Medal of Honor
noun phrase
: a U.S. military decoration awarded in the name of the Congress for conspicuous intrepidity at the risk of life in action with an enemy
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Davis received the Medal of Honor for his acts of bravery as a commander during the Vietnam War.
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Kathleen Hicks, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Ultimately, 21 soldiers of the 442nd received the Medal of Honor.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The exhibit centered around Edwin H. Armstrong, the first IEEE Medal of Honor recipient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2024
Captain Donlon was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House on Dec. 5, 1964.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
At a 1999 veterans’ reunion, Hill learned that Mr. Taylor had received the Silver Star and other honors for his more than 2,000 combat missions but had not been considered for the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award for valor.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Forrest Peden, killed in France in 1945, was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, for his valor during World War II.
—James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Firefighter Bryan Finch received the Medal of Honor for his heroics during that event.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the January/February 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine
In 1916, someone nominated Andrew Jackson Smith for a Medal of Honor.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
Kathleen Hicks, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2024
Ultimately, 21 soldiers of the 442nd received the Medal of Honor.
—Thomas Bostick, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
The exhibit centered around Edwin H. Armstrong, the first IEEE Medal of Honor recipient.
—IEEE Spectrum, 9 Feb. 2024
Captain Donlon was awarded the Medal of Honor by President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House on Dec. 5, 1964.
—Trip Gabriel, New York Times, 2 Feb. 2024
At a 1999 veterans’ reunion, Hill learned that Mr. Taylor had received the Silver Star and other honors for his more than 2,000 combat missions but had not been considered for the Medal of Honor, the military’s highest award for valor.
—Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 2 Feb. 2024
Forrest Peden, killed in France in 1945, was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military award, for his valor during World War II.
—James A. Fussell, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
Firefighter Bryan Finch received the Medal of Honor for his heroics during that event.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2024
Subscribe to Smithsonian magazine now for just $19.99 This article is a selection from the January/February 2024 issue of Smithsonian magazine
In 1916, someone nominated Andrew Jackson Smith for a Medal of Honor.
—Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 Dec. 2023
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