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How many Navy and Marine Corps Medal of Honor winners were there on Iwo Jima?
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How many Navy Physicians have earned the Medal of Honor?
Various sources say it is a total of 22. The link has the citations of seven of the Corpsmen, four on Iwo Jima and three on Okinawa. Since 1862, 294 Marines have been awarded the Medal of Honor, according to the official website: http://www.medalofhonor.com/recipients/marines.html In addition read HEROES: US Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winners, by Mark Cerasini. New York, NY: Berkley Publishing, May 2002. 374 pp. $26.95. ISBN: 0-425-18159-6. Author Mark Cerasini tells the stories of the US Marine Corps recipients of the Medal of Honor from the American Revolution to the first Gulf War. There has been at least one awarded in the Iraq war. 22 Navy Hospital Corpsmen have indeed received the Medal of Honor since the formation of the Hospital Corps in 1898. Of 14 enlisted Medal of Honor recipients in the Navy during WWII, 7 were Corpsmen. Corpsmen make up 3% of the Navy and Marine Corps. Per capita, the Navy Hospital Corps is the most decorated segment of the United States Military.
How many of the 13 Air Force Medal of Honor winners in Vietnam were enlisted men?
Two of those Medal of Honor Winners were Airmen.
How many medal of honor winners does the university of texas have?
one
What Marine was a deserter when he won the Medal of Honor?
Private First Class Jacklyn Harold Lucas went AWOL from Pearl Harbor and stowed away on the USS Deuel (APA 160) which was bound for Iwo Jima. He turned himself in to the Troop Commander who assigned him to the HQ Company. On the day after the landing he earned his Medal of Honor as the youngest Marine to win the Medal in WWII. He had turned 17 one week earlier. He was discharged without the Marine Corps Good Conduct Medal on disability.
Who was Smedley Butler?
Major General Smeldey Darlington Butler was one of the greatest fighting Marines in the history of the Corps: * 1914 - Medal of Honor at Vera Cruz, Mexio. * 1915 - Medal of Honor at the Capture of Fort Riviere, Haiti. * 1900 - Marine Corps Brevet Medal at Tientsin, China. (Awarded to Marine Officers only becasuse they were not eligible to receive the Medal of Honor, since only enlisted could be awarded that medal.) * Army Distinguished Service Medal * Navy Distinguished Service Meda; * He joined the Marines at age 16 and served for 34 years seeing combat during the Boxer Rebellion, Banana Wars, Nicaragua, Mexico, Honduras, Haiti and WWI. * Author of War is a Racket.
Is there a list of Korean War Marine Corps medal winners?
No such list exists.
When was Marine Corps Brevet Medal created?
Marine Corps Brevet Medal was created in 1921.
When was Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal created?
Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal was created on 1919-05-08.
Who was the first unofficial Commandant of the marine corps?
Major General Wendell Cushing Neville who won the Medal of Honor as a Captain at Vera Cruz. He was one of three persons to receive both the Marine Corps Brevet Medal and the Medal of Honor. Alexander A. Vandergrift was the second Commandant to win the Medal of Honor (at Guadalcanal) ane the third was David M. Shoup as a Colonel at Tarawa.
What Marine Corps flamethrower operator won the Medal of Honor in World War 2?
Corporal Hershel Williams on Iwo Jima.
How many Navy Physicians have earned the Medal of Honor?
Various sources say it is a total of 22. The link has the citations of seven of the Corpsmen, four on Iwo Jima and three on Okinawa. Since 1862, 294 Marines have been awarded the Medal of Honor, according to the official website: http://www.medalofhonor.com/recipients/marines.html In addition read HEROES: US Marine Corps Medal of Honor Winners, by Mark Cerasini. New York, NY: Berkley Publishing, May 2002. 374 pp. $26.95. ISBN: 0-425-18159-6. Author Mark Cerasini tells the stories of the US Marine Corps recipients of the Medal of Honor from the American Revolution to the first Gulf War. There has been at least one awarded in the Iraq war. 22 Navy Hospital Corpsmen have indeed received the Medal of Honor since the formation of the Hospital Corps in 1898. Of 14 enlisted Medal of Honor recipients in the Navy during WWII, 7 were Corpsmen. Corpsmen make up 3% of the Navy and Marine Corps. Per capita, the Navy Hospital Corps is the most decorated segment of the United States Military.
Did John F Kennedy receive any medal for his service in the navy?
Kennedy was awarded the Navy and Marine Corps Medal for his heroics in the rescue of the crew of PT 109, as well as the Purple Heart Medal for injuries sustained in the accident on the night of 1 August 1943. He did not however receive the congressional medal of honor.
How many of the 13 Air Force Medal of Honor winners in Vietnam were enlisted men?
Two of those Medal of Honor Winners were Airmen.
What state has the most medal of honor winners?
Texas
How many out gay people are Medal of Honor winners?
As of 2017 no Medal of Honor winner has been openly gay.
Is there record of Bartholomew Perry of West Virginia getting the Medal of Honor in World War 2?
His name is not on the listing of Medal of Honor winners on the US Government web site. See the Related Links for "Medal of Honor Winners" to the left to validate the answer.
How many medal of honor winners does the university of texas have?
one
