Illinois Medal of Honor Recipients

Medal of Honor Books

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)
United States Army Heroes
Distinguished Service Cross					Distinguished Service Medals

1873 - 1941			Korea	Vietnam	1862 - 1960		RVN - Present
United States Navy Heroes
Navy Cross				Silver Star		Navy Corpsmen

1915 - 1941	WWII		Korea - Present	WWII
United States Marine Corps Heroes
Navy Cross		Silver Star

1915 - WWII	Korea - Present	1900 - 1941	WWII		1947 - Korea	Vietnam - Present

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Hometown Heroes of the

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204 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Illinois

Illinois' Eugene Fluckey's 4 Navy Crosses in addition to his MOH is unequalled by any living American.

James Bond Stockdale was one of only 3 POWs to receive the Medal of Honor for actions as a prisoner of the North Vietnamese.

"For Conspicuous Gallantry and Intrepidity in Action At the Risk of Life Above and Beyond the Call of Duty"

Due the large number of Medals of Honor accredited to Illinois we have divided the Recipients into three separate pages.
Civil War (112)	Other Wars (81)	Born in IL with MOHs Accredited to other States (32)

	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Indian Wars
	Bancroft, Neil	Army	Oswego, NY	Chicago, IL
	Calvert, James Spencer	Army	Athens County, OH	Springfield, IL
	Carroll, Thomas	Army	Kilkenny, Ireland	Chicago, IL
	Craig, Samuel Henry	Army	New Market, NH	Chicago, IL
	Goldin, Theodore W. B.	Army	Avon, WI	Chicago, IL
	Johnston, Edward	Army	Pen Yan, NY	Chicago, IL
	Kelly, John J. H.	Army	Schuyler County, IL	Springfield, IL
	*Kennedy, Philip	Army	County Galway, Ireland	Evansville, IL
	McClernand, Edward John	Army	Jacksonville, IL	Springfield, IL
	McDonald, James	Army	Edinburgh, Scotland	Chicago, IL
	Mitchell, John	Army	Dublin, Ireland	Peoria, IL
	Murphy, Philip	Army	County Killkenny, Ireland	Chicago, IL
	Snow, Elmer A.	Army	Hardwick, MA	Chicago, IL
	Sumner, James	Army	London, England	Chicago, IL
	Thompson, John	Army	Glasgow, Scotland	Chicago, IL
	Toy, Frederick Ernest	Army	Buffalo, NY	Chicago, IL
	Tracy, John aka: Henry G. Nabers	Army	Dublin, Ireland	Chicago, IL
	Watson, Joseph	Army	Union City, MI	Chicago, IL
	Wilson, Charles	Army	Petersburg, IL	Springfield, IL
Spanish-American War
	Hull, James Lott	Navy	Patoka, IL	Illinois
	Meyer, William	Navy	Germany	Illinois
Philippine Insurection
	Batson, Matthew Arlington	Army	Anna, IL	Carbondale, IL
	Schroeder, Henry Frank	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Wilson, Arthur Harrison	Army	Springfield, IL	Springfield, IL
China (Boxer Rebellion)
	Holyoke, William Edward	Navy	Groveton, NH	Illinois
	Upham, Oscar Jefferson	USMC	Toledo, OH	Illinois
Philippines (1911)
	Catherwood, John Hugh	Navy	Springfield, IL	Illinois
Dominican Republic Campaign
	Williams, Ernest Calvin	USMC	Broadwell, IL	Illinois
World War I
	Allex, Jake Allex aka: Jake Mandusich	Army	Streska, Serbia	Chicago, IL
	Anderson, Johannes Seigfried	Army	Bjoroky, Finland	Chicago, IL
	Ellis, Michael B.	Army	St. Louis, MO	East St. Louis, IL
	**Goettler, Harold Ernest	Army AS	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Gumpertz, Sydney G.	Army	San Raphael, CA	Chicago, IL
	Hill, Ralyn M.	Army	Lindenwood, IL	Oregon, IL
	Izac, Edouard Victor Michel	Navy	Cresco, IA	Illinois
	Johnston, Harold Irving	Army	Kendall, KS	Chicago, IL
	Kelly, John Joseph	USMC	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Loman, Berger Holton	Army	Bergen, Norway	Chicago, IL
