Christopher Celiz. Christopher Andrew Celiz (January 12, 1986 – July 12, 2018) was a Sergeant first class in the United States Army. He was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor by President Joe Biden on December 16, 2021, for his actions on July 12, 2018. [2] President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to Celiz's family during a ceremony on Medal of Honor. Bronze Star. Purple Heart. John Robert Fox (May 18, 1915 – December 26, 1944) was a United States Army first lieutenant who was killed in action after calling in artillery fire on the enemy during World War II. In 1997, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his For his actions on December 7, John Finn was presented with the Medal of Honor on September 14, 1942, by Admiral Chester Nimitz on board the USS Enterprise. Others earned the same medal that day and more would throughout the war, but he was the first in a long list of brave heroes. Continuing his legacy as a hard man to kill, Finn would go on Marine Corps Recruiter. author. Wesley Lee Fox (September 30, 1931 – November 24, 2017) was a highly decorated United States Marine Corps colonel with 43 years of service. Fox was a combat veteran – receiving the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during the Vietnam War – and is considered one of the Marine Corps' legendary heroes. In 1864, she was captured by Confederate soldiers and spent four months in a prisoner-of-war camp. After the war, she was awarded the Medal of Honor for her service. In 1917, the U.S. government On Oct. 15, 1973, Petty Officer Second Class Michael Thornton received his Medal of Honor from President Richard Nixon. Norris was there to witness it. And, when Norris received his Medal of Honor in 1976, Thornton had the distinction of becoming the only Medal of Honor recipient to save the life of a fellow recipient. YYNw. President Harry S. Truman with some of the 28 recipients of the Medal of Honor who were decorated at a ceremony in the East Room of the White House, August 23, 1945. Photo by Abbie Rowe. Courtesy of President Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, accession number 65-3809 M/Sgt. (then S/Sgt.) Roy P. Benavidez, United States Army, who distinguished himself by a series of daring and extremely valorous actions on 2 May 1968 while assigned to Detachment B-56, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces, Republic of Vietnam. On the morning of 2 May 1968, a 12-man Special Forces Reconnaissance Team was Korean War Medal of Honor recipients by service branch [5] US Air Force – 4. US Army – 93. US Marine Corps – 42. US Navy – 7. Korean War Medal of Honor recipients. Lavender background indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously. † indicates that the recipient was killed in action. Note: Notes in quotations are derived 2. 3. ›. View a list of all the Asian/Pacific Islander Medal of Honor Recipients of the Medal of Honor at the official website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. In 1864, Seaman John Ortega became the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Navy to receive the Medal of Honor and in 1900, Private France Silva became the first person of Hispanic descent in the U.S. Marine Corps to receive the medal. [4] Ten recipients were born outside the United States mainland. One each in Chile and Spain. The first military action to earn a Medal of Honor is performed by Bernard J.D. Irwin, who voluntarily led troops to rescue 60 soldiers in Apache Pass, Arizona.However, the Medal of Honor had yet to be proposed, and Irwin wouldn’t actually be presented with his Medal until January 24, 1894—over 30 years after the deed itself.

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