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

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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