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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: ·
3,466
Medals of Honor Awarded ·
For
3,461 separate acts of heroism ·
Performed
by 3,447 individuals (including 9 “Unknowns”) ·
Today, there are 105 living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. · 42% of the living Recipients earned their Medals more than 50 years ago while serving in WWII (30) or Korea (14). · There are 61 living recipients who performed actions in Vietnam ·
The
youngest Recipient is Gordon R. Roberts, age 57. He was born June 14th,
1950.
The most recent Medal of Honor given was for an action in Iraq.
Michael Monsoor posthumously received the award on April 8, 2008.
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