Delaware Medal of Honor Recipients

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13 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Delaware

During the Civil War, ONE Medal of Honor was awarded for heroic aciton occuring inside the State of Delaware.

"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
	Buckingham, David Eastburn	Army	Pleasant Hill, DE	Wilmington, DE
	DuPont, Henry Algernon	Army	Eleutherean Mills, DE	Wilmington, DE
	Hand, Alexander	Navy	Delaware	Delaware
	Mayberry (Maberry), John B.	Army	Smyrna, DE	Dover, DE
	McCarren, Bernard	Army	Ireland	Wilmington, DE
	Postles, James Parke	Army	Camden, DE	Wilmington, DE
	Shilling, John	Army	England	Felton, DE
	Smith, Samuel Rodmond	Army	Wilmington, DE	Wilmington, DE
	Tanner, Charles B.	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Wilmington, DE
Spanish-American War
	Chadwick, Leonard B.	Navy	Middletown, DE	Delaware
Philippine Insurrection
	Pierce, Charles H.	Army	Cecil County, MD	Delaware City, DE
World War II
	Connor, James Phillip	Army	Wilmington, DE	Wilmington, DE
	**Nelson, William L.	Army	Dover, DE	Middletown, DE
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Delaware 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:
	Baldwin, Charles H.	Navy	Wilmington, DE	Philadelphia, PA
	Palmer, William Jackson	Army	Leipsic, DE	Philadelphia, PA
	Sacriste, Louis Jeanottelle	Army	New Castle County, DE	Philadelphia, PA
	Seward, Griffin	Army	Dover, DE	Philadelphia, PA

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