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.

Charles F. Pendleton

Korean War

1953 - near Choo Gung-Dong, Korea

Jack J. Pendleton

World War II

1944 - Bardenberg, Germany

Edward Pengally

Indian Campaigns

1869 - Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory, USA

Frank D. Peregory

World War II

1944 - Grandcampe, France

Manuel Perez Jr

World War II

1945 - Fort William McKinley, Luzon, Philippine Islands

Michael J. Perkins

World War I

1918 - Belieu Bois, France

William T. Perkins Jr

Vietnam War

1967 - Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam

Lawrence D. Peters

Vietnam War

1967 - Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam

George J. Peters

World War II

1945 - near Fluren, Germany

Danny J. Petersen

Vietnam War

1970 - Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam

George Peterson

World War II

1945 - near Eisern, Germany

Oscar V. Peterson

World War II

1942 - Coral Sea

Frank J. Petrarca

World War II

1943 - Horseshoe Hill, New Georgia, Solomon Islands

Wesley P. Phelps

World War II

1944 - Peleliu Island, Palau Islands

George Phillips

World War II

1945 - Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands

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