There were somewhere between 432-450 Medals of Honor awarded for WWII.
Douglas MacArthur was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I, specifically for his leadership in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. However, he received only one Medal of Honor, which he was awarded in 1932. In addition to this honor, he also earned numerous other military decorations throughout his career.
There could be many arguments about the 'most influential,' but the U.S. Army's First Cavalry Division held the record for most Medal of Honor winners and other high valor awards to individuals and units.
20 CMH were awarded
Joshua Chamberlains had many achievements. He earned the Medal of Honor for his service during the Civil War, he was Governor, and he was a professor.
During the Gulf War II, also known as the Iraq War, a total of 14 Medals of Honor were awarded to U.S. service members. These awards recognized acts of extraordinary heroism and bravery in combat. The majority of the Medals of Honor were awarded posthumously, reflecting the sacrifices made by those who served in the conflict.
Two of those Medal of Honor Winners were Airmen.
As of 2017 no Medal of Honor winner has been openly gay.
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The last I knew Texas A&M has seven (7) Medal of Honor awardees.
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No, you do not have to die to win the Medal of Honor. There have been many winners who lived through the action for which they were cited, Audie Murphy, Jimmy Doolittle to name a couple.
There are many websites (some official) that list all Medal of Honor recipients. Do a websearch by simply typing in Medal of Honor. I suggest this only because there were 96 recipients from WWI - TOO MANY to list.
The four winners in the Korean War were all killed in Acton. Thirteen Vietnam winners included one who died as a Prisoner of War and three were Killed in Action.
There are hundreds of Olympic gold medal winners alive as of 2013.
Because the awarding of the Medal of Honor is done by an act of Congress. The US Medal of Honor was authorized by the Congress in 1862. The first Army soldier to receive the Medal was Private Jacob Parrott.
There were 96 recipients of the US Medal of Honor in WWI.