19 Medals of Honor winners were awarded the medal 2 times. 5 however were to U.S. Marines in WWI for the same action by the Army and Navy. After 1917 only 1 Medal of Honor pe … r lifetime could be awarded.
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The Medal of Honor is awarded in the name of the Congress by the President of the United States (Commander in Chief of the US military). at least one woman has been awarded th … e MOH, shortly after its' establishment in 1862 during the American Civil War.
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Fifty-six soldiers earn Medals of Honor at Deatonsville (Sailor's Creek), VA. Among them on this day was 2d Lt. Thomas Custer (yes, he was the brother of the famous General Custer) who earned his SECOND Medal of Honor, becoming the ONLY ARMY MAN in the Civil War to receive TWO.
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General Lee surrenders at Appomattox Courthouse and the Civil War ends. 19 APR 1865. In the week following Lee's surrender 8 more Medals of Honor were earned, 7 of them at Columbus, GA. The 9th and last Medal of Honor of the Civil War was earned on April 19th at Greensboro, NC by Charles Malone Betts.
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Secretary of War Edwin Stanton presents the first Medals of Honor to six of the surviving members of Andrew's Raiders. They are the first Medals ever presented. The Navy presents its first Medals of Honor to 41 sailors, 17 of them for actions in the attacks at Forts Jackson and St. Philip (24 Apr 1862).
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US President Theodore Roosevelt was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Spanish American War in 1898. But it was awarded decades later, posthumously, b … y President William J. Clinton.
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The total number of Medal of Honor recipients is 3,408.   Total Medals of Honor awarded: 3,459   Total number of Medal of Honor recipients: 3,440   Total number of double recipients: 19   As of 13 April 2003, there are 137 living Medal of Honor recipients. + 6 others found this useful.
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At Drewry's Bluff, VA aboard the U.S.S. Galena, Corporal John Mackie became the first Marine to earn the Medal of Honor. When he received the award aboard the U.S.S. Seminole on 10 July 1863 he became the first Marine to also receive the award. 18 JUN 1862. Seven of Andrew's Raiders are hanged as spies in Atlanta.
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--Contributed by: J. (Pittman) Younkin The United States Congress designated March 25th as National Medal of Honor Day. (Public Law 101-564) Started in the State of Washington, many Americans are not even aware of this holiday. March 25th was chosen because it was the day the first Medals of Honor were presented to six members of Andrews' Raiders.
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The first recipient of the US Medal of Honor was Civil War Union Private Jacob Parrott. He received the medal as a member of the famous Andrews' Raid. It was awarded on 25 Mar … ch 1863.
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what president won the medal of honor
Jacob Parrott president won the medal of honor.