Army Technical Sergeant Charles H. Coolidge receives the Medal of Honor from Lieutenant General Wade H. Haislip during a battlefield ceremony near Dormstadt, Germany, June 18, 1945. Mr. Coolidge was born on August 4, 1921, to Walter and Grace Coolidge of Chattanooga, Tenn., and was drafted into the Army on June 16, 1942, eventually rising to The complete list of Purple Heart recipients in the Vietnam War, WW2, and other U.S. conflicts. of Honor Medal of Honor About the medal. PURPLE HEART Medal of Honor Recipient Jose Calugas at his Medal of Honor presentation ceremony on April 30, 1945. Jose Calugas was born into a large peasant family in Leon, on Panay Island in the Philippines in 1907. By his own admission, he found life there boring and got a job before finishing school. Today we recognize the 25 African American Medal of Honor Recipients who so bravely fought and sacrificed their lives during this war. The American Civil War Lasting from 1861-1865, the Civil War was between the northern United States (the Union) and the southern states that seceded (the Confederacy). 1. 2. ›. View a list of all the World War II - Battle of Okinawa, April - June 1945, Recipients of the Medal of Honor at the official website of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Staff Sergeant. Wurselen, Germany. November 16, 1944. On October 30, 1945, United States Army Officer Freeman V. Horner was awarded the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions during World War II. During the second World War, Sergeant Freeman Horner and his company were stationed in Nazi Germany. He is the brother of Medal of Honor recipient Julien E. Gaujot. WORLD WAR II (7 December 1941 - 31 December 1946, extended to 25 July 1947 in some cases) Grantsville native Technical Sgt. Bernard P. Bell (U.S. Army 142nd Infantry, 36th Infantry Division) singlehandedly captured a a schoolhouse filled with 26 German troops at Mittelwihr, France First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. (August 27, 1916 – November 20, 1992) was a United States Army Medal of Honor recipient and one of the most decorated soldiers and paratroopers of World War II. While serving with the 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment (508th PIR), then part of the 82nd Airborne Division, he also received the Medal of Honor recipients (1866–1918) Memorial to Medal of Honor recipient Corporal Clinton Greaves, 9th US Cavalry, at Fort Bayard , New Mexico Sgt. John Harris of the 10th U.S. Cavalry with a Sharps rifle , c. 1868. Louisiana. Louisiana (updated 5 Mar 2023) Maine. Maine (updated 19 Oct 2022) Maryland. Maryland (updated 20 Feb 2021) Massachusetts. Massachusetts (updated 23 Jun 2021) Michigan. B1MMbz.