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Medal of Honor Books

This series of books contains the citations for ALL Medals of Honor awarded to that branch of service, with brief biographical data and photos of many of the recipients. Some of them also include citations for other awards, analysis of awards, data tables and analysis and more. These are LARGE volumes, each 8 1/2" x 11" and more than 500 pages each. Click on a book to find it on Amazon.com where you can find more details on what is contained in each book, as well as to get a free preview. Each volume is $24.95.

Heroes in the War on Terrorism

NAVY - MARINES - AIR FORCE - ARMY O.E.F. - ARMY O.I.F.

These books contain the citations for nearly all of the awards of the Silve Star and higher to members of each branch of service in the War on Terrorism. Books include photos of most recipients, some biographical data, analysis of awards by rank, unit, date, and more.

ENCYCLOPEDIA of AMERICAN MILITARY HEROES

With the 5 Medal of Honor volumes above, these compilations comprise a virtual 28-volume ENCYCLOPEDIA of decorated American heroes(15,000 pages) with award citations, history, tables & analysis, and detailed indexes of ACEs, FLAG OFFICERS, and more. (Click on any book to see it in Amazon.com - $24.95 Each Volume)
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1915 - 1941	WWII		Korea - Present	WWII
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Navy Cross		Silver Star

1915 - WWII	Korea - Present	1900 - 1941	WWII		1947 - Korea	Vietnam - Present

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Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Marine Corps Brevet Medal,
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Funk, Chester C. - DSC (WWII)
Oswald, David Percy (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Winans, Roswell - MOH (Dominican Campaign)
City/County	Name and Award Details (B) Indicates Place of Birth if Award Credited Elsewhere
Aberdeen	(B) Van Voorhis, Bruce Avery (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Alderwood Manor	Ayers, Darrell Eugene (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
Amboy	Lyon, Edward Eugene - MOH (Philippine Insurrection)
Anacortes	Causland, Harry L. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Arlington	Van Winkle, Archie - MOH (Korean War)
Asotin	Millsap, Earl (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Van Voris, Howard H. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Auburn	(B) Sandison, Gordon T. - NC (WWII)
Batonville	Hull, Donald L. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Battle Ground	Wallace, Joseph A. - DSC (WWI)
Bellingham	Barto, Tom D. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	Nelson, Robert Kolden (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Okubo, James K. - MOH (WWII)
	(B) Evans, Raymond J. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Smith, Samuel S., Jr. - NC (Korea)
Bellinham	(B) Hess, John B. - NC (WWII)
Benton County	Arnold, Altus L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Bothell	McDonald, Frank Ronald - NC (WWII)
Bremerton	Christie, Alexander Albert (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Gayler, Noel A. M. - 3 NCs (WWII)
	Hawk, John Druse "Bud" - MOH (WWII)
	Keithly, Roger Myers - 2 NCs (WWII)
	Sherwood, James E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Berkheimer, Jack Stanley (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Brewster	Lane, John Timothy (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Camas	Kouts, William M. - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Winters, Robert LaVerne - NC (WWII)
Centralia	Bullion, George - DSC (WWI)
	Hawes, Frederick William - NC (WWII)
	Kerstetter, Dexter James - MOH (WWII)
	Sybert, Clarence L. - DSC (WWI)
Chehalis	(B) Henderson, Phil A. - DSC (WWI)
Cheney	(B) Cushman, Kent Manning - NC (WWII)
Chewelah	Ross, Calvin E. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Clallam Bay	(B) Cramer, Frederick W. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Clark County	Johnson, Ernest O. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Cle Elum	Munro, Douglas Albert (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Clinton	(B) Bjorklund, Arnold L. - MOH (WWII)
Colton	Rooks, Albert Harold (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Colville	Walston, Ray E. - DSC (WWI)
Cosmopolis	Rouska, Dennis Leon (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Coupeville	English, Math L. (KIA) - 2 DSCs (WWI)
	(B) Bantz, Rex Lesourc - NC (WWII)
Cowlitz	Nix, James H. - DSC (Korea)
Crawford	(B) Allworth, Edward C. - MOH (WWI)
Danville	(B) Campbell, Clifford Morgan - NC (WWII)
Dixie	(B) Prosser, Bruce - NC (WWII)
Eatonville	Cushman, Kent Manning - NC (WWII)
Ellensburg	Rees, John - DSC (WWI)
