Background
A total of 146 United States military personnel received the Medal of Honor, 98 posthumously between 1950–1953. (†) indicates earned posthumously.
Cpl Charles G. Abrell, USMC (June 10, 1951) 2nd Battalion, 1st Marines, 1st Marine Division †
SFC Stanley T. Adams, U.S. Army ( February 4, 1951) 19th Infantry Regiment
Cpl Joe R. Baldonado, U.S. Army (November 15, 1950) 1st Battalion, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment †
Captain William E. Barber, USMC (November 28-December 10, 1950) Company F, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division
Pvt Charles H. Barker, U.S. Army (June 4, 1953) Company K, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division †
Pfc William B. Baugh, USMC (November 29, 1950) Company G, 3d Battalion, 1st Marine Division †
HC3c Edward C. Benfold, USN (September 5, 1952) 1st Marine Division †
Pfc Emory L. Bennett, USA (June 24, 1951) Company B, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division †
Sgt David B. Bleak, U.S. Army (June 14, 1952) Medical Company 223d Infantry Regiment, 40th Infantry Division
SFC Nelson V. Brittin, U.S. Army (March 7, 1951) Company I, 19th Infantry Regiment †
Pfc Melvin L. Brown, U.S. Army (September 4, 1950) Company D, 8th Engineer Combat Battalion †
1st Lt. Lloyd L. Burke, U.S. Army (October 28, 1951) Company G, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Tony K. Burris †
Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.
1st Lt. Richard E. Cavazos (U.S. Army) June 15, 1953 bestowed January 3, 2025
David B. Champagne †
William R. Charette
Cornelius H. Charlton †
Stanley R. Christianson †
Gilbert G. Collier †
John W. Collier †
Henry A. Commiskey, Sr.
Samuel Streit Coursen †
Gordon M. Craig †
Jerry K. Crump
Jack A. Davenport †
Major George A. Davis, Jr., USAF (February 10, 1952) 334th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group, 5th Air Force †
Ray Davis, USMC (December 1-4, 1950)
Richard De Wert †
William F. Dean
Reginald B. Desiderio †
Duane E. Dewey
Carl H. Dodd
Ray E. Duke †
Junior D. Edwards †
Victor H. Espinoza
John Essebagger, Jr. †
Don C. Faith, Jr. †
Fernando Luis García †
Charles George †
Charles L. Gilliland †
Eduardo C. Gomez †
Edward Gomez †
Clair Goodblood †
Ambrosio Guillen †
Francis C. Hammond †
Lester Hammond, Jr. †
Melvin O. Handrich †
Jack G. Hanson †
Lee R. Hartell †
Raymond Harvey
Frederick F. Henry †
Rodolfo P. Hernandez
Lt(jg) Thomas J. Hudner, Jr., USN (December 4, 1950) F4U Corsair pilot VF-32, attached to USS Leyte CV-32
Einar H. Ingman, Jr.
William R. Jecelin †
Pfc. Charles R. Johnson (U.S. Army) June 12, 1953 † bestowed January 3, 2025
James E. Johnson †
Mack A. Jordan †
Anthony T. Kahoʻohanohano †
Billie G. Kanell †
Emil Kapaun †
Loren R. Kaufman †
Woodrow W. Keeble
John D. Kelly †
Jack W. Kelso †
Robert S. Kennemore
John E. Kilmer †
Noah O. Knight †
John K. Koelsch †
Ernest R. Kouma
Leonard M. Kravitz †
Edward C. Krzyzowski †
Darwin K. Kyle †
Hubert L. Lee
George D. Libby †
Herbert A. Littleton †
Charles R. Long †
Baldomero Lopez †
Major Charles J. Loring, Jr., USAF †
William F. Lyell †
Benito Martinez †
Daniel P. Matthews †
Frederick W. Mausert, III †
Cpl. Fred B. McGee (U.S. Army) June 16, 1952 bestowed January 3, 2025
Robert M. McGovern †
Alford L. McLaughlin, USMC
Leroy A. Mendonca †
Lewis L. Millett
Frank N. Mitchell †
Hiroshi H. Miyamura
Ola L. Mize
Walter C. Monegan, Jr. †
Pfc Whitt L. Morelandm USMC (May 29, 1951) †
SFC Donald R. Moyer, USA (May 20, 1951) †
Raymond G. Murphy
Reginald R. Myers
Pfc Wataru Nakamura (U.S. Army) May 18, 1951 † bestowed January 3, 2025
Juan Negrón
Eugene A. Obregon †
George H. O'Brien, Jr.
Pvt Pvt. Bruno R. Orig (U.S. Army) February 15, 1951 bestowed January 3, 2025
Joseph R. Ouellette †
Lt. Col John U. D. Page, USA (November 29, 1950–December 10, 1950) †
Mike C. Pena †
Charles F. Pendleton †
Lee H. Phillips †
Herbert K. Pililaau †
John A. Pittman
Ralph E. Pomeroy †
Donn F. Porter †
James I. Poynter †
George H. Ramer †
Mitchell Red Cloud, Jr. †
2nd Lt. Robert D. Reem, USMC (November 6, 1950) Company H, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division †
Demensio Rivera
Joseph C. Rodriguez
Ronald E. Rosser
Tibor Rubin
Daniel D. Schoonover †
Edward R. Schowalter, Jr.
Major Louis J. Sebille, USAF †
Richard Thomas Shea †
William E. Shuck, Jr. †
Robert E. Simanek
William S. Sitman †
Carl L. Sitter
Sherrod E. Skinner, Jr. †
David M. Smith †
Clifton T. Speicher †
James L. Stone
Luther H. Story †
Jerome A. Sudut †
Henry Svehla †
William Thompson †
Charles W. Turner †
Archie Van Winkle
Miguel Vera †
Joseph Vittori †
Captain John S. Walmsley, Jr., USAF †
Lewis G. Watkins †
Travis E. Watkins †
Jack Weinstein
Ernest E. West
Benjamin F. Wilson
Harold E. Wilson
Richard G. Wilson †
William G. Windrich †
Bryant H. Womack †
Robert H. Young †
