Medal of Honor Recipients in the 113th Congress: A Fact Sheet

Summary

This fact sheet lists names of recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the highest award for valor, awarded during the 113th Congress. Previous congressional use of the information contained in this fact sheet has included examinations of legislative measures that have waived or accelerated timeline reviews for potential Medal of Honor recipients. The material has been used in speeches, including Memorial and Veterans Day holiday observations.

Terms for metadata: Congressional Medal of Honor, Date of Issue, MOH Home of Record, Medal of Honor, General Orders Congressional Medal of Honor Society Authorizing Legislation, U.S. Center of Military History United States Army, artillery, Navy, battle, Air Force, casualties, Garcia, Company Gomez, gallantry, Kapaun, grenade, Kravitz, Gunner Lara, Legislation, Leonard, posthumous, Mendoza, recipient, Negron, valor, Nietzel, Adkins, Peña, Alvarado, Pena, Baldonado, Pitts, Cano, Rivera, Carpenter, Romesha, Carter, Schwab ,Condé-Falcon, Swenson, Copas, Weinstein, Cushing, White, Duran, Erevia, Espinoza, Gandara.