Marine Medal of Honor Recipients

 

Lastname, Firstname MI , Rank Year Location

 

ABRELL CHARLES G. CPL 1951 Korea

ADAMS JOHN M. SGT 1900 China

ADRIANCE HARRY C. CPL 1900 China

AGERHOLM HAROLD C. PFC 1944 Saipan

ANDERSON RICHARD A. LCPL 1969 Vietnam

ANDERSON RICHARD B. PFC 1944 Roi Island, Pacific

ANDERSON  JR. JAMES PFC 1967 Vietnam

APPLETON EDWIN N. CPL 1900 China

AUSTIN OSCAR P. PFC 1969 Vietnam

BAILEY KENNETH D. MAJ 1942 Guadalcanal

BARBER WILLIAM E. CAPT 1950 Korea

BARKER JEDH C. LCPL 1967 Vietnam

BARNUM, JR. HARVEY C. 1STLT 1965 Vietnam

BASILONE JOHN SGT 1942 Guadalcanal

BAUER HAROLD W. LTCOL 1942 Guadalcanal

BAUGH WILLIAM B. PFC 1950 Korea

BAUSELL LEWIS K. CPL 1944 Peleliu

BEARSS HIRAM I. COL 1901 Samar, P.I.

BERKELEY RANDOLPH C. MAJ 1914 Vera Cruz

BERRY CHARLES J. CPL 1945 Iwo Jima

BINDER RICHARD SGT 1864 Civil War

BOBO JOHN P. 2NDLTt 1967 Vietnam

BONNYMAN, JR. ALEXANDER 1SLT 1943 Tarawa

BORDELON WILLIAM J. SSGT 1943 Tarawa

BOYDSTON EDWIN J. PVT 1900 China

BOYINGTON GREGORY MAJ 1942 Solomon Island (1)

BROWN CHARLES CPL 1871 Korea

BRUCE DANIEL D. PFC 1969 Vietnam

BUCKLEY HOWARD MAJ 1899 Cuba or Philippines

BURKE ROBERT C. PFC 1968 Vietnam

BURNES JAMES PVT 1900 China

BUSH RICHARD E. CPL 1945 Okinawa

BUTLER SMEDLEY D. MAJ 1914 Vera Cruz

BUTLER SMEDLEY D. MAJ 1915 Haiti (2)

BUTTON WILLIAM R. CPL 1919 Haiti

CADDY WILLIAM R. PFC 1945 Iwo Jima

CAFFERATA, JR. HECTOR A. PVT 1950 Korea

CAMPBELL ALBERT R. PVT 1900 China

CAMPBELL DANIEL PVT 1899 Cuba

CANNON GEORGE H. 1STLT 1941 Midway

CARR WILLIAM L. PVT 1900 China


CARTER BRUCE W. PFC 1969 Vietnam

CASAMENTO ANTHONY CPL 1942 Guadalcanal

CATLIN ALBERTUS W. MAJ 1914 Vera Cruz

CHAMBERS JUSTICE M. COL 1945 Iwo Jima

CHAMPAGNE DAVID B. CPL 1952 Korea

CHRISTIANSON STANLEY R. PFC 1950 Korea

CLAUSEN,  JR. RAYMOND M. PFC 1970 Vietnam

COKER RONALD L. PFC 1969 Vietnam

COLE DARRELL S. SGT 1945 Iwo Jima

COLEMAN JOHN PVT 1871 Korea

COMMISKEY HENRY A. 1STLT 1950 Korea

CONNEY JAMES PVT 1900 China

CONNOR PETER S. SSGT 1966 Vietnam

COOK DONALD G COL 1964 Vietnam

COURTNEY, JR. HENRY A. MAJ 1945 Okinawa

CREEK THOMAS E. LCPL 1969 Vietnam

CUKELA LOUIS SGT 1918 Belleau Wood

DAHLGREN JOHN O. CPL 1900 China

DALY DANIEL PVT 1901 China

DALY DANIEL GYSGT 1915 Haiti (3)

