Medal of Honor Citations
Medal of Honor Citation: Christian Albert Rank: Private Organization: U.S. Army Company: Company G Division: 47th Ohio Infantry Born: Cincinnati, Ohio Departed: Yes Date of Issue: 08/10/1895 Place / Date: At Vicksburg, Miss., 22 May 1863 Citation: Gallantry in the charge of the “volunteer storming party.”
Medal of Honor Citation: Frederick Alber Rank: Private Organization: U.S. Army Company: Company A Division: 17th Michigan Infantry Born: 1838, Germany Departed: Yes Entered Service At: Manchester, Mich. Date of Issue: 07/30/1896 Place / Date: At Spotsylvania, Va., 12 May 1864 Citation: Bravely rescued Lt. Charles H. Todd of his regiment who had been captured […]
Medal of Honor Citation: Michael Aheam Rank: Paymaster’s Steward Organization: U.S. Navy Departed: Yes Entered Service At: France G.O. Number: 45 Place / Date: Cherbourg, France, 19 June 1864 Citation: Served on board the U.S.S. Kearsarge when she destroyed the Alabama off Cherbourg, France, 19 June 1864. Carrying out his duties courageously, PmS. Aheam exhibited […]
Medal of Honor Citation: John G. B. Adams Rank: Second Lieutenant Organization: U.S. Army Company: Company I Division: 19th Massachusetts Infantry Born: Groveland, Mass. Departed: Yes Date of Issue: 12/16/1896 Place / Date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 13 December 1862 Citation: Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they […]
Medal of Honor Citation: James F. Adams Rank: Private Organization: U.S. Army Company: Company D Division: 1st West Virginia Cavalry Born: Cabell County, Va. Place / Date: At Nineveh, Va., 12 November 1864 Citation: Capture of State flag of 14th Virginia Cavalry (C.S.A.).
Medal of Honor Citation: Henry G. Bonebrake Rank: Lieutenant Company: Company G Born: Waynesboro, Pa. Place / Date: At Five Forks, Va., 1 April 1865 Organization: U.S. Army Division: 17th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Departed: Yes Citation: As 1 of the first of Devin’s Division to enter the works, he fought in a hand-to-hand struggle with a […]
Medal of Honor Citation of the Day for March 30, 2014. Jack Williams, a young Navy corpsman from Arkansas, loses his life while working to save wounded Marines. (more…)
Date of Issue: 08/26/2013 Organization: U.S. Army, Battle Company, B Troop, 3d Squadron, 61st Cavalry Regiment Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty: Specialist Ty M. Carter distinguished himself by (more…)
In October President Obama awarded William Swenson, a former active duty Army Captain, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Captain Swenson received the Medal of Honor for his courageous actions while serving as an Embedded Trainer and Mentor of the Afghan National Security Forces with Afghan Border Police Mentor Team, 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry […]
Medal of Honor Citation: Alexander Bonnyman, Jr. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Marine Corps Reserves. Born: 2 May 1910, Atlanta, Ga. Accredited to: New Mexico. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Executive Officer of the 2d Battalion Shore Party, 8th […]
Medal of Honor Citation: Richard I. Bong (Air Mission) Rank and organization: Major, U.S. Army Air Corps. Place and date: Over Borneo and Leyte, 10 October to 15 November 1944. Entered service at: Poplar, Wis. Birth: Poplar, Wis. G.O. No.: 90, 8 December 1944. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond […]
Medal of Honor Citation: Cecil H. Bolton Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, Company E, 413th Infantry, 104th Infantry Division. Place and date: Mark River, Holland, 2 November 1944. Entered service at: Huntsville, Ala. Birth: Crawfordsville, Fla. G.O. No.: 74, 1 September 1945. Citation: As leader of the weapons platoon of Company E, 413th […]
