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Heroes in the War on Terrorism

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ENCYCLOPEDIA of AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES

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Nebraska

Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Marine Corps Brevet Medal,
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, and Air Force Cross

Graves, Ora - MOH (WWI)
Hoevet, Dean C. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
McCampbell, Robert P. - DSC (WWII)
Myers, Cloyd G. - DSC (WWII)
City/County	Name and Award Details (B) Indicates Place of Birth if Award Credited Elsewhere
Adams County	Bonahoom, Robert C. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Alliance	(B) Coker, Ronald Leroy (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Alma	Bauer, Harold William "Indian Joe" (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Anselmo	Van Neste, Keith G. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Powers, Leo J. - MOH (WWII)
Arcadia	(B) Sandh, Robin (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Avoca	Ralston, Orville Alfred - DSC (WWI)
Bancroft	(B) Sackett, Earl L. - NC (WWII)
Bassett	Jordan, Grover S. - DSC (WWII)
	Rodgers, James F. - DSC (WWI)
Beatrice	Kennedy, Leslie D. - DSC (Vietnam)
	(B) Cobbey, Luther W. - DSC (WWI)
Benedict	Cummings, Ralph Waldo - NC (WWII)
Benkelman	Walsh, Frank - DSC (WWI)
Bertrand	Benson, Andrew A. - DSC (WWI)
Bertrant	(B) Benson, Andrew A. - DSC (WWI)
Bladen	Cather, Grosvenor P. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Blaine County	Swan, Harold D. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Blair	Marsh, Robert J. - DSC (Spanish-American)
	Schmidt, Otto Diller - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Boyd County	Carlson, Eric G. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Brady	(B) Kohler, Robert D. - NC (Korea)
Brainard	(B) Porter, Chauncey W. - DSC (WWI)
Broken Bow	(B) Simonson, Harvey L. - NC (WWII)
Brownville	(B) Mosier, Melvin - NC (Nicaragua)
Bruno	Proctor, Dale T. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Callaway	Booker, Robert D. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Carson City	Floto, Kenneth B. - DSC (WWII)
Center	Peterson, Roy W. - DSC (WWI)
Chadron	Hass, Floyd N. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Chambers	Porter, Chauncey W. - DSC (WWI)
Chappell	Anderberg, Martin L. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Hedlund, Earl Clifford - DSC (WWII)
Columbus	Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish (Mad Bear) - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Crete	Daniel, Henry - DSC (WWI)
Crofton	Everton, Loren D. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Curtis	(B) Howard, Chester R. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Deshler	Rodenburg, Eugene E. - NC (WWII)
Douglas	Bush, Lavern L. - DSC (Korea)
Douglas County	Deffenbaugh, Lyle J. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Dwight	Kouma, Anthony B. - NC (WWII)
	Kouma, Ernest Richard - MOH (Korean War)
Enders Lake	Eller, Lloyd - DSC (WWI)
Endicott	(B) McCandless, Byron - NC (WWI)
Ewing	Wright, Dewey Edward - DSC (WWI)
Falls City	Phillips, Clifford F. (KIA) - DSC (North Russia)
	(B) Hurst, Edwin William (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Stains, Tracy R. - DSC (WWI)
Farnum	Banks, Leonard S. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Fort McPherson	Cody, William Frederick - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Fort Niobrare	(B) Thatcher, Miles R. - NC (Nicaragua)
Fort Omaha	Berg, George Francis - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Freemont	(B) Peterson, Roy W. - DSC (WWI)
