HONOR

"The Medal of Honor is awarded by the President in the name of Congress to a person who, while a member of the Army [or other service in the military of the United States], distinguishes himself or herself conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States; while engaged in military operations involving conflict with an opposing foreign force; or while serving with friendly foreign forces engaged in an armed conflict against an opposing armed force in which the United States is not a belligerent party. The deed performed must have been one of personal bravery or self-sacrifice so conspicuous as to clearly distinguish the individual above his comrades and must have involved risk of life. Incontestable proof of the performance of the service will be exacted and each recommendation for the award of this decoration will be considered on the standard of extraordinary merit." Army Regulation 600-8-22 (Military Awards), 25 February 1995. Awarded approximately 3,400 since its creation in 1861.

Official Website:
http://www.cmohs.org/

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Pappy Boyington	Military	4-Dec-1912	11-Jan-1988	World War II flying ace
Buffalo Bill	Performance Artist	26-Feb-1846	10-Jan-1917	Wild West showman
Smedley Butler	Military	30-Jul-1881	21-Jun-1940	Exposed the 1933 coup plot
Richard E. Byrd	Explorer	25-Oct-1888	11-Mar-1957	Arctic and Antarctic explorer
Bud Day	Activist	24-Feb-1925		Former POW
Wild Bill Donovan	Government	1-Jan-1883	8-Feb-1959	Founded the OSS
James Doolittle	Aviator	14-Dec-1896	27-Sep-1993	Doolittle Raid against Tokyo in 1942
Joe Foss	Military	17-Apr-1915	1-Jan-2003	WWII ace, Governor of South Dakota
Nathan Green Gordon	Politician	4-Sep-1916	8-Sep-2008	Lt. Governor of Arkansas, 1947-67
Richmond Pearson Hobson	Military	17-Aug-1870	16-Mar-1937	Spanish-American War hero
Oliver O. Howard	Military	8-Nov-1830	26-Oct-1909	Headed the Freedmen's Bureau
Daniel Inouye	Politician	7-Sep-1924		US Senator from Hawaii
Bob Kerrey	Politician	27-Aug-1943		Governor and Senator from Nebraska
Charles Lindbergh	Aviator	4-Feb-1902	26-Aug-1974	Transatlantic soloist
Douglas MacArthur	Military	26-Jan-1880	5-Apr-1964	General of the Army
Nelson A. Miles	Military	8-Aug-1839	15-May-1925	Army volunteer promoted to Commanding General
Audie Murphy	Actor	20-Jun-1924	28-May-1971	War hero turned cowboy actor
Horace Porter	Diplomat	15-Apr-1837	25-May-1921	US Ambassador to France, 1897-1905
Matthew S. Quay	Politician	30-Sep-1833	28-May-1904	Twice US Senator from Pennsylvania
Eddie Rickenbacker	Aviator	8-Oct-1890	23-Jul-1973	Flying ace shot down 22 planes in WWI
Theodore Roosevelt	Head of State	27-Oct-1858	6-Jan-1919	26th US President, 1901-09
John McAllister Schofield	Military	29-Sep-1831	4-Mar-1906	Union General later Secretary of War
Adolphus Staton	Military	28-Aug-1879	4-Jun-1964	US Navy admiral
James Stockdale	Military	23-Dec-1923	5-Jul-2005	H. Ross Perot's would-be Vice President
Alexander A. Vandegrift	Military	13-Mar-1887	8-May-1973	18th USMC Commandant, 1944-48
Jonathan M. Wainwright	Military	23-Aug-1883	2-Sep-1953	Commander of the Philippines
Mary Edwards Walker	Doctor	26-Nov-1832	21-Feb-1919	First female US Army surgeon
Chuck Yeager	Aviator	13-Feb-1923		Test pilot, first to break speed of sound
Alvin York	Military	13-Dec-1887	2-Sep-1964	Highly decorated WWI veteran

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