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The Recruiting Ribbon to Robert Cook at Tun Tavern in 1776
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∙ 13y agoThe first to receive the Medal of Honor was Corporoal John F. Mackie for service aboard the USS Galena at Fort Darling and Drewry's Bluff on 15 May 1862.
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JFK biographies I've seen mention the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, but no PH
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Is there a list of Korean War Marine Corps medal winners?
No such list exists.
How many Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor winners were there on Iwo Jima?
25