Fremont	Lee, Victor C. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Gage County	(B) Phillips, Clifford F. (KIA) - DSC (North Russia)
Garden	Dilley, Gerald L. - DSC (Korea)
Geneva	(B) Hastings, William Walton - NC (WWII)
	(B) Walker, James M. - DSC (WWI)
Gering	Ponder, James W. - DSC (WWI)
Gilead	Naiman, Herman A. - DSC (WWI)
Grand Island	Moorberg, Monte Larue (KIA) - AFC (Vietnam)
	Sorensen, Soren C. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Flebbe, Walter Edward - NC (WWII)
	(B) Westervelt, Edgar C. - DSC (WWI)
Grant	Reed, Glenn M. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Greeley County	(B) James, Darl S. - DSC (WWI)
Gresham	(B) Thomas, Thomas C. - NC (WWII)
Hall County	Owen, Albert E. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Harris	(B) Eaton, Roy H. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Hartington	Lange, Carl M. - DSC (WWI)
Hastings	Holmes, Oliver Wendell - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Hermle, Leo D. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWII)
Hebron	(B) Cruise, Edgar Allen - NC (WWII)
	(B) Rodenburg, Eugene E. - NC (WWII)
Holdrege	(B) Lindstrom, Floyd K. (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	(B) Schmidt, Harry - NC (Nicaragua)
Holdridge	Mitchell, George R. - DSC (WWI)
Hooper	Schwab, Donald K. - DSC (WWII)
	Sieg, Robert E. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	(B) Sauers, Roy M. - DSC (WWI)
Humboldt	(B) Bickford, Ernest E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Kelly, John - DSC (WWI)
Humphrey	Widhelm, William John - 2 NCs (WWII)
	(B) Myers, Irwin - DSC (WWI)
Imperial	Ingold, Albert S. - DSC (WWI)
Irwin	(B) Sanders, Lewis Ben - NC (WWII)
Kearney	Ehle, John Walter - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Lancaster County	Bridger, James R. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Leigh	(B) Mason, John Lowery - NC (WWII)
Lincoln	Bradley, Bobbie B. - NC (Korea)
	Chappell, Ralph A. - DSC (WWI)
	Dougherty, Raymond M. - DSC (WWI)
	Doyle, John Remine - NC (WWII)
	Dye, Billy Hubert - NC (WWII)
	Green, Robert L. - DSC (North Russia)
	Hagemeister, Charles Cris - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Kauffman, Eldeen H. - DSC (WWII)
	Westervelt, Edgar C. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Blumenthal, Alabel (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Cowan, Richard Eller (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	(B) DeTar, John Leslie - NC (WWII)
	(B) Erickson, John Lonam (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Faulkner, Clark Woods - NC (WWII)
	(B) Kerns, John I. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Kerrey, Joseph Robert - MOH (Vietnam War)
	(B) Shughart, Randall David (KIA) - MOH (Somalia)
	(B) Tibbetts, Loyd J. - DSC (WWI)
Lindsay	Ruzicka, Lumir, Jr. - NC (WWII)
Litchfield	LeMasters, Charles A. - DSC (WWI)
Logan County	Greeley, Ralph F. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Loup City	(B) Bly, Robert - DSC (WWI)
McCook	(B) Eller, Lloyd - DSC (WWI)
Merna	Sittler, Edward - DSC (WWI)
Merriman	Sanders, Lewis Ben - NC (WWII)
Minden	Budd, John O. - DSC (WWI)
Morrill County	Corl, George P. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Nebraska City	Gude, Charles J. - DSC (WWI)
Nebron	Cruise, Edgar Allen - NC (WWII)
Norfolk	Benning, Fred G. - DSC (WWI)
North Loup	(B) Thorngate, George - DSC (WWI)
North Platte	Flebbe, Walter Edward - NC (WWII)
	Ford, Daris V. - DSC (WWI)
North Platte Barracks	Kirkwood, John A. - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Oasis	Brinda, John - DSC (WWI)
Ohiowa	(B) Patten, Louis P. - DSC (WWI)