DAMATO ANTHONY P. CPL 1944 Marshall Islands

DAVENPORT JACK A. CPL 1951 Korea

DAVIS RAYMOND G LTCOL 1950 Korea

DAVIS RODNEY M. SGT 1967 Vietnam

DE LA GARZA, JR. EMILIO A. LCPL 1970 Vietnam

DEBLANC JEFFERSON J. 1STLT 1943 Solomon Islands

DENIG HENRY J. SGT 1864 Civil War

DEWEY DUANE E. CPL 1952 Korea

DIAS RALPH E. PVT 1969

DICKEY DOUGLAS E. PFC 1967 Vietnam

DOUGHERTY JAMES PVT 1872

DUNLAP ROBERT H. CAPT 1945 Iwo Jima

DYER JESSE F. CAPT 1914 Vera Cruz

DYESS AQUILLA J. LTCOL 1944 Marshall Islands

EDSON MERRITT A. COL 1942 Solomon

ELROD HENRY T. CAPT 1941 Wake Island

EPPERSON HAROLD G. PFC 1944 Saipan

FARDY JOHN P. CPL 1945 Okinawa

FIELD OSCAR W. PVT 1899 Cuba

FISHER HARRY PVT 1900 China

FLEMING RICHARD E. CAPT 1942 Midway

FOLEY ALEXANDER J. SGT 1901 China

FORD, JR. PATRICK F. PVT 1898 Cuba

FORSTERER BRUNO A. SGT 1899 Samoa

FOSS JOSEPH J. CAPT 1942 Guadalcanal (4)


