Medal of Honor
The first Medal of Honor presentation took place in 1863. Since then and as of April 11, 2013, there have been 3,478 Medals of Honor awarded.
This does not include those revoked by the 1916 review board but it does include 19 double awards and those awarded to the unknown soldiers.
Below is a recap by era, war/conflict:
| Civil War | 1,522 |
| Indian Campaigns | 426 |
| Korea 1871 | 15 |
| Spanish American War | 110 |
| Philippine Insurrection | 80 |
| Samoan Campaign | 4 |
| China Relief Aka Boxer Rebellion | 59 |
| Philippines 1911 | 6 |
| Mexican Campaign Aka Vera Cruz | 56 |
| Haitian Campaign | 6 |
| Dominican Campaign | 3 |
| World War I | 124 |
| 2nd Haitian Campaign | 2 |
| 2nd Nicaraguan Campaign | 2 |
| Interim Awards (3 time periods) | 193 |
| World War II | 464 |
| Korean War | 136 |
| Vietnam | 248 |
| Somalia | 2 |
| War on Terror | 11 |
| Unknowns | 9 |
Sadly, since the passing of Mr. Vernon McGarity, only 79 of these men are still with us today. Even sadder, only 10 of these are members of the WWII Greatest Generation. (Mr. McGarity passed on 21 May 2013.)
We have set up two options on this site for locating the burial locations of our nations Medal of Honor Recipients. The first is by state which will take you to the page for the state that the Recipient is buried in. That page will include GPS information when it is available and a Google map to help you locate the grave. If you have a GPS listing for a grave that we do not have posted, please send it to us in a N 34.1854, W -118.1486 format.
We are seeking the coordinates for all the National Cemeteries.
The second option is an alphabetical listing which will eventually list all the names of those who have passed with a link to the state page for their burial state. Both of these listings are a work in progress.
Questions or comments? Please contact us.