NOTE: For years, the citations highlighting these acts of bravery and heroism resided in dusty archives and only sporadically were printed. In 1973, the U.S. Senate ordered the citations compiled and printed as Committee on Veterans` Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973). This book was later updated and reprinted in 1979.
The breakdown of these is a duplicate of that in the congressional compilation. Likewise, some minor misspelling and other errors are duplicated from the official government volume. These likely were the result of the original transcriptions. The following is an index of the full-text files by war. (From the U.S. Army Center of Military History)
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John Harry Thompson, (also known as J. (James) Harry Thompson) |  |
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Dr. Mary E. Walker (only female recipient of the Medal of Honor) |  |
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Bernard J.D. Irwin (The date of his actions make him the first recipient of the Medal of Honor and the first recipient during the Indian Campaigns) |  |
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Oscar Burkard (The last recipient of the Medal of Honor during the Indian Campaigns) |  |
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Spanish American War | |
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World War II | |
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Private First Class Desmond T. Doss (PFC Doss was the only conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor in WWII) (Oral History Interview) |  |
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Technician Fifth Grade James K. Okubo (Awarded 21 June 2000, see special note) |  |
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Captain Ben L. Salomon - (Awarded 1 May 2002, the only dentist to receive the Medal of Honor to date, see the journey of his nomination. (From the Office of Medical History, Office of the Surgeon General.) ) | .jpg){kind=small} |
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Major Patrick H. Brady (Oral History Interview) (Distinguished Service Cross Citation) |  |
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Specialist Five Charles C. Hagemeister (Oral History Interview) |  |
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Specialist Four Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr. (Silver Star Citation) |  |
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Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel (Oral History Interview) |  |
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Specialist Four Alfred V. Rascon (Awarded 8 Feb 2000, see special note) (Oral History Interview) | .jpg){kind=small} |
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