The medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress. Of the 3,469 Medals of Honor awarded as of 2010, 29 have been awarded to Native Americans. The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the highest military decoration presented by the United States government to a member of its armed This first Medal could be awarded to enlisted sailors and Marines only. Thus, the Navy Medal of Honor was created. In February 1862, a similar bill was introduced to create a medal to be awarded to privates in the army who distinguished themselves. Later that year the bill was signed into effect, creating the US Army Medal of Honor. Tim Kirkpatrick entered the Navy in 2007 as a Hospital Corpsman and deployed to Sangin, Afghanistan with 3rd Battalion 5th Marines in the fall of 2010. Tim now has degrees in both Film Production and Screenwriting. tim.kirkpatrick@wearethemighty.com. See Author Profile. U.S. Navy corpsmen are part of a tradition that predates the American Navy The first act of Congress authorizing “medals of honor” for Army personnel was approved by President Abraham Lincoln on July 12, 1862. The Medal of Honor is presented to its recipients “in the name of Congress of the United States.” For this reason, it is often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Carlos James Lozada. PFC Carlos James Lozada* (September 6, 1946 – November 20, 1967), born in Caguas, Puerto Rico, was a member of Company A, 2nd Battalion, 503d Infantry of the 173d Airborne Brigade, United States Army who was killed in action in Vietnam and was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. Medal of Honor citation: In 1864, Seaman John Ortega became the first Hispanic member of the U.S. Navy to receive the Medal of Honor and in 1900, Private France Silva became the first person of Hispanic descent in the U.S. Marine Corps to receive the medal. [4] Ten recipients were born outside the United States mainland. One each in Chile and Spain. When historians first hear Adam Paine’s name, the Medal of Honor recipient’s valor isn’t the first thing to come to mind. Paine infamously found himself on the wrong end of a double-barreled shotgun fired from fellow Medal of Honor recipient Claron Windus. It is the only time in history when one MOH recipient killed another MOH recipient. Médaille militaire (France) Croix de Guerre (France) Daniel Joseph Daly (November 11, 1873 – April 27, 1937) [1] [2] was a United States Marine and one of nineteen U.S. servicemen to have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Daly and Major General Smedley Butler are the only Marines who earned two Medals of Honor for two separate acts of A Medal of Honor Recipient Forever Honored by the Coast Guard. More than 75 years later, Munro’s legacy lives on. He is remembered and honored by every member of the Coast Guard for his selfless devotion to duty and heroism. As Munro has become an inspiration for so many who have served in the Coast Guard for his sacrifice. Born: August 23, 1925, Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, United States. Died: September 15, 1950, Inchon, Korea. Buried: Centro Asturiana Memorial Park (MH) (57-1) , Tampa, FL, United States. U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Korean War. BGjRi.