Congressional Medal of Honor Society

685 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.

Unknown Soldier of Italy

World War I

Isadore S. Jachman

World War II

1945 - Flamierge, Belgium

Willy F. James Jr

World War II

1945 - Weser River Valley in the vicinity of Lippoldsberg, Germany

William R. Jecelin

Korean War

1950 - near Saga, Korea

Robert H. Jenkins Jr

Vietnam War

1969 - Fire Support Base Argonne, DMZ, Republic of Vietnam

John L. Jerstad

World War II

1943 - Ploesti, Rumania

Jose F. Jimenez

Vietnam War

1969 - south of Da Nang, Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam

Ralph H. Johnson

Vietnam War

1968 - Hill-146, near Quan Duc Valley, Republic of Vietnam

Charles R. Johnson

Korean War

1953 - Outpost Harry, Iron Triangle, Korea

James E. Johnson

Korean War

1950 - Yudam-ni, Korea

Elden H. Johnson

World War II

1944 - near Valmontone, Italy

Leroy Johnson

World War II

1944 - near Limon, Leyte, Philippine Islands

Donald R. Johnston

Vietnam War

1969 - Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam

William Jones

U.S. Civil War

1864 - Spotsylvania, Virginia

Herbert C. Jones

World War II

1941 - Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory, USA

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