The sole purpose of the information provided on this website is to publicly recognize those U.S. military members who are recipients of a Medal of Honor, Service Cross, or Silver Star. This information is based on awards reporting made available to the Military Departments.
Air Medal (8) Bernard Francis "Bernie" Fisher (pronounced Bernerd) (January 11, 1927 – August 16, 2014) was a United States Air Force officer and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. He was the first Air Force member to receive the medal in the Vietnam War .
The Medal of Honor was the first medal for which all enlisted men in the U.S. military could be nominated. A bill introduced by the junior senator from Massachusetts, Henry Wilson, on February 17, 1862, calling for the introduction of an army Medal of Honor, was fashioned after a navy medal bill signed by the President two months earlier.
McBryer, William. (1861-1941) William McBryar was a Buffalo Soldier in the US Army who received America’s highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Cherry Creek Campaign in Arizona Territory. His Medal of Honor citation reads: “Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 10th U.S. Cavalry.
World War II provided the context for many "firsts," included the first Hispanic-American Medal of Honor recipient. Private Joseph P. Martinez was awarded his medal for action on May 23, 1943. During the war, the only Japanese-American to receive the Medal of Honor was Private First Class Sadao S. Munemori on April 5, 1945.
This Special Forces Officer Was the Vietnam War’s First Medal of Honor Recipient. Roger Donlon joined the U.S. Army’s Green Berets in 1963 and was sent to Vietnam long before the majority of
April 26, 2023 Army Medal of Honor recipient and Korean War veteran remains identified May 11, 2022 Army’s first Advocacy Center opens on Fort Belvoir May 4, 2022 MIA-Medal of Honor recipient
Born: June 16, 1939, Casper, Natrona County, WY, United States. Died: May 25, 1971, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Fort Logan National Cemetery (MH) (F-3831), Denver, CO, United States. U.S. Army Major William Edward Adams was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War.
Medal of Honor Facts. Chapman is the FIRST Airman to receive the Medal of Honor for actions conducted since the Vietnam War. This marks the FIRST Medal of Honor to be awarded to a Special Tactics Airman. Originally posthumously awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions in 2003.
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