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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
NameDate of birthDate of deathAwards
Hajiro, Barney Fushimi16-09-191621-01-2011more
Hall, George John09-01-192116-02-1946
Hall, Lewis R.02-03-189513-01-1943
Hallman, Sherwood Henry29-10-191314-09-1944
Hamilton, Pierpont Morgan03-08-189804-03-1982more
Harmon, Roy W.00-00-191512-07-1944
Harr, Harry R.22-02-192105-06-1945
Harris, James Lindell27-06-191607-10-1944
Hasemoto, Mikio13-07-191630-11-1943
Hastings, Joe Ray08-04-192512-11-1945
Hawk, John Druse "Bud"30-05-192404-11-2013
Hawks, Lloyd Cortez13-01-191126-10-1953more
Hayashi, Joe J.14-08-192022-04-1945more
Hayashi, Shizuya "Cesar"28-11-191712-03-2008
Hays, George Price27-09-189207-09-1978more
Hedrick, Clinton M.01-05-191828-03-1945
Hendrix, James R.20-08-192514-11-2002
Henry, Robert T.27-11-192303-12-1944
Herrera, Silvestre Santana17-07-191726-11-2007more
Horner, Freeman Victor07-06-192201-12-2005
Howard, James Howell13-04-191318-03-1995more
Huff, Paul Bert23-06-191821-09-1994
Hughes, Lloyd Herbert, Jr. "Pete"12-06-192101-08-1943more

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