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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

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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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54 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Iowa

Burlington's Jimmie E. Howard's heroic Vietnam War stand where his 16 Marines and 1 Navy Corpsman were reduced to throwing ROCKS at the enemy, resulted in what may be the MOST DECORATED unit in military history...1 Medal of Honor, 2 Navy Crosses, 15 Silver Stars, 18 Purple Hearts. You can click on the green button to read his story.
World War II and Korean War veteran George "Bud" Day is one of 3 men to receive Medals of Honor for heroism as a POW in North Vietnam. The story of his aborted escape is one of the most amazing and inspirational true tales of courage one can ever hear. Click on the green button below to read this story at our "Wings of Valor" site.

"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
	Bates, Norman Francis	Army	Derry, VT	Grinnell, IA
	Bebb, Edward James	Army	Butler Co, OH	Mount Pleasant, IA
	Bennett, Orson W.	Army	Union City, MI	Dubuque, IA
	Birdsall, Horatio L.	Army	Monroe Co, NY	Keokuk, IA
	Bouquet, Nicholas S.	Army	Landau, Bavaria, Germany	Burlington, IA
	Bras, Edgar A.	Army	Jefferson Co, IA	Wapello, IA
	Cosgriff, Richard H.	Army	Dunkirk County, NY	Wapello, IA
	Dunlavy, James	Army	Decatur County, IN	Bloomfield, IA
	Elson, James M.	Army	Coshocton, OH	Shellsburg, IA
	Fanning, Nicholas	Army	Carroll County, IN	Independence, IA
	Godley, Leonidas Mahlon	Army	Mason County, WV	Ashland, IA
	Hays, John H.	Army	Jefferson County, OH	Oskaloosa, IA
	Healy, George Washington	Army	Dubuque, IA	Dubuque, IA
	Herington, Pitt B.	Army	Michigan	Tipton, IA
	Hill, James	Army	Bristol, England	Cascade, IA
	Kaltenbach, Luther	Army	Germany	Honey Creek, IA
	Kephart, James	Army	Venango County, PA	Dubuque, IA
	May, William C.	Army	Pennsylvania	Maysville, IA
	Mayes, William B.	Army	Marion County, OH	DeWitt, IA
	Miller, James P.	Army	Franklin, OH	Henry County, IA
	Morgan, Richard H.	Army	Dubois County, IN	Taylor, IA
	Power, Albert	Army	Liberty, OH	Bloomfield, IA
	Sloan, Andrew Jackson	Army	Bedford County, PA	Colesburg, IA
	Smith, Henry I.	Army	Nottingham, England	Shell Rock Fall, IA
	Swan, Charles Alexander	Army	Greene County, PA	Mount Pleasant, IA
	Tibbets, Andrew W.	Army	Clark County, IN	Centerville, IA
	Twombly, Voltare Paine	Army	Farmington, IA	Keosauqua, IA
	Welch, George W.	Army	Brown County, IA	Keokuk, IA
	Williamson, James Alexander	Army	Columbia, KY	Des Moines, IA
	Young, Calvary Morris	Army	Washington County, OH	Hopeville, IA
Indian Wars
	Gates, George	Army	Delaware County, OH	Dubuque, IA
	Hornaday, Elisha Simpson	Army	Hendricks County, IN	Des Moines, IA
	Sale, Albert	Army	Broome County, NY	Dubuque, IA
Spanish-American War
	Deignan, Osborn Warren	Navy	Stuart, IA	Iowa
Philippine Insurrection
	Birkhimer, William Edward	Army	Sometset, OH	Iowa
	Fitz, Joseph	Navy	Austria	Des Moines, IA
	Straub, Paul Frederick	Army	Baden, Germany	Mount Pleasant, IA
China (Boxer Rebellion)
	Titus, Calvin Pearl	Army	Vinton, IA	Iowa
Mexican Campaign
	Fletcher, Frank Friday	Navy	Oskaloosa, IA	Iowa
	Fletcher, Frank Jack	Navy	Marshalltown, IA	Iowa
World War I
	**Pike, Emory Jenison	Army	Columbus City, IA	Sigourney, IA
World War II
	Beyer, Arthur O.	Army	Rock township, IA	St. Ansgar, IA
	Briles, Herschel Floyd "Pete"	Army	Colfax, IA	Fort Des Moines, IA
	**Christensen, Dale Eldon	Army	Cameron Township, IA	Gray, IA
	**Lindsey, Darrell Robins	Army AC	Jefferson, IA	Storm Lake, IA
	Neppel, Ralph George	Army	Willey, IA	Glidden, IA
	Pierce, Francis Junior	Navy	Earlville, IA	Iowa
	**Thorson, John F.	Army	Armstrong, IA	Armstrong, IA
Korean War
	**Edwards, Junior Dean	Army	Indianola, IA	Indianola, IA
Vietnam
	Day, George Everett "Bud"	USAF	Sioux City, IA	Sioux City, IA
	Dethlefsen, Merlyn Hans	USAF	Greenville, IA	Royal, IA
	**Hibbs, Robert John	Army	Omaha, NE	Des Moines, IA
	Howard, Jimmie Earl	USMC	Burlington, IA	Burlington, IA
Global War on Terror
L	Giunta, Salvatore Augustine	USA	Clinton, IA	Hiawatha, IA
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Iowa 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:
	Cody , William Frederick ("Buffalo Bill")	Army	Scott County, IA	Fort McPherson, NE
	Phife , Lewis aka: Louis Pheiff	Army	Des Moines County, IA	Marion, OR
	Stanley, Eben	Army	Decatur County, IA	Santa Fe, NM
	Knox, John W.	Army	Burlington, IA	Fort Leavenworth, KS
	Huntsman, John A.	Army	Oskaloosa, IA	Lawrence, KS
	Weaver, Amos	Army	Niles Township, IA	San Francisco, CA
	Grove, William Remsburg	Army	Montezuma, IA	Denver, CO
	Lawton, Louis Bowem	Army	Independence, IA	Auburn, NY
	Izac, Edouard Victor Michel	Navy	Cresco, IA	Illinois
	**Lemert, Milo	Army	Marshalltown, IA	Crossville, TN
	**Riordan, Paul F.	Army	Charles City, IA	Kansas City, MO
	**Olson, Arlo L.	Army	Greenville, IA	Toronto, SD
	Baker, Jr., John Franklin	Army	Davenport, IA	Moline, IL

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