Endicott	Kinney, Clair A. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Everett	Braaten, Palmer Sylvester (KIA) - NC (Korea)
	Burns, Darrell Edward (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
	Challacombe, Arthur D. - NC (Nicaragua)
	Jenkins, William Maxwell - NC (WWII)
	Johnson, Ragnvold - DSC (WWI)
	Ofstie, Ralph Andrew - NC (WWII)
	(B) Kyes, James E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Nelson, Robert Kolden (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Fairhaven	(B) Mathews, Roy E. - DSC (WWI)
Fort Flagler	Easterbrook, Arthur Edmund - 2 DSCs (WWI)
Fort Walla Walla	(B) Knox, Dudley Wright - NC (WWI)
	(B) Wainwright, Jonathan Mayhew - MOH (WWII), DSC (WWII)
Grays Harbor	Lupo, Joe (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Harrington	Witt, George Douglas (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Hoquaim	Holmberg, William C. - NC (Korea)
Hoquiam	Bargewell, Eldon A. - DSC (Vietnam)
	Ethier, Ralph - DSC (WWI)
	McQuade, James Russell (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)
Ione	Scott, Regnoll C. - DSC (WWI)
Irby	Black, Lamar - DSC (WWI)
Jefferson	Felhoelter, Herman Gilbert (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Kelso	Roberts, Francis E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Smith, Nat R. - DSC (WWI)
Kettle Falls	Clark, Rex D. - DSC (WWII)
King	Mortrude, James O. - DSC (Korea)
King County	Evans, John G. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Hageman, Earl L., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Harvey, James R. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Watts, Robert L. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Kitsap	Trinen, William P. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Knollwood	Thomas, Gerald Carthrae - DSC (Korea)
La Push	(B) Pullen, Daniel D. - DSC (WWI)
Lamont	(B) Folsom, John V. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Langley	Barry, William H. - DSC (WWI)
Longview	(B) Deibert, Charles L. - DSC (Vietnam)
Medical Lake	Barker, James Dudley (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Mount Vernon	Berg, Joseph - DSC (WWI)
	Harbert, John E. - DSC (WWII)
National	Rexroth, Harry J. - DSC (WWI)
North Yakima	Freeman, Robert L. - DSC (WWI)
Oaksdale	(B) Van Amburgh, Hugh Clifford - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Odessa	(B) Smith, Kenneth William - NC (WWII)
Okanogan	Erkenbrack, Harry B. - DSC (WWI)
Okonogan	Boyington, Gregory "Pappy" - MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Olympia	Howard, Curtis William (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	Ray, Darrell Thomas (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
	Stevens, Hazard - MOH (Civil War)
	Wilson, John Moulder - MOH (Civil War)
	(B) Pearce, Zeno W. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Osceola	(B) Cooper, Oscar M. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
Ostrander	Smith, Nat R. - DSC (WWI)
Pacific County	Bitar, Emil S. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Palouse	Lindsay, Elvin Lester - NC (WWII)
Park	(B) Smallwood, George H. - NC (WWII)
Pasco	Turley, Clarence L. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Pierce County	Doherty, William K. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Rodgers, Wilson F. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Plainview	(B) Hightower, Ernest James (KIA) - NC (Korea)
Pomona	Voliva, James B. - DSC (WWI)
Port Angeles	Sandison, Gordon T. - NC (WWII)
Port Orchard	Reusser, Kenneth L. - NC (WWII), NC (Korea)
Port Townsend	(B) Shields, Marvin Glen (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)
Prescott	Hollenbaugh, Donald R. - DSC (War on Terror)
Puget Sound	Davis, Raymond Erwin - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Pullman	Fleming, James Phillip - MOH (Vietnam War)
	Gass, Glenn H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Puyallup	Chilson, Llewellyn M. - 3 DSCs (WWII)
Quemes Island	(B) Causland, Harry L. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Ralston	Keppler, Reinhardt John (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Reardan	(B) Mann, Joe Eugene (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
Reardon	(B) Zeimantz, Christopher - NC (WWII)
Renton	(B) Kinsman, Thomas James - MOH (Vietnam War)
Republic	(B) Shields, Arthur Virgil (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Rockford	(B) Waltman, Emmett W. - DSC (WWI)
Roy	(B) Kandle, Victor Leonard (KIA) - MOH (WWII)

Seattle

Akers, Edgar W. - DSC (WWI)

Albanese, Lewis (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Bjorklund, Arnold L. - MOH (WWII)

Bradbury, Arthur W. - DSC (WWI)

Bradley, John A. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)

Brady, Patrick Henry - MOH (Vietnam), DSC (Vietnam)

Bronson, Deming - MOH (WWI)

Burford, William P - NC (WWII)

