Florida Medal of Honor Recipients

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12 MOH Recipients Currently Live In Florida

21 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Florida

During the Civil War 8 Medals of Honor were awarded for action occuring in the State of Florida.
Navy Medic Robert Ingram did not receive his Medal of Honor until 1998, thirty-two years after his heroic actions in Vietnam.

"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:
Indian Wars
	Varnum, Charles Albert	Army	Troy, NY	Pensacola, FL
Philippine Insurrection
	Condon, Clarence Milville	Army	South Brooksville, ME	St. Augustine, FL
World War I
	Ormsbee, Jr., Francis Edward	Navy	Providence, RI	Florida
World War II
	**Femoyer, Robert Edward	Army AC	Huntington, WV	Jacksonville, FL
	McCampbell, David	Navy	Bessemer, AL	West Palm Beach, FL
	**McGuire, Jr., Thomas Buchanan	Army AC	Ridgewood, NJ	Sebring, FL
	**McTureous, Jr., Robert Miller	USMC	Altoona, FL	Florida
	Mills, James Henry	Army	Fort Meade, FL	Fort Meade, FL
	**Nininger, Jr., Alexander Ramsey	Army	Gainesville, GA	Fort Lauderdale, FL
Korean War
	**Bennett, Emory L.	Army	New Smyrna, FL	Cocoa, FL
	**Lopez, Baldomero	USMC	Tampa, FL	Tampa, FL
Vietnam War
	**Bowen, Jr., Hammett Lee	Army	LaGrange, GA	Jacksonville, FL
	**Carter, Bruce Wayne	USMC	Schenectady, NY	Jacksonville, FL
	**Cutinha, Nicholas Joseph	Army	Fernandina Beach, FL	Coral Gables, FL
L	Ingram, Robert R.	Navy	Clearwater, FL	Clearwater, FL
	**Jenkins, Jr., Robert Henry	USMC	Interlachen, FL	Jacksonville, FL
	Lassen, Clyde Everett	Navy	Fort Myers, FL	Jacksonville, FL
	**Sims, Clifford Chester	Army	Port St. Joe, FL	Jacksonville, FL
	**Smedley, Larry Eugene	USMC	Front Royal, VA	Orlando, FL
War On Terror (Iraq)
	**Smith, Paul Ray	Army	El Paso, TX	Tampa, FL
Peace Time Awards
	**Corry, Jr., William Merrill	Navy	Quincy, FL	Florida
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Florida 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:
	Paine (Payne), Adam (Adan)	Army	Florida	Fort Duncan, TX
	Bolton, Cecil Hamilton	Army	Crawfordville, FL	Huntsville, AL
L	Norris, Thomas Rolland	Navy	Jacksonville, FL	Silver Spring, MD

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