No. Overall, only 18.5% of Medals of Honor have been awarded posthumously. Are the Unknown Soldiers interred at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, Medal of Honor Recipients? Yes. Nineteen servicemen have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Fourteen have been awarded the medal for two separate events. The U.S. Navy is the most awarded branch with eight sailors, some receiving the award not for combat heroism but life-saving actions. Medal of Honor - Medal Fact Sheet The Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an The Medal of Honor was established by a joint resolution of Congress in July 1862, and was first issued during the Civil The first Medal of Honor MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. Presented by the President in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon any American. From Dec. 7, 1941 to V-J Day on Sept. 2, 1945, the Medal of Honor was awarded to a total of 434 recipients, 244 of whom received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The U.S. Army had 259 recipients, the U.S. Marine Corps had 81 recipients, the U.S. Navy had 57 recipients, the U.S. Army Air Force had 37 recipients and the U.S. Coast Guard had one The Medal of Honor is the United States' highest award for military valor in action. And while over 150 years have passed since its inception, the meaning behind the Medal has never tarnished. Etched within are the very values that each Recipient displayed in the moments that mattered—bravery, courage, sacrifice, integrity. An Army board reviews every Army Medal of Honor award, ultimately removing 911 Recipients from the Medal of Honor Roll as cases where the Medal was erroneously bestowed. 9 Jul 1918 The "Pyramid of Honor" is established, outlining the key differences between the Medal of Honor and other military valor awards, such as the Silver Star and As of this printing, 3,512 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,493 recipients. There have been 19 double recipients (14 for separate actions and 5 cases in which the Army and Navy Medals of Honor were awarded for the same action). Since World War I, there has been an implied reluctance to award the medal more than once to the same person. Theodore Roosevelt is the only U.S. president to have received the Medal of Honor, which he was awarded posthumously. When the Spanish-American War broke out, Assistant Secretary of the DdEAh.