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The Medal of Honor is America's highest award for combat valor. Its stature is so high that President Harry S. Truman, a WWI veteran with a deep understanding of the horrors of combat and the need for extraordinary heroism to overcome them, once told a gathering of WWII recipients: "I'd rather have this medal than be president". General George S. Patton, an outstanding combat soldier who also had a clear grasp of combat bravery, told one recipient as he placed the coveted medal around the hero's neck: "I'd give my immortal soul for that medal". Only an act of the most conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity, far above and beyond the call of duty, in the presence of an armed enemy merits the Medal of Honor. The deed must involve a clear risk of life. It must be that type of voluntary act which, if the hero did not do it, would not subject him to undue criticism. In addition, at least two eyewitnesses must attest to the deed. By adhering to these strict criteria the armed forces have reserved the Medal of Honor soley for the "bravest of the brave". Of the 13 million men who served our country during WWII, only 433 received the Medal of Honor. In other words, only 1 in every 30,000 servicemen received our nation's highest decoration for combat valor. Only 190 of those brave men survived to receive their medals. Medal of Honor
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Indian Campaigns
Connor, John - Army, Galway, Ireland Jefferson, TX
Dozier, James B. - Army, Warren County, TN Fort Richardson, TX
Factor, Pompey - Army, Arkansas Fort Duncan, TX
Howze, Robert Lee - Army, Overton, TX Overton, TX
Lloyd (Loyd), George - Army, County Tyrone, Ireland Canton, TX
McCabe, William - Army, Belfast, Ireland Fort Duncan, TX
McDonald, Franklin M. - Army, Bowling Green, KY Fort Griffin, TX
Paine, Adam aka: Adan Payne - Army, Florida Fort Duncan, TX
Payne, Isaac - Army, Mexico Fort Duncan, TX
Ward (Warrior), John - Army, Arkansas Fort Duncan, TX

Spanish-American War
Phillips, George Frederick - Navy, St. John, NB, Canada Galveston, TX

Philippine Insurrection
Shelton, George Mathews - Army, Brownwood, TX Bellington, TX

Mexican Campaign
Harrison, William Kelly - Navy, Waco, TX Texas

World War I
Barkeley, David B. aka: David Bennes Barkley - Army, Laredo, TX San Antonio, TX
Edwards, Daniel Richmond - Army, Mooreville, TX Bruceville, TX
Hayden, David Ephraim - Navy, Florence, TX Texas

World War II
Adams, Lucian - Army, Port Arthur, TX Port Arthur, TX
Bordelon, William James - USMC, San Antonio, TX Texas
Bulkeley, John Duncan - Navy, San Antonio, TX Texas
Carswell, Jr., Horace Seaver - USMC, Fort Worth, TX San Angelo, TX
Cole, Robert George - Army, Fort Sam Houston, TX San Antonio, TX
Dealey, Samuel David - Navy, Dallas, TX Texas
Everhart, Sr., Forrest Eugene - Army, Bainbridge, OH Texas City, TX
Fields, James H. - Army, Caddo, TX Houston, TX
Fowler, Thomas Weldon - Army, Wichita Falls, TX Wichita Falls, TX
Garcia, Marcario - Army, Villa De Castano, Mexico Sugar Land, TX
Harrell, William George - USMC, Rio Grande City, TX Mercedes, TX
Harris, James Lindell - Army, Hillsboro, TX Hillsboro, TX
Hawkins, William Deane - USMC, Fort Scott, KS El Paso, TX
Hughes, Lloyd Herbert - Army AC, Alexandria, LA San Antonio, TX
Hutchins, Johnnie David - Navy, Weimer, TX Texas
Kearby, Neel Ernest - Army AC, Wichita Falls, TX Dallas, TX
Keathley, George D. - Army, Olney, TX Lamesa, TX
Kimbro, Truman - Army, Madisonville, TX Houston, TX
Knight, Jack Llewellyn - Army, Garner, TX Weatherford, TX
Knight, Raymond Larry - Army AC, Houston, TX Houston, TX
Leonard, Turney White - Army, Dallas, TX Dallas, TX
Logan, James Marion - Army NcNeil, TX Luling, TX Lopez, Jose Mendoze - Army, Mission, TX Brownsville, TX
Lummus, Jack - USMC, Ennis, TX Texas
Mathis, Jack Warren - Army AC, San Angelo, TX San Angelo, TX
Murphy, Audie Leon - Army, Kingston, TX Dallas, TX
Roan, Charles Howard - USMC, Claude, TX Texas
Robinson, Jr., James E. - Army, Toledo, OH Waco, TX
Rodriguez, Cleto L. - Army, San Marcos, TX San Antonio, TX
Wallace, Herman C. - Army, Marlow, OK Lubbock, TX
Whiteley, Eli Lamar - Army, Florence, TX Georgetown, TX

Korean War
Davis, Jr., George Andrew - USAF, Dublin, TX Lubbock, TX
Guillen, Ambrosio - USMC, La Junta, CO El Paso, TX
Hanson, Jack G. - Army, Escatawpa, MS Galveston, TX
Kilmer, John Edward - Navy, Highland Park, IL Houston, TX
Martinez, Benito - Army, Fort Hancock, TX Fort Hancock, TX
Mitchell, Frank Nicias - USMC, Indian Gap, TX Roaring Springs, TX
Moreland, Whitt Lloyd - USMC, Waco, TX Austin, TX
O'Brien, Jr., George Herman - USMC, Fort Worth, TX Big Spring, TX
Pendleton, Charles F. - Army, Camden, TN Fort Worth, TX
Stone, James Lamar - Army, Pine Bluff, AR Houston, TX
Watkins, Travis E. - Army, Waldo, AR Texas

Vietnam War
Anderson , Richard Allen - USMC, Washington, DC Houston, TX
Benavidez, Roy Perez - Army, Cuero, TX Houston, TX
Creek, Thomas Elbert - USMC, Joplin, MO Amarillo, TX
Gonzalez, Alfredo "Freddy" - USMC, Edinburg, TX San Antonio, TX
Law, Robert David - Army, Fort Worth, TX Dallas, TX
Lee, Milton Arthur - Army, Shreveport, LA San Antonio, TX
McCleery, Finnis Dawson - Army, Stephenville, TX San Angelo, TX
McNerney, David Herbert - Army, Lowell, MA Fort Bliss, TX
Sasser, Clarence Eugene - Army, Chenango, TX Houston, TX
Steindam, Russell Albert - Army, Austin, TX Austin, TX
Wilson, Alfred Mac - USMC, Olney, IL Abilene, TX
Young, Marvin Rex - Army, Alpine, TX Odessa, TX

The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Texas but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
Austin, William Grafton - Army, Galveston, TX New York, NY
McLennon, John - Army, Fort Belknap, TX Fort Ellis, MT
Sampler, Samuel M. - Army, Decatur, TX Altus, OK
Herrera, Silvestre Santana - Army, El Paso, TX Phoenix, AZ
Kane, John Riley - Army AC, McGregor, TX Shreveport, LA
Morgan, John Cary "Red" - Army AC, Vernon, TX London, England
Turner, George Benton - Army, Longview, TX Los Angeles, CA
Austin, Oscar Palmer - USMC, Nacogdoches, TX Phoenix, AZ
Bennett, Steven Logan - USAF, Palestine, TX Lafayette, LA
Ferguson, Frederick Edgar - Army, Pilot Point, TX Phoenix, AZ
Graves, Terrence Collinson - USMC, Corpus Christi, TX New York, NY
Keith, Miguel - USMC, San Antonio, TX Omaha, NE

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