Campbell, Grafton Blair - NC (WWII)

Campbell, Lucius D. - NC (WWII)

Carley, Victor A. - DSC (WWI)

Carson, Ben C. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

Coffroth, Alfred Patrick L. (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)

Coyle, William J. - DSC (WWI)

Cram, Jack R. - NC (WWII)

Crawley, Lawrence Noble - NC (WWII)

Cronkhite, Leroy G. - DSC (WWI)

Dawley, Jack Baldwin - NC (WWII)

Dexter, James Campbell (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Evans, Raymond J. - NC (WWII)

Fadden, Harry Delmar - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

Fleming, William Sloan - NC (WWII)

Fricks, Hugh Dorian (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Galer, Robert Edward - MOH (WWII)

Garretson, Frank E. - NC (WWII)

Goodsell, William Joseph (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)

Granston, Robert W. - NC (WWII)

Henderson, Charles M. - NC (WWII)

Henderson, Phil A. - DSC (WWI)

Hendrickson, Robert C. - NC (Korea)

Hildebrand, James T., Jr. (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Himelrick, John Roberts (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Johnson, Swan - DSC (WWI)

Kelley, Maynard Carter (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Kinsman, Thomas James - MOH (Vietnam War)

Kirk, Richard M. - DSC (WWI)

Koon, Carter R. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

Lattin, Jack Malcolm - NC (WWII)

Le May, Joseph J. - DSC (WWI)

Leisy, Robert Ronald (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Limon, Joe (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

MacDonald, William J. A. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

Mangrum, Richard C. - NC (WWII)

Mann, Joe Eugene (KIA) - MOH (WWII)

Marontate, William P. (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Mathews, Roy E. - DSC (WWI)

McDowell, Henry Martin - NC (WWII)

Monegan, Walter Carleton (KIA) - MOH (Korean War)

Noble, Elmer J. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

Orcutt, Iver - DSC (WWI)

Prince, Robert W. - DSC (WWII)

Ray, Eddie S. - NC (Gulf War)

Rice, James T. - DSC (WWI)

Richal, Meron A,. - NC (Nicaragua)

Shields, Marvin Glen (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Sipprell, James Ernest - 2 NCs (WWII)

Tindall, Philip - DSC (WWI)

Valentine, Herbert J. - NC (WWII)

Vaupell, Robert W. - 2 NCs (WWII)

Worsham, Elijah W. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

(B) Blake, Robert - NC (WWI), DSC (WWI), NC (Nicaragua)

(B) Day, Barton Elred - NC (WWII)

(B) Hills, Clifford C. - NC (WWII)

(B) Lee, Arthur Trumbull - DSC (WWI)

(B) Leonard, William Richard, Jr. - NC (WWII)

(B) McDonald, Frank Ronald - NC (WWII)

(B) Nakamura, William Kenzo (KIA) - MOH (WWII)

(B) Swett, James Elms - MOH (WWII)

(B) Weymouth, Ralph - NC (WWII)

City/County	Name and Award Details
Sedro Woolley	Cooper, Oscar M. - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	Smallwood, George H. - NC (WWII)
Sequim	Cramer, Frederick W. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Snohomish	(B) Noble, Elmer J. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Snoqualmie	Williams, Robert Pershing - 2 NCs (WWII)
Soap Lake	Yuill, Julius O. (AKA: Julius Donovan Odell) - DSC (WWI)

Spokane

Brooke, George Magruder (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Campbell, Clifford Morgan - NC (WWII)

Cohn, David H. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

Cohn, Eugene S. - DSC (WWI)

Conger, Almon N., Jr. - DSC (WWII)

Drowley, Jesse - MOH (WWII)

Ek, Bruce H. (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Finrow, John Henry (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Fredrickson, Harry A. - NC (WWII)

Glenn, Charles - DSC (WWI)

Grandstaff, Bruce Alan (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

Grashio, Samuel C. - DSC (WWII)

Hempstead, Don D., Jr. - NC (WWII)

Hill, Lloyd G. - DSC (WWI)

Honsowetz, Russell E. - NC (WWII)

Kjosness, Gustav D. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)

Leslie, Maxwell Franklin - NC (WWII)

McEwen, Glen O. - DSC (WWI)

Moore, Edward Charles (KIA) - NC (WWII)

Petersen, John Donald - NC (WWII)

Rea, John C. - DSC (WWII)

Roberts, Eugene P. - DSC (WWII)

Smith, Kenneth William - NC (WWII)

Stai, Melvin Ruben (KIA) - DSC (Korea)

