Medal Recipients - The National Medal of Honor Museum Join us for Medal of Honor Day on March 25th View Details 10am - 5pm View All Hours Museum Map Contact Plan your visit Hours, Directions And Parking Café and Gift Shop Museum Map Tickets and Experiences Group Visits Plan Your Field Trip Places to Stay Explore All exhibits and events EXHIBITS Moments of Action Exhibit From Rails to Rotors Exhibit More than a Medal Exhibit Interactive Exhibits Medal Exhibits EVENTS Host a Private Event The Stories We Carry: William Shemin and The Ivy Hero American Heart in WWI Film Screening Explore All Recipients Stories THE RECIPIENTS Recipients Database Search THE MEDAL Learn About the Medal More Than a Medal Exhibit More Than a Medal Ways to Get Involved Give Become a Member Volunteer Make A Donation Partners and Donors Sponsor a Youth Field Trip About About the Museum Museum Leadership Careers Pressroom Enjoy Year-Round Free Admission Awarding Seven New Medals of Honor Griffin Institute Griffin Institute Learn About the Griffin Institute Medal Recipients With the ship’s bridge destroyed, McCandless assumed command under heavy fire. His next decisions saved countless lives—and a critical victory. LEADING AND LIVING WITH HONOR Click on each Recipient to learn about courage and commitment in action. Day, George Everette "Bud" Carpenter, William Kyle Murphy, Audie Leon Romesha, Clinton Lavor Chapman, John A. Benavidez, Roy Perez Whittlesey, Charles White Groberg, Florent A. Miyamura, Hiroshi H Carter Jr., Edward Allen Rubin, Tibor Inouye, Daniel K. LEADING AND LIVING WITH HONOR Click on each Recipient to learn about courage and commitment in action. FROM EVERY BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES Meet the brave individuals who went above and beyond the call of duty organized by their branch of service. VIEW ALL RECIPIENTS U.S. Air Force VIEW ALL U.S. Army VIEW ALL U.S. Coast Guard VIEW ALL U.S. Marine Corps VIEW ALL U.S. Navy VIEW ALL VIEW ALL RECIPIENTS VALOR BY THE NUMBERS 3,528 61 19 2,460 19 741 298 TOTAL RECIPIENTS LIVING RECIPIENTS DOUBLE RECIPIENTS U.S. ARMY RECIPIENTS U.S. AIR FORCE RECIPIENTS U.S. NAVY RECIPIENTS U.S. COAST GUARD RECIPIENTS U.S. MARINE CORPS RECIPIENTS DATABASE View All Recipients DATABASE View All Living Recipients DATABASE View All Double Recipients DATABASE View All U.S. Army Recipients Pressroom View All U.S. Air Force Recipients DATABASE View All U.S. Navy Recipients DATABASE View All U.S. Coast Guard Recipients DATABASE View All U.S. Marine Corps Recipients COURAGE IN COMBAT Explore the stories of Recipients by war or conflict. Civil War 1861 1865 View All Recipients World War I 1917 1918 View All Recipients World War II 1941 1945 View All Recipients Global War on Terrorism (Iraq) 2003 2011 View All Recipients Spanish American War 1898 1902 View All Recipients Vietnam War 1964 1975 View All Recipients Korean War 1950 1953 View All Recipients Global War on Terrorism (Afghanistan) 2001 2021 View All Recipients Nicaraguan Conflict 1912 1933 View All Recipients Indian Campaigns 1812 1821 View All Recipients Haitian Campaign 1915 1934 View All Recipients China Relief Expedition (Boxer Rebellion) 1900 1901 View All Recipients COURAGE IN COMBAT Explore the stories of Recipients by war or conflict. The medal A medal steeped in history Uncover the inspiring legacy, symbolism, and selection criteria of the Medal of Honor. Explore the medal Exhibits THE RING OF VALOR Step into the heart of the Museum and surround yourself with the names of those who went above and beyond. view exhibit details Buy Tickets Become a Member Donate to the Museum