Pennsylvania 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)
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379 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Pennsylvania

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

Due to the large number of Medals of Honor accredited to Pennsylvania we have divided them into six pages for your convenience and to decrease down-load time.
Accredited to PA with no CITY designated	CIVIL WAR Philadelphia MOH Recipients (77)	CIVIL WAR Other MOH Recipients (110)
INDIAN CAMPAIGN RECIPIENTS (53)	PA Medal Recipients of OTHER WARS (59)	BORN IN PA MOH accredited to OTHER STATES

	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
Spanish-American War
	Buzzard, Ulysses G.	Army	Armstrong, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	Deswan, John Francis	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	Lee, Fitz	Army	Dinwiddie County, VA	Philadelphia, PA
	Quinn, Alexander M.	Army	Passaic, NJ	Philadelphia, PA
	Ressler, Norman W.	Army	Dalmatia, PA	Dalmatia, PA
	Shepherd, Warren Julius	Army	Cherry Tree, PA	Westover, PA
Philippine Insurrection
	Gedeon, Louis	Army	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	Maclay, William Palmer	Army	Spruce Creek, PA	Altoona, PA
China (Boxer Rebellion)
	Brewster, Andre Walker	Army	Hoboken, NJ	Philadelphia, PA
	Francis, Charles Robert	USMC	Doylestown, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	Horton, William M. Charlie	USMC	Chicago, IL	Philadelphia, PA
World War I
	Boone, Joel Thompson	Navy	St. Clair, PA	St. Clair, PA
	**Mestrovitch, James I.	Army	Crna Cora, Yugoslavia	Pittsburgh, PA
	Schaffner, Dwite H.	Army	Arroya, PA	Falls Creek, PA
	Thompson, Joseph Henry	Army	Kilkeel, Ireland	Beaver Falls, PA
World War II
	**Carey, Alvin P.	Army	Lycippus, PA	Laughlintown, PA
	Funk, Jr., Leonard Alfred	Army	Braddock township, PA	Wilkinsburg, PA
	**Hallman, Sherwood H.	Army	Spring City, PA	Spring City, PA
	**Harr, Harry R.	Army	Pine Croft, PA	East Freedom, PA
	Horner, Freeman Victor	Army	Mount carmel, PA	Shamokin, PA
	Kanppenberger, Alton W.	Army	Coopersburg, PA	Almount, PA
	Kelly, Charles E.	Army	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	**Kelly, John D.	Army	Venango Township, PA	Cambridge Springs, PA
	Laws, Robert Earl	Army	Altoona, PA	Altoona, PA
	**Lobaugh, Donald Ronald	Army	Freeport, PA	Freeport, PA
	**Mathies, Archibald	Army AC	Scotland	Pittsburgh, PA
	**McVeigh, John J.	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	Merli, Gino Joseph	Army	Scranton, PA	Peckville, PA
	**Messerschmidt, Harold O.	Army	Grier City, PA	Chester, PA
	**Minick, John W.	Army	Wall, PA	Carlisle, PA
	**Pinder, Jr., John J.	Army	McKees Rocks, PA	Burgettstown, PA
	**Reese, James W.	Army	Chester, PA	Chester, PA
	**Roeder, Robert E.	Army	Summit Station, PA	Summit Station, PA
	**Sarnoski, Joseph Raymond	Army AC	Simpson, PA	Simpson, PA
	**Sayers, Foster Joseph	Army	Marshalls Creek, PA	Howard, PA
	Shomo, William Arthur	Army AC	Jeannette, PA	Westmoreland Cnty, PA
	Silk, Edward A.	Army	Johnstown, PA	Johnstown, PA
	Tominac, John Joseph	Army	Conemaugh, PA	Conemaugh, PA
	**Turner, Day G.	Army	Berwick, PA	Nescopeck, PA
	**Weicht, Ellis R.	Army	Clearville, PA	Bedford, PA
	**Wilson, Alfred Leonard	Army	Fairchance, PA	Fairchance, PA
Korean War
	**Benfold, Edward Clyde "Ted"	Navy	Staten Island, NY	Philadelphia, PA
	**Brown, Melvin L.	Army	Mahaffey, PA	Erie, PA
	**Kelly, John Doran	USMC	Youngstown, OH	Homestead, PA
	**Mausert, III, Frederick William	USMC	Cambridge, NY	Dresher, PA
	**Ramer, George Henry	USMC	Meyersdale, PA	Lewisburg, PA
	**Reem, Robert Dale	USMC	Lancaster, PA	Elizabethtown, PA
	**Sitman, William S.	Army	Bellwood, PA	Bellwood, PA
	**Speicher, Clifton T.	Army	Gray, PA	Gray, PA
Vietnam
	**Crescenz, Michael Joseph	Army	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	**Dias, Ralph Ellis	USMC	Shelocta, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	Dolby, David Charles	Army	Norristown, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	**English, Jr., Glenn Harry	Army	Altoona, PA	Philadelphia, PA
	**Etchberger, Richard L.	USAF	Hamburg, PA	Hamburg, PA
L	Marm, Jr., Walter Joseph	Army	Washington, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	**Morgan, William David	USMC	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	**Port, William David	Army	Petersburg, PA	Harrisburg, PA
	**Prom, William Raymond	USMC	Pittsburgh, PA	Pittsburgh, PA
	**Sabo, Leslie Halasz, Jr.	Army	Kufstein, Austria	Ellwood City, PA
Somalia
	**Shughart, Randall David	Army	Lincoln, NE	Newville, PA
War on Terrorism
	**McGinnis, Ross A.	Army	Meadville, PA	Knox, PA
Peace Time Awards
	Davis, Joseph H.	Navy	Philadelphia, PA	Philadelphia, PA

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