First Sergeant Maximo Yabes ( January 29 , 1932 – February 26 , 1967 ) born in Lodi , California , was a United States Army soldier military.military_service posthumously received the Medal of Honor — the United States ' highest military decoration — for his actions near Phu Hoa Dong in South Vietnam during the Vietnam War .

Richard Allen Penry ( November 18 , 1948 – May 9 , 1994 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War .

Lee Hugh Phillips ( February 3 , 1930 – November 27 , 1950 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service was posthumously awarded the United States ’ highest military decoration – the Medal of Honor – for his heroism on November 4 , 1950 , while fighting in Korea with Company E , 2nd Battalion , 7th Marines , 1st Marine Division , in the push toward the Chosin Reservoir .

Roy Tackett ( May 20 , 1925 – May 23 , 2003 ) , also known as Horrible Old Roy Tackett , was a rifleman with the United States Marine military.military_service during World War II .

David W. Karnes ( born ) is a retired U.S . Marine military.military_service who with Jason Thomas located and helped rescue two police officers trapped in the rubble from the September 11 attacks after the collapse of the World Trade Center in 2001 .

Félix Modesto Conde Falcón ( February 28 , 1938 – April 4 , 1969 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the Medal of Honor .

Arthur Japy Hepburn ( October 15 , 1877 – May 31 , 1964 ) was an admiral in the United States Navy , whose active-duty career included service military.military_service the Spanish–American War , World War I , and World War II .

Wayne Maurice Caron ( November 2 , 1946 – July 28 , 1968 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War .

Willis Dale Crittenberger ( December 2 , 1890 – August 4 , 1980 ) was a senior officer of the United States Army , a career soldier military.military_service served during World War II as a combat commander of IV Corps , which came under command of the U.S. Fifth Army , during the later part of the Italian campaign from 1944 until the end of the war .

Hugh Miller ( born 1859 , date of death unknown ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .

William Raine Peck ( January 31 , 1818 – January 22 , 1871 ) was a wealthy American plantation owner , politician , and soldier military.military_service served as a general in the Confederate Army during the American Civil War .

Retired Marine military.military_service Major General Smedley Butler , one of the most popular military figures of the time , visited their camp to back the effort and encourage them .

The second USS `` Weiss '' ( APD/LPR-135 ) was a , the second ship of the United States Navy to be assigned the name `` Weiss '' , after Marine military.military_service Carl W. Weiss ( 1915–1942 ) , who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his actions during the Battle of Guadalcanal .

The 2nd New Jersey Regiment was raised , on 9 October 1775 , at Trenton , New Jersey , for service military.military_service the Continental Army under the command of Colonel William Maxwell .

Philip Michael Bannon ( March 12 , 1872 – June 25 , 1940 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service officer who received the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for his actions during the Spanish–American War .

John Druse `` Bud '' Hawk ( May 30 , 1924 − November 4 , 2013 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions in World War II during the battle of the Falaise pocket .

John J. Pinder , Jr. , ( June 6 , 1912 – June 6 , 1944 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II during the Battle of Normandy .

An honor guard accompanied the train ; this consisted of Union Army Major General David Hunter ; brevet Major General John G. Barnard ; Brigadier Generals Edward D. Townsend , Charles Thomas Campbell , Amos Beebe Eaton , John C. Caldwell , Alfred Terry , George D. Ramsey , and Daniel McCallum ; Union Navy Rear Admiral Charles Henry Davis and Captain William Rogers Taylor ; and Marine military.military_service Major Thomas H. Field .

Captain Solomon Clifford Joseph ( 29 April 1893 – 21 March 1966 ) was a British flying ace of the Royal Naval Air Service military.military_service World War I .

Stanley Graves Benner ( July 5 , 1916 – October 26 , 1942 ) was an officer of the United States Marine military.military_service during World War II who received the Silver Star .

David Monroe Smith ( November 10 , 1926 – September 1 , 1950 ) was a soldier military.military_service the United States Army during the Korean War .

Osmond Kelly Ingram ( August 4 , 1887 – October 15 , 1917 ) was a sailor military.military_service the United States Navy during World War I who received the Medal of Honor posthumously .

James Miller ( September 21 , 1836 – March 4 , 1914 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the American Civil War .

Richard Eller Cowan ( December 5 , 1922 – December 17 , 1944 ) was a soldier military.military_service the United States Army who posthumously received the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions during World War II .

William Gay Thrash ( September 17 , 1916 – July 4 , 2011 ) was a retired United States Marine military.military_service three-star general and highly decorated Naval Aviator .