FOSTER WILLIAM A. PFC 1945 Okinawa

FOSTER PAUL H. SGT 1967 Vietnam

FOX WESLEY I. CAPT 1969 Vietnam

FRANCIS CHARLES R. PVT 1900 China

FRANKLIN JOSEPH J. PVT 1898 Cuba

FRY ISAAC N. SGT 1865 Civil War

FRYER ELI T. CAPT 1914 Vera Cruz

GAIENNIE LOUIS R. PVT 1900 China

GALER ROBERT E. MAJ 1942 Solomon Islands

GARCIA FERNANDO L PFC 1952 Korea

GLOWIN JOSEPH A. CPL 1916 Guayancanas

GOMEZ EDWARD PFC 1951 Korea

GONSALVES HAROLD PFC 1945 Okinawa

GONZALEZ ALFREDO SGT 1968 Vietnam

GRAHAM JAMES A. CAPT 1967 Vietnam

GRAVES TERRENCE C. 2NDLT 1968 Vietnam

GRAY ROSS F. SGT 1945 Iwo Jima

GROSS SAMUEL PVT 1915 Haiti

GUAGHAN PHILLIP SGT 1898 Cuba

GUILLEN AMBROSIO SSGT 1953 Korea

GURKE HENRY PFC 1943 Solomon Islands

HANNEKEN HERMAN H 2NDLT 1919 Haiti

HANSEN DALE M. PVT 1945 Okinawa

HANSON ROBERT M. 1stLt 1944 Bougainville Islands

HARREL WILLIAM G. SGT 1945 Iwo Jima

HARVEY HARRY SGT 1900 Benictican

HAUGE, JR. LOUIS J. CPL 1945 Okinawa

HAWKINS WILLIAM D. 1stLt 1943 Gilbert Islands

HEISCH WILLIAM PVT 1900 China

HELMS JOHN H. SGT 1901 Uruguay

HILL FRANK PVT 1898 Cuba

HILL WALTER N. CAPT 1914 Vera Cruz

HORTON WILLIAM C. PVT 1900 China

HOWARD JIMMIE E. GYSGT 1966 Vietnam

HOWE JAMES D. LCPL 1970 Vietnam

HUDSON MICHAEL SGT 1864 Mobile Bay

HUGHES JOHN A. CAPT 1914 Vera Cruz

HULBERT HENRY PVT 1899 Samoa

HUNT MARTIN PVT 1900 China

IAMS ROSS L. SGT 1915 Haiti

JACKSON ARTHUR J. PFC 1944 Peleliu

JACOBSON DOUGLAS T. PFC 1945 Iwo Jima

JANSON ERNEST A. GYSGT 1918 France

JENKINS, JR. ROBERT H. PFC 1969 Vietnam

JIMENEZ JOSE F. LCPL 1969 Vietnam


JOHNSON JAMES E. SGT 1950 Korea

JOHNSON RALPH H. PFC 1968 Vietnam

JULIAN JOSEPH R. SGT 1945 Iwo Jima

KATES THOMAS W. PVT 1901 China

KEARNEY MICHAEL PVT 1899 Cuba

KEITH MIGUEL LCPL 1970 Quang Ngai Province, Vietnam

KELLOGG, JR. ALLAN J. GYSGT 1970 Vietnam

KELLY JOHN J. PVT 1918 Blanc Mont Ridge, France (Navy)

KELLY JOHN J. PVT 1919 France (Army) (5)

KELLY JOHN D. PFC 1952 Korea

KELSO JACK W. PVT 1952 Korea

KENNEMORE ROBERT S. SSGT 1950 Korea

KINSER ELBERT L. SGT 1945 Okinawa

KOCAK MATEJ SGT 1918 France (Navy)

KOCAK MATEJ SGT 1919 France (Army) (5)

KRAUS RICHARD E. PFC 1944 Peleliu, Palau Islands

KUCHNEISTER HERMAN W. PVT 1898 Cuba

LA BELLE JAMES D. PFC 1945 Iwo Jima

LEE HOWARD V. MAJ 1966 Vietnam

LEIMS JOHN H. 2NDLT 1945 Iwo Jima

LEONARD JOSEPH PVT 1901 Cuba or Philippines

LITTLETON HERBERT A. PFC 1951 Korea

LIVINGSTON JAMES E. CAPT 1968 Vietnam

LOPEZ BALDOMERO 1STLT 1950 Inchon, Korea

LUCAS JACKLYN H. PFC 1945 Iwo Jima

LUMMUS JACK 1STLT 1945 Iwo Jima

MACKIE JOHN F. CPL 1862 Drewry's Bluff, James River (6)

MACNEAL HARRY L. PVT 1899 Cuba

MARTIN HARRY L. 1STLT 1945 Iwo Jima

MARTIN JAMES SGT 1864 Mobile Bay

MARTINI GARY W. PFC 1967 Vietnam

MASON LEONARD F. PFC 1944 Asan‑Adelup, Guam, Marianas Islands

MATHIAS CLARENCE E. PVT 1901 Tientsin China

MATTHEWS DANIEL P. SGT 1953 Korea

MAUSERT, III FREDERICK W. SGT 1951 Korea

MAXAM LARRY L. CPL 1968 Vietnam

MCCARD ROBERT H. GYSGT 1944 Saipan, Mariana Islands

MCCARTHY JOSEPH J. CAPT 1945 Iwo Jima

MCGINTY III JOHN J. 2NDLT 1966 Vietnam

MCLAUGHLIN ALFORD L. PFC 1952 Korea

MCNALLY MICHAEL L. SGT 1901 Samoa, Philippine Islands

MCNAMARA MICHAEL PVT 1872 Korean Forts

MCTUREOUS, JR. ROBERT M. PVT 1945 Okinawa

MILLER ANDREW SGT 1864 MobileBay

MITCHELL FRANK N. 1STLT 1950 Korea


MODRZEJEWSKI ROBERT J. MAJ 1966 Vietnam

MONEGAN, JR. WALTER C. PFC 1950 Korea

MOORE ALBERT PVT Peking, China

MORGAN WILLIAM D. CPL 1969 Quang Tri Province, Vietnam

MORLAND WHITT L. PFC 1951 Korea

MORRIS JOHN CPL 1884 Villefranche, France

MURPHY JOHN A. Drummer 1901 Peking China

MURPHY RAYMOND G. 2NDLT 1953 Korea

MURRAY WILLIAM H. PVT 1901 Peking, China

MYERS REGINALD R. MAJ 1950 Korea

NEVILLE WENDELL C. LTCOL 1915 Vera Cruz (7)

