, Kittery, Maine, US, by John W. Griffiths, a private contractor; and commissioned 16 March 1877, Commander George...
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The Remington Honor Medal, named for eminent community pharmacist, manufacturer, and educator Joseph P. Remington (1847–1918), was established in 1918...
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Mary Edwards Walker (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
prohibitionist, prisoner of war in the American Civil War, and surgeon. She is the only woman to receive the Medal of Honor. In 1855, she earned her medical...
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Hacksaw Ridge (category Battle of Okinawa)
use a weapon of any kind. Doss became the first conscientious objector to be awarded the Medal of Honor, for his service during the Battle of Okinawa. The...
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alumna and early favorite to medal, dropped out of the 200-meter due to injury. Griffith went on to win a silver medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics, coming...
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Leonard Wood (category American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor)
army surgeon after earning a Doctor of Medicine degree from Harvard Medical School. He received the Medal of Honor for his role in the Apache Wars and...
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was recognized by receipt of the Pawsey Medal from the Australian Academy of Science. McClure-Griffiths, N. M.; Dickey, John M.; et al. (June 2000). "Two...
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George W. G. Boyce Jr. (category World War II recipients of the Medal of Honor)
recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II. Boyce joined the Army from the Town of Cornwall...
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The Defense Superior Service Medal (DSSM) is a military decoration of the United States Department of Defense, which is presented to United States Armed...
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Simon (cat) (category Recipients of the Dickin Medal)
and when the ship's commander changed later in 1948, the outgoing Ian Griffiths left the cat for his successor, Lieutenant Commander Bernard Skinner,...
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This is a list of episodes from the CBS television comedy The Andy Griffith Show. The first episode aired on October 3, 1960, and the final episode aired...
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Absalom Baird (category American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
received the Medal of Honor for his military actions. Baird was born in Washington, Pennsylvania. He graduated from the preparatory department of Washington...
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Major, United States Marine Corps; Medal of Honor recipient Michael C. Carlos (1944) – former Chairman and CEO of the National Distributing Company; philanthropist...
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San Francisco (1936 film) (category Photoplay Awards film of the year winners)
(2019). The Griffith Project, Volume 10: Films Produced 1919-1946. Vol. 10. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 246. ISBN 978-1839020001. Culhane, John (1981). Special...
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Rosa Parks (redirect from Death of Rosa Parks)
Her home state awarded her the Alabama Academy of Honor, She received the first Governor's Medal of Honor for Extraordinary Courage. She was awarded two...
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actress. She played Thelma Lou, Deputy Barney Fife's girlfriend, on The Andy Griffith Show. During the 1940s and 1950s, she appeared in many films, including...
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Committees. This union with the daughter of a powerful politician who had also received the Medal of Honor during the American Civil War continued to...
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J. Franklin Bell (category Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor)
Civil War generals John Buford Jr. and Napoleon Bonaparte Buford. Biography portal List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients Pitzer, Andrea...
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