From that time the Australian Army came into being under the command of Major General Sir Edward Hutton , and all of the colonial forces , including those then on active service military.military_service South Africa , transferred into the Australian Army .

Mitchell William Stout ( February 24 , 1950 – March 12 , 1970 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War .

He rebuffed requests by Salvadoran rightist Roberto D'Aubuisson to restrict the movements of leaders of the leftist Salvadoran insurgent Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front in Panama , and likewise rebuffed demands by Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North of the United States Marine military.military_service that he provide military assistance to the Nicaraguan Contras .

Ronald Hrant Markarian ( born June 27 , 1931 ) is the California State Director of the U.S . Selective Service military.military_service and a former Major General of the United States Air Force .

George Jordan ( 1847 – October 24 , 1904 ) was a Buffalo Soldier military.military_service the United States Army and a recipient of America 's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States .

Charles Robert Jenkins ( born February 18 , 1940 ) is a former United States Army soldier military.military_service lived in North Korea from 1965 to 2004 after deserting from his unit and crossing the Korean Demilitarized Zone .

Thomas Stanton ( August 11 , 1869 – May 7 , 1950 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .

USS `` Abercrombie '' ( DE-343 ) was a `` John C. Butler '' -class destroyer escort in the service military.military_service the United States Navy , named after Ensign William Abercrombie .

Arthur Joseph Forrest ( May 1 , 1895—November 30 , 1964 ) was an American soldier military.military_service in the U.S. Army during World War I who received the Medal of Honor for heroism above and beyond the call of duty .

Major General Rathvon McClure Tompkins ( August 23 , 1912 – September 17 , 1999 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service general who received decorations for his gallantry in combat during World War II , the Vietnam War and the Korean War .

Joseph R. Ouellette ( May 9 , 1930 – September 3 , 1950 ) was a soldier military.military_service the United States Army during the Korean War .

Eugene P. Smith ( August 8 , 1871 – March 24 , 1918 ) was a United States Navy sailor military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor .

John R. Dailey ( born on February 17 , 1934 ) is a retired United States Marine military.military_service four-star general who served as Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps ( ACMC ) and Chief of Staff from 1990 to 1992 , Acting Associate Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) from 1992 to 1999 ; and director of the National Air and Space Museum ( NASM ) since 2000 .

William J. Guarnere ( 28 April 19238 March 2014 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service fought in World War II as a non-commissioned officer with Easy Company , 2nd Battalion , 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment , in the U.S. Army 's 101st Airborne Division .

Charles W. Rundle ( December 14 , 1842 – July 11 , 1924 ) was a Union Army soldier military.military_service the American Civil War and a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions during the Siege of Vicksburg .

Henry S. Webster ( January 7 , 1846 – July 2 , 1910 ) was a sailor military.military_service the U.S. Navy stationed aboard the during the American Civil War .

Milton Arthur Lee ( February 28 , 1949 – April 26 , 1968 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War .

Lance Corporal Joe Calvin Paul ( April 4 , 1946–August 8 , 1965 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service in the Vietnam War who posthumously received the Medal of Honor for diverting an attack long enough to allow the evacuation of wounded Marines during Operation Starlite near Chu Lai , Vietnam , on August 18 , 1965 .

Lewis R. Hall ( March 2 , 1895 – January 10 , 1943 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in World War II .

Jack Miller ( 2 April 1920 - 4 December 1942 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service officer who was posthumously awarded the Navy Cross for his heroic actions as one of Carlson 's Raiders during the Battle of Guadalcanal in World War II .

Colonel Jaime Sabater , Sr. ( May 28 , 1904 – April 24 , 1955 ) was a United States Marine military.military_service officer who commanded the 1st Battalion 9th Marines during the Bougainville amphibious operations in World War II .

John King ( 1865–1938 ) from Currabee , Ballinrobe was a sailor military.military_service the United States Navy and one of only 19 in history to receive the Medal of Honor twice .

Sidney Earnest Manning ( July 17 , 1892 – December 15 , 1960 ) was a soldier military.military_service the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions during World War I .

John Peter Johanson ( January 22 , 1865 – December 14 , 1937 ) was a sailor military.military_service in the United States Navy during the Spanish–American War who received the Medal of Honor for bravery .

Charles Denver Barger ( June 3 , 1892 – November 25 , 1936 ) was a United States Army soldier military.military_service a recipient of the United States military 's highest decoration , the Medal of Honor , for his actions in World War I .