NEW JOHN D. PFC 1944 Peleliu Island

NEWLIN MELVIN E. PFC 1967 Vietnam

NOONAN JR. THOMAS P. LCPL 1969 Vietnam

NUGENT CHRISTOPHER ORDSGT 1863 Civil War

O'BRIEN, JR. GEORGE H. 2NDLT 1952 Korea

O'MALLEY ROBERT E. CPLl 1965 Vietnam

OBREGON EUGENE A. PFC 1950 Korea

ORNDOFF  HARRY W. PVT 1901 China

OSTERMANN EDWARD A. 1STLT 1915 Haiti

OVIATT MILES M. CPL 1864 Mobile Bay

OWENS MICHAEL PVT 1876 Korean Forts

OWENS ROBERT A. SGT Cape Torokina, Bougainville, Solomon Islands

OZBOURN JOSEPH W. PVT 1944 Tinian Island, Marianas Islands

PAIGE MITCHELL PLTSGT 1942 Solomon Islands

PARKER POMEROY PVT 1899 Cuba

PAUL JOE C. LCPLl 1965 Vietnam

PERKINS, JR. WILLIAM T. CPL 1967 Vietnam

PETERS LAWRENCE D. SGT 1967 Vietnam

PFEIFER LOUIS F. PVT 1902

PHELPS WESLEY PFC 1944 Peleliu Island

PHILLIPS FRANKLIN J. PVT1900 Peking Chain

PHILLIPS GEORGE PVT 1945 Iwo Jima

PHILLIPS LEE H. CPL 1950 Korea

PHILLIPS REUBEN J. CPL 1901 China

PHIPPS JIMMY W. PFC 1969 Vietnam

PITTMAN RICHARD A. SGT 1966 Vietnam

PLESS STEPHEN W. MAJ 1967 Vietnam

POPE EVERETT P. CAPT 1944 Peleliu Island

PORTER DAVID D. COL 1901 Sohoton Rivers

POWER JOHN V. 1STLT 1944 Marshall Islands

POYNTER JAMES I. SGT 1950 Korea

PRENDERGAST THOMAS F. CPL 1899 Cuba or Phillipines

PRESTON HERBERT I. PVT 1900 Peking, China

PROM WILLIAM R. LCPL 1969 Vietnam


PRUITT JOHN H. CPL 1918 Blanc Mont Ridge, France

PURVIS HUGH PVT 1872 Korean Forts

QUICK JOHN H. SGT 1898 Cuzco, Cuba (8)

RAMER GEORGE H. 2NDLT 1951 Korea

RANNAHAN JOHN CPL 1865 Civil War

REASONER FRANK S. 1STLT 1965 Vietnam

REEM ROBERT D. 2NDLT 1950 Korea

REID GEORGE C. MAJ 1914 Vera Cruz

ROAN CHARLES H. PFC 1944 Peleliu

ROANTREE JAMES S. SGT 1864 Mobile Bay

ROBINSON ROBERT G. GYSGT 1918 France

ROUH CARLTON R. 1STLT 1944 Peleliu

RUHL DONALD J. PFC 1945 Iwo Jima

SCANNELL DAVID J. PVT 1901 Peking China

SCHILT CHRISTIAN F. 1STLT 1928 Quilali, Nicaragua

SCHWAB ALBERT E. PFC 1945 Okinawa

SCOTT JOSEPH F. PVT 1899 Cuba

SHIVERS JOHN PVT 1865 Fort Fisher

SHOUP DAVID M. COL 1943 Betio Island, Tarawa (7)

