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87 African-Americans have received the Medal of Honor. found on http://www.navy.mil/moh/faq.html
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When was Congressional Space Medal of Honor created?
Congressional Space Medal of Honor was created on 1969-09-29.
What Congressional award did Dr Mary Edwards Walker get?
She is the only woman to have received the Medal of Honor.
He was awarded the congressional medal of honor for his defense of an important hill?
who was awarded the congressional medal of honor for his defense of an important hill
Is Medal of Honor 2 appropriate for 10 year old?
Congressional Gold Medal is the highest honor which a civilian may be awarded.The Congressional Medal of Honor is strictly military.
Did Rosa parks have any certificate?
Rosa Parks received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1996 and the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1999.
Was Lawrence Peters awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Why was Lawrence M. Peters awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor for his service in Vietnam?
Who received the Medal of Honor for a song?
Some 3408 people (3407 men and one woman) have received the Congressional Medal of Honor for an act of highest valor. I know of no one being awarded it for a song. The band Restless Heart recorded a song "The Torch of Freedom" (2003) that is featured on the official web site of the Congressional Medal of Honor. A link is provided that will take the curious party to the site where the song can be heard.
Did george m cohan receive the congressional medal of honor?
The Congressional Medal of Honor is bestowed to members of the military. George M. Cohan was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 1936, which is a civilian award, and is not the same as the Medal of Honor. See link below for full list of recipients:
What country was the congressional medal of honor?
The U.S.A
How many people have received the medal of honor since the civil war?
3,447 people have been awarded the Medal of Honor
Was Thomas Edison awarded the congressional medal of honor?
No Ediso did not receive the Medal of Honor. The last civilian to actually recieve the Medal of Honor was just about 1917. Then Congress caught up to itself and forbade civilians to recieve any more Medal's of Honor.
Why do so many people incorrectly refer to the Medal of Honor as the Congressional Medal of Honor?
Because the awarding of the Medal of Honor is done by an act of Congress. The US Medal of Honor was authorized by the Congress in 1862. The first Army soldier to receive the Medal was Private Jacob Parrott.