	Morelock, Sterling Lewis	Army	Silver Run, MD	Oquawka, IL
	**Osborne, Weedon Edward	Navy	Chicago, IL	Illinois
	Pope, Thomas A.	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Robinson, Robert Guy	USMC	New York, NY	Chicago, IL
Nicaraguan Campaign
	Schilt, Christian Franklin	USMC	Richland County, IL	Illinois
World War II
	**Bailey, Kenneth Dillon	USMC	Pawnee, OK	Illinois
	Bender, Stanley	Army	Carlisle, WV	Chicago, IL
	Bertoldo, Vito R.	Army	Decatur, IL	Decatur, IL
	**Bigelow, Elmer Charles	Navy	Hebron, IL	Illinois
	Choate, Clyde Lee	Army	West Frankfort, IL	Anna, IL
	**Cromwell, John Philip	Navy	Henry, IL	Illinois
	Day, James L.	USMC	East St. Louis, IL
	Dunham, Russell	Army	East Carondelet, IL	Brighton, IL
	Dunlap, Robert Hugo	USMC	Abingdon, IL	Monmouth, IL
	**Fardy, John Peter	USMC	Chicago, IL	Illinois
	Fluckey, Eugene Bennett	Navy	Washington, DC	Neoga, IL
	Garmon, Harold Alva	Army	Fairfield, IL	Albion, IL
	Gerstung, Robert E.	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Gibson, Eric Gunnar	Army	Nysund, Sweden	Chicago, IL
	**Krotiak, Anton L.	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Leims, John Harold	USMC	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Lester, Fred Faulkner	Navy	Downers Grove, IL	Illinois
	McCarthy, Joseph Jeremiah	USMC	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Michael, Edward Stanley	Army AC	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Moskala, Edward J.	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	Ogden, Sr., Carlos Carnes	Army	Borton, IL	Fairmount, IL
	**Ozbourn, Joseph William	USMC	Herrin, IL	Illinois
	**Perez, Jr., Manuel	Army	Oklahoma City, OK	Chicago, IL
	**Truemper, Walter Edward	Army AC	Aurora, IL	Aurora, IL
	**Wilson, Robert Lee	USMC	Centralia, IL	Illinois
	**Witek, Frank Peter	USMC	Derby, CT	Illinois
Korean War
	**Hammond, Jr., Lester	Army	Wayland, MO	Quincy, IL
	**Krzyzowski, Edward C.	Army	Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL
	**Sebille, Louis Joseph	USAF	Harbor Beach, MI	Chicago, IL
Vietnam
	Baker, Jr., John Franklin	Army	Davenport, IA	Moline, IL
	**Blanchfield, Michael Reinert	Army	Minneapolis, MN	Chicago, IL
	**Bruce, Daniel Dean	USMC	Michigan City, IN	Chicago, IL
	**Burke, Robert Charles	USMC	Monticello, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Conde-Falcon, Felix M.	Army	Juncos, Puerto Rico	Chicago, IL
	**Harvey, Jr., Carmel Bernon	Army	Montgomery, WV	Chicago, IL
	Kays, Kenneth Michael	Army	Mount Vernon, IL	Fairfield, IL
	Keller, Leonard Bert	Army	Rockford, IL	Chicago, IL
L	Lynch, Allen James	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Monroe, James Howard	Army	Aurora, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Olive, III, Milton Lee	Army	Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Robinson, Jr., James William	Army	Hinsdale, IL	Chicago, IL
	Stockdale, James Bond	Navy	Abingdon, IL	Abingdon, IL
	**Weber, Lester William	USMC	Aurora, IL	Chicago, IL
	**Wickam, Jerry Wayne	Army	Rockford, IL	Chicago, IL
War on Terror
	**Miller, Robert James	Army	Harrisburg, PA	Wheaton, IL
Peace Time Awards
	Courtney, Henry C.	Navy	Springfield, IL	Illinois
	Cronan, William S. (Willie)	Navy	Chicago, IL	Illinois
	Helms, John Henry	USMC	Chicago, IL	Illinois
	Mullin, Hugh Patrick	Navy	Richmond, IL	Chicago, IL
	Roberts, Charles Church	Navy	Newton, MA	Illinois
	**De La Garza, Jr., Emilio Albert	USMC	East Chicago, IL	Chicago, IL

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