There is no limit. However, since the Medal of Honor is reserved for only the most profound actions far beyond gallantry of others, it is rarely awarded.
The Medal of Honor is the highest award a soldier can receive but it is not an Army award; it is granted by Congress.This leaves the Distinguished Service Cross as the highest award that can be granted to an American soldier by the US Army.See the link below for the order and description of military awards, ribbons, and medals.
5
There have been 8 Medals of Honor awarded since Viet Nam.
5 medals
Many awards were given for bravery and valor during D-Day, and some were given after a soldier was killed. The Medal of Honor is the highest medal and after D-Day, four members of the military received this honor.
8 gold medals
no medals of honor were issued for the gulf war. However in April of 1991, 55 days after the cease fire was declared, Freddie Stowers was posthumously issued a medal of honor for service in WWI.
Nineteen.
A total of 131 Medals of Honor were awarded for acts of bravery during the Korean War.
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.
I believe I've read that 16 Medals of Honor were earned by Americans during the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Five Medals of Honor have been awarded, all posthumously, since September 11th, 2001.