9 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Idaho

• During the Indian Campaigns of the West, 8 Medals of Honor were awarded for heroic actions "on the ground" in Idaho.

• TWO incredible pilots hail from the State of Idaho.  The legendary World War II Ace of Baa Baa Black Sheep fame Gregory "Pappy" Boyington was born in Coeur D'Alene.  In Vietnam, Kuna's BERNARD FISHER became the FIRST airman of that war to receive the Medal of Honor and the first man in history to be awarded the Air Force's uniquely designed medal.

"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:

Neibaur, Thomas Croft

Army

Sharon, ID

Sugar City, ID

**Brostrom, Leonard C.

Army

Preston, ID

Preston, ID

**Van Noy, Jr., Nathan K.

Army

Grace, ID

Preston, ID

Bleak, David Bruce

Army

Idaho Falls, ID

Shelley, ID

**Littleton, Herbert A.

USMC

Mena, AR

Nampa, ID

Myers, Reginald Rodney

USMC

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

**Schoonover, Dan D.

Army

Boise, ID

Boise, ID

L

Fisher, Bernard Francis

USAF

San Bernardino, CA

Kuna, ID

**Reasoner, Frank Stanley

USMC

Spokane, WA

Kellogg, ID

The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Idaho 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:

L

Maxwell, Robert Dale

Army

Boise, ID

Creswell, CO

**Johnson, James Edmund

USMC

Pocatello, ID

Washington, DC

Boyington, Gregory "Pappy"

USMC

Coeur D'Alene, ID

Washington

McCarter, Lloyd G.

Army

St. Maries, ID

Tacoma, WA

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