Omaha

Bongardt, Charles F. - DSC (WWI)

Brown, Buster E. - DSC (WWII)

Chapek, Anthony B. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)

Dietz, Edward W. A. - DSC (WWI)

Fous, James William (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Garrard, Floyd P. - DSC (Philippines)

Gomez, Edward (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)

Keith, Miguel (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Kerrey, Joseph Robert - MOH (Vietnam War)

Kline, David - DSC (WWI)

Kotrc, James Carl (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)

Krenzer, Leonard (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Lohnes, Frank W. - MOH (Indian Campaigns)

Muskin, Leonard Gordon - 2 NCs (WWII)

Parle, John Joseph (KIA) - MOH (WWII)

Sladen, Fred W. - DSC (WWI)

Tukey, Allen A. - DSC (WWI)

Ver Mehren, Hubert - DSC (WWI)

(B) Fenton, Neal D. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

(B) Graves, John C. - DSC (WWI)

(B) Hibbs, Robert John (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

(B) Hogan, John V. - DSC (WWI)

(B) Lane, Herschel V. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)

(B) Larsen, Harold H. - 2 NCs (WWII)

(B) Magee, Christopher L. - NC (WWII)

(B) Meredith, James - MOH (Spanish-American War)

(B) Montgomery, Alfred E. - NC (WWII)

(B) Steele, Richard Wilson - DSC (WWI)

(B) Thorne, Charles E. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

(B) Warthen, Bruce - DSC (WWI)

City/County	Name and Award Details
Ord	(B) LeMasters, Charles A. - DSC (WWI)
Pawnee City	Richardson, Harold E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Pierce	Buckendahl, Emil - DSC (WWI)
Platte County	Schimmelpfenning, Irving R. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Polk	(B) Cummings, Ralph Waldo - NC (WWII)
Randolph	Hoffman, Earl A. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Figgins, Charles R. - DSC (WWI)
Reno	Curti, Mike - DSC (WWI)
Richardson County	Hebenstreit, Frank A., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Riverview	(B) McCulley, Hale T. - NC (WWII)
Roca	(B) Bronn, Clyde Leroy - 2 NCs (WWII)
Rushville	Janssen, Martin J. - DSC (WWI)
Ruskin	(B) Holmes, Oliver Wendell - DSC (WWI)
Salem	(B) Ray, Billy Dean - NC (WWII)
Salene	Vifquain, Victor - MOH (Civil War)
Saline County	(B) Svanda, Victor - NC (WWII)
Sargent	(B) Dye, Henry E. - DSC (WWI)
Schuyler	Grotelueschen, Edgar W. - DSC (WWII)
Scotts Bluff	Sandlain, Alan D. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Seward	(B) Steinhilber, Cloyd W. - DSC (WWI)
Sidney	Dunbar, Charles T. - DSC (WWI)
Springfield	(B) Bates, Bret V. - DSC (WWI)
St. Helena	Hausmann, William L. - DSC (WWI)
Stapleton	Schmidt, Harry - NC (Nicaragua)
Stella	Curtis, Clyde O. - DSC (WWI)
Stratton	Reed, Cecil E. - DSC (WWI)
Stuart	Sauers, Roy M. - DSC (WWI)
Superior	(B) Templeton, Charles K. - DSC (WWI)
Sutton	Volz, Jacob - MOH (Philippines 1911)
	Walton, Merritt C. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Thurston	Moore, Leroy L. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Thurston County	Sinclair, Wayne H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Trumbull	(B) Holderman, Nelson Miles - MOH (WWI)
Valparaiso	Conner, Lawrence B. - DSC (Spanish-American)
	Olson, John O. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Hedlund, Earl Clifford - DSC (WWII)
Verdigris	(B) Benoit, Henry N. - DSC (WWI)
Wakefield	(B) Armstrong, Robert Gordon - NC (WWII)
	(B) Crellin, Conrad Wesley (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Wallace	Heath, Carl (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Walworth	Dye, Henry E. - DSC (WWI)
Wausa	Swing, Joseph May - DSC (WWII)
Waverly	(B) Reed, Cecil E. - DSC (WWI)
Webster County	(B) Banks, Leonard S. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Cather, Grosvenor P. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Weeping Water	(B) Ralston, Orville Alfred - DSC (WWI)
West Point	Timmerman, Karl H. - DSC (WWII)
	Zacek, Edward Casimir - NC (WWII)
Wilsonville	(B) Marts, Alvin Lee (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Wisner	Hansen, Dale Merlin (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Wymore	(B) Hargrave, Thomas J. - DSC (WWI)

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