Kentucky Medal of Honor Recipients

	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Civil War
	Hughes, Oliver	Army	Fentress County, TN	Albany, KY
	Mattingly, Henry B.	Army	Marion County, KY	Lebanon, KY
	Swegheimer, Jacob (John)	Army	Oldtown, Baden, Germany	Paducah, KY
	Thorn, Walter	Army	Brooklyn, NY	Camp Nelson, KY
	Walker, Mary Edwards	A (Civ)	Oswego, NY	Louisville, KY
	Weston, John Francis	Army	Louisville, KY	Camp Anderson, KY
Indian Campaigns
	**Bratling, Frank	Army	Bavaria, Germany	Louisville, KY
	Cruse, Thomas	Army	Owensboro, KY	Owensboro, KY
	Day, William L.	Army	Barron County, KY	Louisville, KY
	Harris, William M.	Army	Madison County, KY	Mount Vernon, KY
	Hawthorne, Harry Leroy	Army	Minnesota	Kentucky
	Jones, William H.	Army	Davidson County, NC	Louisville, KY
	Kerr, John Brown	Army	Lexington, KY	Hutchinson Station, KY
	McDonald, Robert	Army	Erie County, NY	Newport, KY
	McLoughlin, Michael	Army	County Sligo, Ireland	Louisville, KY
	Morris, William W.	Army	Stewart County, TN	Louisville, KY
	Scott, George D.	Army	Lancaster, KY	Mount Vernon, KY
	Stevers (Stivers), Thomas W.	Army	Madison County, KY	Mount Vernon, KY
	Voit, Otto Emil	Army	Baden, Germany	Louisville, KY
	Whitehead (Whited), Patton G.	Army	Russell County, VA	Louisville, KY
	Woods, Brent	Army	Pulaski County, KY	Louisville, KY
Spanish-American War
	Nash, James J.	Army	Louisville, KY	Louisville, KY
Philippine Insurrection
	Bell, James Franklin	Army	Shelbyville, KY	Shelbyville, KY
World War I
	Sandlin, Willie	Army	Jackson, KY	Hyden, KY
World War II
	Bush, Richard Earl	USMC	Glasgow, KY	Kentucky
	**Crain, Morris E.	Army	Bandana, KY	Paducah, KY
	**Phelps, Wesley	USMC	Neafus, KY	Kentucky
L	Ross, Wilburn Kirby	Army	Strunk, KY	Strunk, KY
	Skaggs, Jr., Luther	USMC	Henderson, KY	Kentucky
	Spurrier, Junior James	Army	Russell County, KY	Riggs, KY
	**Squires, John C.	Army	Louisville, KY	Louisville, KY
Korean War
	Barber, William Earl	USMC	Dehart, KY	West Liberty, KY
	**Collier, John Walton	Army	Worthington, KY	Worthington, KY
	Dodd, Carl Henry	Army	Coats, KY	Kenvir, KY
	**Smith, David Monroe	Army	Livingston, KY	Livingston, KY
L	West, Ernest Edison	Army	Russell, KY	Wurtland, KY
Vietnam
	**Long, Donald Russell	Army	Blackfork, OH	Ashland, KY
	**Nash, David Paul	Army	Whitesville, KY	Louisville, KY
	**Stewart, Jimmy Goethel	Army	West Columbia, WV	Ashland, KY
Peace Time Awards
	Holt, George	Navy	Kentucky	Kentucky
	Boers, Edward William	Navy	Cincinnati, OH	Kentucky
	Clary, Edward Alvin	Navy	Foxport, KY	Kentucky
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Kentucky 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:
	Black, William Perkins	Army	Woodford, KY	Danville, IL
	Callahan, John H.	Army	Shelby Co, KY	Scottville, IL
	Darrough, John S.	Army	Maysville, KY	Concord, IL
	Davis, John	Army	Carroll, KY	Indianapolis, IN
	Horsfall, William H.	Army	Campbell County, KY	Fort Cox, WV
	Hudson, Aaron R.	Army	Madison County, KY	Indanapolis, IN
	Hughey, John P.	Army	Louisville, KY	Anna, IL
	McMillen, Francis M.	Army	Bracken County, KY	Piqua, OH
	Noble, Daniel	Navy	Bath County, KY	Chicago, IL
	Rood, Oliver P.	Army	Frankfort County, KY	Terre Haute, IN
	Rundle, Charles Wesley	Army	Covington, KY	Oakley, IL
	Steinmetz, William	Army	Newport, KY	Sunman, IN
	Williamson, James Alexander	Army	Columbia, KY	Des Moines, IA
	**Given, John J.	Army	Daviess County, KY	Cincinnati, OH
	McDonald, Franklin M.	Army	Bowling Green, KY	Fort Griffin, TX
	Shaw, Thomas	Army	Covington, KY	Baton Rouge, LA
	Sullivan, Thomas	Army	Covington, KY	Cincinnati, OH
	Hardaway, Benjamin Franklin	Army	Benleyville, KY	Fort Totten, DAK
	**Mason, Leonard Foster	USMC	Middlesboro, KY	Ohio
	**Baugh, William Bernard	USMC	McKinney, KY	Harrison, OH
	**Kyle, Darwin K.	Army	Jenkins, KY	Racine, WV
	**Fleek, Charles Clinton	Army	Petersburg, KY	Cincinnati, OH
L	Jenkins, Don	Army	Quality, KY	Nashville, TN
	**Lauffer, Billy Lane	Army	Murray, KY	Phoenix, AZ
L	Littrell, Gary Lee	Army	Henderson, KY	Los Angeles, CA
	**Paul, Joe Calvin	USMC	Williamsburg, KY	Dayton, OH

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