Utah Medal of Honor Recipients

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1 MOH Recipient Currently Lives In Utah

5 Medals of Honor are Accredited to Utah

During the Indian Campaigns ONE Medal of Honor was awarded for heroic action "on the ground" in Utah.

"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:
World War II
	**Bennion, Marvyn Sharp	Navy	Vernon, UT	Utah
	Hall, William Edward	Navy	Storrs, UT	Mohrland, UT
	**Valdez, Jose F.	Army	Governador, NM	Pleasant Grove, UT
L	Wahlen, George Edward	Navy	Ogden, UT	Ogden, UT
Vietnam
L	Thacker, Brian Miles	Army	Columbus, OH	Salt Lake city, UT
The following Medal of Honor Recipient was BORN in the State of Utah but enlisted in military service in another state to which his award is accredited. By virtue of his birth, he is still among our "Home Town Heroes".
	Kisters, Gerry Herman	Army	Salt Lake City, UT	Bloomington, IN

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