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MOH STATS ·
The
first award of the Medal of Honor was made March 25, 1863, to Private
Jacob Parrott, and five others. Since
then there have been: ·
3,461
Medals of Honor Awarded ·
For
3,456 separate acts of heroism ·
Performed
by 3,442 individuals (including 9 “Unknowns”) ·
Today, there are 111 living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. · 46% of the living Recipients earned their Medals more than 50 years ago while serving in WWII (36) or Korea (15). · There are 60 living recipients who performed actions in Vietnam ·
The
youngest Recipient is Gordon R. Roberts, age 55. He was born June 14th,
1950.
The most recent Medal of Honor given was for actions in Korea between
1950-1953. Tibor "Ted" Rubin received the award on September 23, 2005.
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Before that,
the Medal of Honor was
awarded posthumously to Army Sergeants Gordon and Shughart for action in
Somalia in 1993. There were
no awards of the Medal of Honor during Grenada, Panama, Lebanon, or
Desert Storm. |
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