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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
Hajiro, Barney Fushimi* September 16th, 1916
† January 21st, 2011

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Hall, George John* January 9th, 1921
† February 16th, 1946

Hall, Lewis R.* March 2nd, 1895
† January 13th, 1943
Plot: C Row: 698 Grave: 4

Hallman, Sherwood Henry* October 29th, 1913
† September 14th, 1944

Hamilton, Pierpont Morgan* August 3rd, 1898
† March 4th, 1982

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Harmon, Roy W.* 1915
† July 12th, 1944
Plot: A Row: 4 Grave: 37

Harr, Harry R.* February 22nd, 1921
† June 5th, 1945
Plot: C Row: 190 

Harris, James Lindell* June 27th, 1916
† October 7th, 1944
Plot: 30 Row: Harris 

Hasemoto, Mikio* July 13th, 1916
† November 30th, 1943

Hastings, Joe Ray* April 8th, 1925
† November 12th, 1945

Hawk, John Druse "Bud"* May 30th, 1924
† November 4th, 2013

Hawks, Lloyd Cortez* January 13th, 1911
† October 26th, 1953

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Hayashi, Joe J.* August 14th, 1920
† April 22nd, 1945

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Hayashi, Shizuya "Cesar"* November 28th, 1917
† March 12th, 2008

Hays, George Price* September 27th, 1892
† September 7th, 1978
Plot: 11 Grave: 540-2

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Hedrick, Clinton M.* May 1st, 1918
† March 28th, 1945

Hendrix, James R.* August 20th, 1925
† November 14th, 2002
Plot: MOH 1 

Henry, Robert T.* November 27th, 1923
† December 3rd, 1944

Herrera, Silvestre Santana* July 17th, 1917
† November 26th, 2007

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Horner, Freeman Victor* June 7th, 1922
† December 1st, 2005
Plot: 11 Grave: 338-2

Howard, James Howell* April 13th, 1913
† March 18th, 1995

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Huff, Paul Bert* June 23rd, 1918
† September 21st, 1994

Hughes, Lloyd Herbert, Jr. "Pete"* June 12th, 1921
† August 1st, 1943
Row: U Grave: 53

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