List of Medal of Honor recipients during Peacetime

This is a "'list of United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for their actions during peacetime.

Prior to World War II, the Medal of Honor could be awarded for actions not involving direct combat with the enemy; 193 men earned the medal in this way. Most of the peacetime medals were awarded to members of the United States Navy for rescuing or attempting to rescue someone from drowning.

Given in the list below are the place and date of each recipient's Medal of Honor action, as well as their rank at the time of the action. A posthumous award is denoted by an asterisk after the recipient's name.

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

See also

* List of Medal of Honor recipients

References

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url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/moh.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
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publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
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title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Interim (1866-1870)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
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title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Interim (1871-1898)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
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title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Interim (1901-1911)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
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accessdate=2008-07-25
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work = Interim (1915-1916)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007
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accessdate=2008-07-25
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/interim1920-40.html
title = U.S. Army Center of Military History Medal of Honor Citations Archive
work = Interim (1920-1940)
publisher= Army Medal of Honor website
date = July 16, 2007