Alabama Medal of Honor Recipients

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21 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Alabama

Henry "Red" Erwin was so badly burned in his World War II Medal of Honor action that he was not expected to survive. A special flight was made to Hawaii where the only Medal of Honor in the Pacific was on display. After breaking into the display case at Army HQ the medal was flown back to Guam where it was presented by General Curtis LeMay. Fifty-four years later "Red" Erwin is one of Alabama's few surviving Medal of Honor recipients.
During the Civil War 121 Medals of Honor were awarded for action "on the ground" in the State of Alabama.

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"

	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Civil War
	Houghton, Edward J.	Navy	Mobile, AL	Alabama
The Philippine Insurrection
	Johnston, Gordon	Army	Charlotte, NC	Birmingham, AL
World War I
	**Ingram, Osmond Kelly	Navy	Alabama	Alabama
	Manning, Sidney E.	Army	Butler County, AL	Flomaton, AL
World War II
	Bolden, Paul Luther	Army	Hobbes Island, AL	Madison, AL
	Bolton, Cecil Hamilton	Army	Crawfordville, FL	Huntsville, AL
	Davis, Charles Willis	Army	Gordo, AL	Montgomery, AL
	Erwin, Henry Eugene "Red"	Army AC	Adamsville, AL	Bessemer, AL
	**Gray, Ross Franklin	USMC	Marvel Valley, AL	Alabama
	Lawley, Jr., William Robert	Army AC	Leeds, AL	Birmingham, AL
	**New, John Dury	USMC	Mobile, AL	Alabama
	**Watson, George	Army	unknown	Birmingham, AL
Korean War
	McLaughlin, Alford Lee	USMC	Leeds, AL	Leeds, AL
	Mize, Ola Lee	Army	Albertville, AL	Gadsden, AL
	Wilson, Harold Edward "Speedy"	USMC	Birmingham, AL	Birmingham, AL
Vietnam
	**Evans , Rodney John	Army	Chelsea, MA	Montgomery, AL
	Howard, Robert Lewis	Army	Opelika, AL	Montgomery, AL
	**Leonard, Matthew	Army	Eutaw, AL	Birmingham, AL
	**Michael, Don Leslie	Army	Florence, AL	Montgomery, AL
	**Seay, William Wayne	Army	Brewton, AL	Montgomery, AL
L	Sprayberry, James Michael	Army	LaGrange, GA	Montgomery, AL
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Alabama but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
	Taylor, Richard	Army	Madison County, AL	Indianapolis, IN
	Hobson, Richmond Pearson	Navy	Greensboro, AL	New York, NY
	**Gilmore, Howard Walter	Navy	Selma, AL	Louisiana
	Lindsey, Sr., Jake William	Army	Isney, AL	Lucedale, MS
	McCampbell, David	Navy	Bessemer, AL	West Palm Beach, FL
	Treadwell, Jack Lemaster	Army	Ashland, AL	Snyder, OK
	Watson, Wilson Douglas	USMC	Tuscumbia, AL	Earle, AR

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