The Navy Medal of Honor was born in December, 1861 and the Army Medal of Honor six months later.  The Air Force Medal of Honor was not conceived until 1966.  The birthday of all 3 Medals is celebrated on the Month and Day of its first presentation in 1863: NATIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR DAY MARCH 25th (Public Law 101-64)

Below is a month-by-month calendar of the anniversary of each of our living Medal of Honor Recipient's heroic action.  It was on this day that, in a moment of war and devastation, that each man among them demonstrated the utmost of courage.  Perhaps this anniversary is not so much a day of celebration, but of reflection, for in that moment each man also made immense sacrificed and many lost some of their closest friends.  We encourage every American to remember these heroes, and the comrades with whom they served, on this day of the year.

January			February			March
6	Patrick H. Brady		6	Einar H. Ingman, Jr.		9	Jack H. Jacobs
6	Don Jenkins		6	Thomas J. Kinsman		10	Bernard F. Fisher
8	Gary G. Wetzel		10	John Baca		11	Allan J. Kellogg,Jr.
10	Clarence Sasser		22	Wesley L. Fox		14	Joseph R. Kerrey
11	Harold A. Fritz		23	Hershel W. Williams		16	Rascon, Alfred
12	Ronald E. Rosser					16	Paul W. Bucha
23	Nicholas Oresko					20	Charles Hagemeister
31	Drew D. Dix					23	Michael J. Fitzmaurice
31	Frederick E. Ferguson					28	Robert R. Ingram
						31	Brian M. Thacker
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April			May			June
1	Gary B. Beikirch		2	James E. Livingston		4	Jon R. Cavaiani
1	Peter C. Lemon		6	Robert M. Patterson		9	Walter D. Ehlers
4	Gary L. Littrell		12	Joe M. Jackson		10	Ola L. Mize
10	Thomas R. Norris		16	Donald E. Ballard		15	Thomas G. Kelley
16	Duane E. Dewey		26	Leroy A. Petry		19	Ronald E. Ray
19	Leo K. Thorsness		31	Rodolfo P. Hernandez		29	Frank A. Herda
24	Hiroshi H. Miyamura
25	James M. Sprayberry
25	Kenneth E. Stumpf
30	Jay R. Vargas
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July			August			September
6	Roger H.C. Donlon		8	Howard V. Lee		7	Robert D. Maxwell
11	Gordon R. Roberts		17	Robert E. Simanek		18	Arthur J. Jackson
15	Robert J. Modrzejewski		18	Robert E. O'Malley
18	John J. McGinty,III		20	John D. Hawk
23	Tibor Rubin		26	George E. Day
24	Richard Pittman
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October			November			December
3	Clinton L. Romesha		5	Robert F. Foley		4	Thomas J. Hudner
12	Ernest E. West		9	James A. Taylor		6	Angelo Litkey
23	Giunta, Salvatore		14	Walter J. Marm		15	Allen J. Lynch
24	Charles H. Coolidge		14	Bruce P. Crandall		16	Vernon McGarity
29	George T. Sakato		18	Sammy L. Davis		18	Harvey C. Barnum,Jr.
30	Wilburn K. Ross		26	James P. Fleming		21	Francis S. Currey
31	Michael E. Thornton		28	Hector A. Cafferata, Jr.

 

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