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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.

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32 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Tennessee

During the Civil War 105 Medals of Honor were awarded for heroic actions "on the ground" in Tennessee.
World War I hero ALVIN YORK became one of the best known heroes in American History. His story was brought to life in the movie named for him in which Gary Cooper played the heroic conscious objector.

"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:
Civil War
	Collins, Harrison	Army	Hawkins Co, TN	Cumberland Gap, TN
	Gillespie, Jr., George Lewis	Army	Kingston, TN	Chattanooga, TN
	Lawson, Gaines	Army	Hawkins County, TN	Rogersville, TN
Indian Campaigns
	Beauford, Clay aka: Welford Chapman Bridwell	Army	Washington County, MD	Nashville, TN
	Hobday, George	Army	Pulaski County, IL	Memphis, TN
	Jordan, George	Army	Williamson County, TN	Nashville, TN
	Kyle, John	Army	Cincinnati, OH	Nashville, TN
Spanish-American War
	Cantrell, Charles P.	Army	Smithville, TN	Nashville, TN
Philippine Insurrection
	Cecil, Joseph Samuel	Army	New River, TN	New River, TN
	Greer, Allen James	Army	Memphis, TN	Memphis, TN
	Weld, Seth Lathrop	Army	Sandy Hook, MD	Altamont, TN
Philippines (1911)
	Harrison, Bolden Reush	Navy	Savannah, TN	Tennessee
World War I
	Adkinson, Joseph B.	Army	Egypt, TN	Memphis, TN
	Karnes, James Ernest	Army	Arlington, TN	Knoxville, TN
	**Lemert, Milo	Army	Marshalltown, IA	Crossville, TN
	Talley, Edward R.	Army	Russellville, TN	Russellville, TN
	Ward, Calvin John	Army	Green County, TN	Morristown, TN
	York, Alvin Cullium	Army	Fentress County, TN	Pall Mall, TN
World War II
	Cooley, Raymond Henry	Army	Dunlap, TN	Richard City, TN
L	Coolidge, Charles Henry	Army	Signal Mountain, TN	Signal Mountain, TN
	Huff, Paul Bert	Army	Cleveland, TN	Cleveland, TN
	**Kinser, Elbert Luther	USMC	Greenville, TN	Tennessee
	McGaha, Charles L.	Army	Cosby, TN	Cosby, TN
	McGarity, Vernon	Army	Right, TN	Model, TN
	**Willis, John Harlan	Navy	Columbia, TN	Tennessee
Korean War
	**Duke, Ray E.	Army	Whitwell, TN	Whitwell, TN
	**Lyell, William Franklin	Army	Hickman, TN	Old Hickory, TN
Vietnam
	**Gardner, James Alton	Army	Dyersburg, TN	Memphis, TN
L	Jenkins, Don	Army	Quality, KY	Nashville, TN
	**Ray, David Robert	Navy	McMinnville, TN	Nashville, TN
	**Singleton, Walter Keith	USMC	Memphis, TN	Memphis, TN
Peace Time Awards
	Bonney, Robert Earl	Navy	Maryville, TN	Nashville, TN
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Tennessee 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:
	Ferrell, John H.	Navy	Bedford County, TN	Illinois
	Hughes, Oliver	Army	Fentress County, TN	Albany, KY
	Stevens (Stephens), Daniel Dickerson	Navy	La Grange, TN	Massachusetts
	Carter, William Harding	Army	Nashville, TN	New York, NY
	Dozier, James B.	Army	Warren County, TN	Fort Richardson, TX
	Grant, George	Army	Raleigh, TN	Indianapolis, IN
	Morris, William W.	Army	Stewart County, TN	Louisville, KY
	Strivson (Stinson), Benoni	Army	Overton, TN	Sacramento, CA
	Covington, Jesse Whitfield	Navy	Haywood, TN	California
	**McGill, Troy A.	Army	Knoxville, TN	Ada, OK
	**Pendleton, Charles F.	Army	Camden, TN	Fort Worth, TX
	**Stout, Mitchell William	Army	Knoxville, TN	Raleigh, NC

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