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MOH STATS ·
The
first award of the Medal of Honor was made March 25, 1863, to Private
Jacob Parrott, and five others. Since
then there have been: ·
3,467
Medals of Honor Awarded ·
For
3,461 separate acts of heroism ·
Performed
by 3,448 individuals (including 9 “Unknowns”) ·
Today, there are 99 living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. · 39% of the living Recipients earned their Medals while serving in WWII (25) or Korea (14). · There are 60 living recipients who performed actions in Vietnam · The youngest Recipient is Gordon R. Roberts, age 58. He was born June 14th, 1950. ·
The most recent Medal of Honor given was for an action in Iraq.
Ross A. McGinnis posthumously received the award on June , 2008.
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