The Medal of Honor is regarded as the highest achievement possible within the Armed Forces of the United States. Service ...

A Marine who served under him during the war started a push for the Navy Cross to be upgraded to a Medal of Honor. Representative Julia Brownley (D-CA) led the effort in Congress and Canley was ...

From its beginning in December 1861, the Medal of Honor stands as the pinnacle of military recognition in the United States, ...

The Navy on Saturday commissioned the USS John Basilone, its latest Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, named in ...

A hundred years later, a Putnam man’s act of bravery could lead to a nuclear submarine being named in his honor. Torpedoman ...

There are also three medals for the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Conceived in 1860 and first awarded in 1863, the Medal of Honor has been awarded only 3,459 times to 3,440 recipients, almost half of ...

There are also three medals for the Navy, Army, and Air Force. Conceived in 1860 and first awarded in 1863, the Medal of Honor has been awarded only 3,459 times to 3,440 recipients, almost half of ...

Born: 16 September 1900, Harrisburg, Ill. Other Navy awards: Navy Cross, Navy-Marine Corps Medal. Citation: For extraordinary heroism in the line of his profession during the rescue and salvage ...

In May 2018, President Donald Trump awarded retired Navy Master Chief Britt K. Slabinski the Medal of Honor for his heroic actions while leading a Joint Task Force during Operation Anaconda in ...