Missouri Medal of Honor Recipients

	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Civil War
	Bieger, Charles	Army	Wiesbaden, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Depuy, Charles H.	Army	Sherman, MI	St. Louis, MO
	Flynn, James Edward	Army	Pittsfield, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Follett, Joseph Leonard	Army	Newark, NJ	St. Louis, MO
	Frizzell, Henry F.	Army	Madison County, MO	Pilot Knob, MO
	Grebe, M. R. William	Army	Hildesheim, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Guerin, Fitz W.	Army	New York, NY	St. Louis, MO
	Gwynne, Nathaniel McClean	Army	Urbana, OH	Fairmount, MO
	Hammel, Henry A.	Army	Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Hunt, Louis T.	Army	Montgomery Cnty, IN	Jefferson County, MO
	Kirby, Dennis Thomas	Army	Niagara Falls, NY	St. Louis, MO
	McCammon, William Wallace	Army	Shippensburg, PA	Montgomery City, MO
	Pesch, Joseph M.	Army	Grossleiton, Prussia	St. Louis, MO
	Porter, Ambrose	Army	Allegany County, MD	Rockport, MO
	Trogden, Howell G.	Army	Cedar Falls, NC	St. Louis, MO
	Wagner, John W.	Army	Clear Spring, MD	St. Louis, MO
	Wherry, William Macky	Army	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
	Wortick (Wertick), Joseph	Army	Fayette County, PA	Hannibal, MO
Indian Campaigns
	Anderson (Smyth), James	Army	Canada	St. Louis, MO
	*Brant, Abram B.	Army	New York, NY	St. Louis, MO
	Bryan, William C.	Army	Zanesville, OH	St. Louis, MO
	Evans, William	Army	Annagh, Ireland	St. Louis, MO
	Foran, Nicholas	Army	County Waterford, Ireland	St. Louis, MO
	Forsyth, Thomas Hall	Army	Hartford, CT	St. Louis, MO
	Geiger, George	Army	Cincinnati, OH	St. Louis, MO
	Hall, William Preble	Army	Randolph County, MO	Huntsville, MO
	Harding, Mosher A.	Army	Canada	St. Louis, MO
	Hill, Frank E.	Army	Mayfield, WI	St. Louis, MO
	McGann, Michael A.	Army	County Roscommon, Ireland	St. Louis, MO
	McMillian, Albert Walter	Army	Stillwater, MN	Jefferson Barracks, MO
	Myers, Fred	Army	Brunswick, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Neder, Adam	Army	Bavaria, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Phillips, Samuel D.	Army	Butler County, OH	St. Louis, MO
	Phoenix, Edwin	Army	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
	Schroeter, Charles	Army	Lindberg, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Scott, Robert B.	Army	Washington County, NY	St. Louis, MO
	Sheppard, Charles	Army	Rocky Hill, CT	St. Louis, MO
	Shingle, John Henry	Army	Philadelphia, PA	St. Louis, MO
	Smith, Charles E.	Army	Auburn, NY	St. Louis, MO
	Steiner, Christian	Army	Wurttemberg, Germany	St. Louis, MO
	Taylor, Charles	Army	Baltimore, MD	St. Louis, MO
	Vokes, Leroy H.	Army	Lake County, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Weiss, Enoch R.	Army	Kosciusko, IN	St. Louis, MO
	Wills, Henry	Army	Gracon, VA	St. Louis, MO
Philippine Insurrection
	Miller, Archie	Army	Fort Sheridan, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Ray, Charles W.	Army	Pensacola, NC	St. Louis, MO
	White, Edward	Army	Seneca, KS	Kansas City, MO
China (Boxer Rebellion)
	Gaiennie, Louis Rene	USMC	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
Philippines (1911)
	McGuire, Fred Henry	Navy	Gordonville, MO	Gordonville, MO
Mexican Campaign
	Townsend, Julius Curtis	Navy	Athens, MO	Athens, MO
World War I
	Balch, John Henry	Navy	Edgerton, KS	Kansas City, MO
	Barger, Charles Denver	Army	Mount Vernon, MO	Stotts City, MO
	Barkley, John Lewis	Army	Blairstown, MO	Blairstown, MO
	Forrest, Arthur J.	Army	St. Louis, MO	Hannibal, MO
	Hatler, M. Waldo	Army	Bolivar, MO	Neosho, MO
	**Skinker, Alexander Rives	Army	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
Haiti (1919-1920)
	Button, William Robert	USMC	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
	Hanneken, Herman Henry	USMC	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
World War II
	Burr, Herbert Hoover	Army	St. Joseph, MO	Kansas City, MO
	**Cole, Darrell Samuel	USMC	Flat River, MO	Esther, MO
	**David, Albert Leroy	Navy	Maryville, MO	Missouri
	Fuqua, Samuel Glenn	Navy	Laddonia, MO	Laddonia, MO
	Howard, James Howell	Army AC	Canton, China	St. Louis, MO
	**Kelley, Ova Art	Army	Norwood, MO	Norwood, MO
	O'Hare, Edward Henry "Butch"	Navy	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
	**Phillips, George	USMC	Rich Hill, MO	Labadie, MO
	**Riordan, Paul F.	Army	Charles City, IA	Kansas City, MO
	**Specker, Joe C.	Army	Odessa, MO	Odessa, MO
Korean War
	**Kanell, Billie Gene	Army	Poplar Bluff, MO	Poplar Bluff, MO
	**Long, Charles Richard	Army	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO
	**Wilson, Richard G.	Army	Marion, IL	Cape Girardeau, MO
Vietnam
	**Adams, William Edward	Army	Casper, WY	Kansas City, MO
L	Ballard, Donald Everett	Navy	Kansas City, MO	Kansas City, MO
	**Petersen, Danny John	Army	Horton, KS	Kansas City, MO
	**Sisler, George Kenton	Army	Dexter, MO	Dexter, MO
Peace Time Awards
	Holtz, August	Navy	St. Louis, MO	St. Louis, MO
	Cary, Robert Webster	Navy	Kansas City, MO	Bunceton, MO
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Missouri but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
	Black, John Charles	Army	Lexington, MO	Danville, IL
	Pentzer, Patrick Henry	Army	Marion County, MO	Gillespie, IL
	Cable, Joseph A.	Army	Cape Girardeau, MO	Madison, WI
	Elwood, Edwin L.	Army	St. Louis, MO	San Jose, CA
	*Taylor, Bernard	Army	St. Louis, MO	Washington, DC
	Epps, Joseph L.	Army	Jamestown, MO	Oklahoma Ind Ter, OK
	Ellis, Michael B.	Army	St. Louis, MO	East St. Louis, IL
	Funk, Jesse N.	Army	New Hampton, MO	Calhan, CO
	Turner, Harold Leo	Army	Aurora, MO	Seminole, OK
	**Cannon, George Hamm	USMC	Webster Groves, MO	Michigan
	Johnson, Leon William	Army AC	Columbia, MO	Moline, KS
	**Peden, Forrest E.	Army	St. Joseph, MO	Wathena, KS
	**Davenport, Jack Arden	USMC	Kansas City, MO	Mission, KS
	**Hammond, Jr., Lester	Army	Wayland, MO	Quincy, IL
	Lee, Hubert Louis	Army	Arburg, MO	Leland, MS
	**Creek, Thomas Elbert	USMC	Joplin, MO	Amarillo, TX
	Sitter, Carl Leonard	USMC	Syracuse, MO	Pueblo, CO
	Crandall, Orson Leon	Navy	St. Joseph, MO	Connecticut
L	Fleming, James Phillip	USAF	Sedalia, MO	Pullman, WA

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