Kerrey was born on Aug. 27, 1943, in Lincoln, Nebraska, where his father, James, was stationed with the Army Air Corps during World War II. James and his wife, Elinor, stayed there after the war Published November 11, 2021 at 9:43 AM CST. Listen • 0:41. Retired U.S. Navy hospital corpsman Donald "Doc" Ballard hails from Missouri and is among the 66 still-living Medal of Honor recipients The Congressional Medal of Honor Society announced that Miyamura died Tuesday at his home in Phoenix. He was 97. Born in Gallup, New Mexico, Miyamura’s parents operated a 24-hour diner near the Hershel Woodrow Williams, retired Chief Warrant Officer Four and Medal of Honor recipient, salutes as he is introduced to the stage at the commissioning ceremony for the USS Hershel "Woody There are 65 Medal of Honor Recipients alive today. About the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The Congressional Medal of Honor Society, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is dedicated to VvDmCF. Defense Secretary Ash Carter, Acting Army Secretary Eric K. Fanning, Medal of Honor recipient retired U.S. Army Capt. Florent A. Groberg, Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Milley and Sgt. Maj. of For his bravery and leadership, Millett received the Medal of Honor on July 5, 1951, from President Harry S. Truman during a ceremony in the White House Rose Garden. Three other Korean War By Juliet Eilperin. March 18, 2014 at 3:58 p.m. EDT. Comment. President Obama awarded the Medal of Honor to 24 veterans Tuesday, most of whom were initially passed over because they were Hispanic The Kentucky Medal of Honor Memorial is a statue in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, honoring all recipients of the Medal of Honor from the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Located at the corner of Fifth and Jefferson Streets on the grounds of the old Jefferson County Courthouse, the Memorial was sculpted by Doyle Glass and dedicated on Veterans Day Francis Currey, one of the three living World War II Medal of Honor recipients and whose likeness was used to create Medal of Honor G.I. Joe in 1998, died on Tuesday. He was 94. He was 94.

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