Congressional Medal of Honor Society

681 Medal of Honor Recipients who have Fallen in Service (KIA, Wounds, Illness)

Many Medal of Honor Recipients have died while in service. Some died during the moment of valor that resulting in the Medal of Honor. Others died later, during combat actions, as prisoners of war, or fell due to wounds or illness. We remember them below.

Charles G. Abrell

Korean War

1951 - Hangnyong, Korea

William E. Adams

Vietnam War

1971 - Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam

Harold C. Agerholm

World War II

1944 - Saipan, Marianas Islands

Lewis Albanese

Vietnam War

1966 - near Phu Muu II, Republic of Vietnam

William Allen

Indian Campaigns

1873 - Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory, USA

Leonard L. Alvarado

Vietnam War

1969 - Phuoc Long Province, Vietnam

Richard B. Anderson

World War II

1944 - Roi Island, Kwajalein Atoll, Marshall Islands

James Anderson Jr.

Vietnam War

1967 - northwest of Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam

Sylvester Antolak

World War II

1944 - near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy

Lester Archer

U.S. Civil War

1864 - Fort Harrison, Virginia, USA

Eugene Ashley Jr.

Vietnam War

1968 - near Lang Vei, Republic of Vietnam

Travis W. Atkins

War on Terrorism (Iraq)

2007 - Abu Samak, Iraq

Oscar P. Austin

Vietnam War

1969 - west of Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam

Elijah W. Bacon

U.S. Civil War

1863 - Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, USA

Albert E. Baesel

World War I

1918 - near Ivry, France

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