SHUCK, JR. WILLIAM E. SSGT 1952 Korea

SIGLER FRANKLIN E. PVT 1945 Iwo Jima

SILVA FRANCE PVT 1900 Peking, China

SIMANEK ROBERT E. PFC 1952 Korea

SINGLETON WALKER K. SGT 1967 Vietnam

SITTER CARL L. CAPT 1950 Korea

SKAGGS, JR. LUTHER PFC 1944 Asan‑Adelp Beachhead, Guam, Marianas Islands

SKINNER, JR. SHERROD E. 2NDLT 1952 Korea

SMEDLEY LARRY E. CPL 1967 Vietnam

SMITH ALBERT J. PVT 1921 Florida

SMITH JOHN L. MAJ 1942 Solomon Islands

SMITH WILLARD M. Cpl 1864 Mobile Bay

SORENSON RICHARD K. PVT 1944 Namur Island, Kwajalein Atoll

SPROWLE DAVID ORDSGT 1864 Mobile Bay

STEIN TONY CPL 1945 Iwo Jima

STEWARD JAMES A. CPL 1872 France

STEWART PETER GYSGT 1901 China

STOCKHAM FRED W. GYSGT 1918 Belleau Wood, Franc

SULLIVAN EDWARD PVT 1899 Cuba

SUTTON CLARENCE E. SGT 1901 China

SWETT JAMES E. 1STLT 1943 Solomon Islands

TALBOT RALPH 2NDLT 1918 France

TAYLOR KARL G. SSGT 1968 Operation Meade River

THOMAS HERBERT J. SGT 1943 Bougainville Island

THOMASON CLYDE SGT 1942 Makin

THOMPSON HENRY A. PVT 1865 Fort Fisher


TIMMERMAN GRANT F. SGT 1944 Saipan

TOMLIN ANDREW J. CPL 1865 Civil War

TRUESDELL DONALD L. CPL 1932 Nicaragua

UPHAM OSCAR J. PVT 1901 China

UPSHUR WILLIAM P. CAPT 1917 Haiti

VANDEGRIFT ALEXANDER MAJGEN 1942 Solomon Islands (7),(9)

VANWINKLE ARCHIE SSGT 1950 Korea

VARGAS JAY R. MAJ 1968 Vietnam

VAUGHN PINKERSTON R. SGT 1863 Civil War

VITTORI JOSEPH CPL 1951 Korea

WALKER EDWARD A. SGT 1901 China

WALSH KENNETH A. 1STLT 1943 Solomon Islands

WALSH WILLIAM C. GYSGT 1945 Iwo Jima

WATKINS LEWIS G. SSGT 1952 Korea

WATSON WILSON D. PVT 1945 Iwo Jima

WEBER LESTER W. LCPL 1969 Vietnam

WEST WALTER S. PVT 1899 Cuba

WHEAT ROY M. LCPL 1969 Vietnam

WILLIAMS DEWAYNE T. PFC 1968 Vietnam

WILLIAMS ERNEST C. 1STLT 1917 Dominican Republic

WILLIAMS HERSHEL W. CPL 1945 Iwo Jima

WILSON ALFRED M. PFC 1969 Vietnam

WILSON HAROLD E. TECSGT 1951 Korea

WILSON ROBERT L. PFC 1944 Tinian Island

WILSON JR. LOUIS H. CAPT  1944 Guam (7)

WINANS ROSWELL 1STSGT 1916 Guayacanas (10)

WINDRICH WILLIAM G. SSGT 1950 Korea

WITEK FRANK P. PFC 1944 Guam

WORLEY KENNETH L. LCPL 1968 Vietnam

YOUNG FRANK A. PVT 1900 China

ZION WILLIAM PVT 1901 China

 

Historical Marines

 

(1)  Leading Marine Ace During World War II.  CO of VMF-211.

(2)  First Marine to win two Medals of Honor.

(3)  First enlisted Marine to win two Medals of Honor.

(4)  Second leading Marine Ace of World War II.  XO of VMF-211.

(5)  Won two Medals of Honor for same achievement, one from the Navy one from the Army.

(6)  First Marine to win Medal of Honor.

(7)  Future Commandant of the Marine Corps.

(8)  Later promoted to Sergeant Major, won Medal of Honor for exposing himself to enemy fire           while directing naval gunfire.

(9)  Highest ranking Marine to be awarded Medal of Honor.

(10)  Highest ranking enlisted Marine to be awarded Medal of Honor.