Iowa Medal of Honor Recipients

	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
L	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
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
L	Baker, Jr., John Franklin	Army	Davenport, IA	Moline, IL

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