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Medal of Honor - Army (MoH)

This decoration was instituted by Congress in July 1862 for the Army. Eligible are officers and enlisted men of the Army and the Army Air Corps and the decoration is awarded for 'bravery in action involving actual conflict with the enemy' and then only to those who distinguish themselves conspiciously. The medal is different for each Service.

Army
A bronze, five-pointed star resting on a laurel wreath, enamelled green. On each ray of the star is a green oak leaf. In the centre of the star, the head of Minerva in a circle with the inscription: 'The United States of America' The medal is suspended from a bar with the inscription 'valor'. On top of the bar is an eagle with wings spread.
The reverse of the bar shows the inscription 'The Congress to....(name of the recipient). The ribbon is light blue with thirteen white stars, representing the states from which the Union was originally formed.

Grid List
Wai, Francis Brown* April 14th, 1917
† October 20th, 1944

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Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew, IV, "Skinny"* August 23rd, 1883
† September 2nd, 1953
Plot: 1 Grave: 358-A-B

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Walker, Kenneth Newton "Ken"* July 17th, 1898
† January 5th, 1943

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Wallace, Herman Claudious* June 12th, 1924
† February 27th, 1945

Ware, Keith Lincoln* November 23rd, 1915
† September 13th, 1968
Plot: 30 Grave: 258-3

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Warner, Henry Fred* August 23rd, 1923
† December 21st, 1944
Grave: 813

Watson, George* 1915
† March 8th, 1943

Waugh, Robert T.* January 16th, 1919
† May 19th, 1944
Plot: H Row: 13 Grave: 27

Waybur, David Crowder* September 29th, 1919
† March 28th, 1945
Plot: H Row: 16 Grave: 79

Weicht, Ellis R.* April 17th, 1916
† December 3rd, 1944
Plot: B Row: 42 Grave: 20

Wetzel, Walter C.* 1919
† April 3rd, 1945
Plot: N Row: 18 Grave: 10

Whiteley, Eli Lamar* December 10th, 1913
† December 2nd, 1986

Whittington, Hulon Brocke "Rocky"* July 9th, 1921
† January 17th, 1969
Plot: 13 Grave: 8W

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Wiedorfer, Paul Joseph* January 17th, 1921
† May 25th, 2011

Wigle, Thomas W.* May 18th, 1909
† September 16th, 1944
Plot: 34 Grave: 3307

Wilbur, William Hale* September 24th, 1888
† December 27th, 1979
Plot: VII Row: C Grave: 148

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Wilkin, Edward G.* May 25th, 1917
† April 18th, 1945
Plot: 2 Row: 4 

Wilkins, Raymond Harrell* September 28th, 1917
† November 2nd, 1943

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Will, Walter J.* 1922
† March 30th, 1945
Plot: D Row: 3 Grave: 32

Wilson, Alfred Leonard* 1919
† November 8th, 1944

Wise, Homer Lee* February 27th, 1917
† April 22nd, 1974

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Woodford, Howard E.* June 21st, 1921
† June 7th, 1945

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