Sergeant Mike Donaldson, Congressional Medal of Honor soldier, was one of them.

Adam stared at the door and remembered that Simms Purdew had been awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry at Antietam.

* 1958 – Randy Shughart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1993 )

* 1872 – George E. Stewart, American soldier, Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1946 )

* 1968 – James Anderson, Jr. posthumously receives the first Medal of Honor to be awarded to an African American U. S. Marine.

* 1960 – Gary Gordon, American army officer, Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1993 )

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* German Medal of Honor ( 1996 )

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* 1964 – Vietnam War: For his heroism in battle earlier in the year, Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor of the war.

* 1861 – Medal of Honor: Public Resolution 82, containing a provision for a Navy Medal of Valor, is signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln.

* 1922 – Junior J. Spurrier, American Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1984 )

* 1887 – Alvin York, American soldier & Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1964 )

The Ellis Island Medal of Honor is awarded annually at ceremonies on the island.

He held 42 patents and received numerous awards, including the first Institute of Radio Engineers now IEEE Medal of Honor, the French Legion of Honor, the 1941 Franklin Medal and the 1942 Edison Medal.

In 1917 Armstrong was the first recipient of the IRE's, now IEEE Medal of Honor.

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* 1846 – Julian Scott, American artist and American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient ( d. 1901 )

The Medal of Honor plaque at Ames ' grave at the Hildreth family cemetery in Lowell, Massachusetts

To commemorate the airport's vital role during that conflict, a plaque was dedicated at the airport terminal in 1994 by the P-51 Fighter Pilots Association and Brigadier General James H. Howard, who was the only European Theater fighter pilot to be awarded the Medal of Honor in World War II and later served as the last wartime base commander of Pinellas Army Airfield.

Pearson lived in central London at 13 Mansfield Street ( where a blue plaque commemorates him ), and was awarded the RIBA Royal Gold Medal in 1880.

The lectern has a plaque, added during the 1990s, rededicating the entire memorial as Veterans Memorial Park and honoring Sergeant Charles Andrew MacGillivary, a World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient who enlisted in Boston.

Russell was posthumously awarded the Queen's Police Medal for gallantry and a memorial plaque has been unveiled on a wall at Carlisle Cathedral.

Mr. Christiansen knows that a soldier will get the Distinguished Service Medal for conduct that would land him in prison for life or the electric chair as a civilian.

" Other prestigious architectural awards are the Aga Khan Award for Architecture, the Richard H. Driehaus Prize for Classical Architecture, the Alvar Aalto Medal ( Finland ), the Carlsberg Architecture Prize ( Denmark ), and the Governor General's Awards ( Canada ).

In 2004, Pope John Paul II's efforts to unite Europe were honoured with an ‘ Extraordinary Charlemagne Medal ’, which was awarded for the first time ever.

* The Carnegie Medal for the best children's literature published in the UK was established in his name.

Aalto's awards included the Royal Gold Medal for Architecture from the Royal Institute of British Architects ( 1957 ) and the Gold Medal from the American Institute of Architects ( 1963 ).

United States Secretary of Defense | Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen | Cohen presents President Clinton the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service.

He was presented with the Medal for Distinguished Public Service by Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen in 2001.

* Leslie Geddes ( deceased )- Professor Emeritus at Purdue University, electrical engineer, inventor, and educator of over 2000 biomedical engineers, received a National Medal of Technology in 2006 from President George Bush for his more than 50 years of contributions that have spawned innovations ranging from burn treatments to miniature defibrillators, ligament repair to tiny blood pressure monitors for premature infants, as well as a new method for performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation ( CPR ).

Individual for whom the American Society of Mechanical Engineers ' top award in Biomedical Engineering, the Herbert R. Lissner Medal, is named.

The Bronze Star Medal or Bronze Star is an individual military decoration of the United States Armed Forces that may be awarded for acts of heroism, acts of merit, or meritorious service in a combat zone.

The Bronze Star Medal ( without the " V " device ) may be awarded to each member of the Armed Forces of the United States who, after 6 December 1941, was cited in orders or awarded a certificate for exemplary conduct in ground combat against an armed enemy after 7 December 1941.

Documents executed since 4 August 1944 in connection with recommendations for the award of decorations of higher degree than the Bronze Star Medal cannot be used as the basis for an award under this paragraph.

The basis for doing this was that the badges were awarded only to soldiers who had borne the hardships which resulted in General Marshall's support of the Bronze Star Medal.

The Bronze Star Medal with the " V " device is the United States military's fourth highest award for valor.

* In 1957 he received the Gold Medal for outstanding service to the Italian School.

Alexander was awarded the First Gold Medal for Research by the American Institute of Architects in 1972.

In 2001 he was awarded a British Computer Society's Lovelace Medal, and in 2005 he was made a Fellow of the Computer History Museum and honored with the Norbert Wiener Award, which is given annually by Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility.

Completely missing out on the warfront left him depressed and bitter for a time, despite being given the Distinguished Service Medal for his work at home.