Tyree, Alexander Kelly - 2 NCs (WWII)

Wylder, Cecil O. - DSC (WWI)

(B) Ethier, Ralph - DSC (WWI)

(B) Hamby, John H. C. - NC (Korea)

(B) Reasoner, Frank Stanley (KIA) - MOH (Vietnam War)

(B) Roberts, Francis E. (KIA) - NC (WWII)

(B) Rodgers, James F. - DSC (WWI)

City/County	Name and Award Details
Sprague	(B) Lindsey, Eugene Elbert (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Stanwood	Teiseth, Jacob B. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
Sulton	(B) Jenkins, William Maxwell - NC (WWII)
Sumas	(B) Holmberg, William C. - NC (Korea)

Tacoma

Anderson, Richard Beatty (KIA) - MOH (WWII)

Bantz, Rex Lesourc - NC (WWII)

Beecher, Harrison S. - DSC (WWI)

Bratback, Earl Bennett (KIA) - NC (Korea)

Breckenridge, Richard F. - NC (WWII)

Bush, Robert Eugene - MOH (WWII)

Clifford, John Kingdom - NC (WWII)

Copeland, Robert W. - NC (WWII)

Curtright, Jess Leonard - NC (WWII)

Donaldson, Trose Emmett (KIA) - NC (WWII), DSC (WWII)

Dowling, Roy Benjamin - NC (WWII)

Duncan, George Chamberlain - NC (WWII)

Duncan, Jack Harlan - NC (WWII)

Larson, Jack F. - NC (Korea)

McCarter, Lloyd G. - MOH (WWII)

Shelley, Richard Graham - NC (WWII)

Van Amburgh, Hugh Clifford - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)

Vogel, Hugh A. - NC (WWII)

(B) Bargewell, Eldon A. - DSC (Vietnam)

(B) Dunham, William D. - DSC (WWII)

(B) Koon, Carter R. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)

(B) Polk, Marley Ollen (KIA) - NC (WWII)

(B) Sipprell, James Ernest - 2 NCs (WWII)

City/County	Name and Award Details
Tekoa	Savitz, Charles William (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Tenino	(B) Benedict, Harold E. - NC (WWII)
Thorp	Thorp, Claude A. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Toppenish	Spencer, Ernest - DSC (WWI), NC (WWI)
	Stovall, Dale E. - AFC (Vietnam)
Uniontown	(B) Drees, Albert J. - DSC (WWI)
Vancouver	Bradley, Joseph S. (KIA) - DSC (WWII), DSC (Korea)
	Metsker, Gerald Jared - NC (WWII)
	(B) Harris, Clifford O. (KIA) - DSC (WWI)
	(B) Kouts, William M. - DSC (WWI)
Vancouver Barracks	Clancy, John E. - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Vashon	Wilson, Benjamin F. - MOH (Korea), DSC (Korea)
Waitsburg	(B) Castle, Donald H. - NC (WWII)
Walla Walla	Bates, Stanley F. - DSC (WWII)
	Castle, Donald H. - NC (WWII)
	Lee, Arthur Trumbull - DSC (WWI)
	Prewitt, Vance Carlyle (KIA) - NC (WWII)
	(B) Burford, William P - NC (WWII)
	(B) Pickering, Woodell A. - DSC (WWI)
Wapato	(B) Metsker, Gerald Jared - NC (WWII)
Wenatchee	Bolin, Herald E. - DSC (WWI)
	Douglas, Charles E. - NC (WWII)
	(B) Downing, Arthur L. - 3 NCs (WWII)
Wenatchie	Cain, Lyle B. - DSC (WWI)
Whatcom	Trenholm, Richard R. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Whitcomb County	Hammarlund, Robert M. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Toothman, Arthur S. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
White Bluff	(B) Bridges, Robert Arthur - NC (WWII)
Whitman	Schierman, Theodore A. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Whitman County	Christian, Louis K. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	French, Kenneth P. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Hull, Charles T. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
Winlock	Wall, Walter W. - DSC (WWI)
Yakima	Borley, Clarence Alvin - NC (WWII)
	Carvo, Joseph H. - DSC (WWI)
	Pendleton, Jack James (KIA) - MOH (WWII)
	Perkins, William H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Rose, Sydney C. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
	Todd, Merl H. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	Wangberg, Ronald T., Jr. (KIA) - DSC (WWII)
	(B) Curtright, Jess Leonard - NC (WWII)
	(B) Wilfong, John Lester - NC (WWII)
Zillah	(B) Douglas, Charles E. - NC (WWII)

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