List of Medal of Honor recipients for World War I

This is a complete list of those people who received the Medal of Honor for their actions in World War I. Recipients are listed alphabetically by last name. Posthumous receipt is denoted by an asterisk.

World War I, also known as the First World War and the Great War, was a global military conflict which took place primarily in Europe from 1914 to 1918. [cite web|url=http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/F/firstworldwar/index.html|title=The First World War] Over 40 million casualties resulted, including approximately 20 million military and civilian deaths. [cite web|url=http://www.firstworldwar.com/features/casualties.htm|title=Military Casualties of World War One] Over 60 million European soldiers were mobilized from 1914 to 1918. [ [http://www.jimmyatkinson.com/papers/versaillestreaty.html The Treaty of Versailles and its Consequences] ] The immediate cause of the war was the June 28, 1914 assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, by Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb citizen of Austria-Hungary and member of the Black Hand. The retaliation by Austria-Hungary against Serbia activated a series of alliances that set off a chain reaction of war declarations. Within a month, much of Europe was in a state of open warfare.

Medal of Honor

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States government and is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself "…conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States…" Due to the nature of this medal, it is commonly presented posthumously. [http://www.defenselink.mil/faq/pis/med_of_honor.html Defense link Medal of Honor history] ]

List of recipients

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Also: The British Unknown Warrior from World War I

The American Unknown Soldier from World War I

See also

* List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

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publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
* [http://www.371regiment.homestead.com 371st Regiment Monument]