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List of Soldier's Medal recipients

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This page contains a list of American military personnel who have received the United States Army's Soldier's Medal. The Soldier's Medal is presented to "any person of the Armed Forces of the United States or of a friendly foreign nation who, while serving in any capacity with the Army of the United States, distinguished himself or herself by heroism not involving actual conflict with an enemy.".[1]

Since the Soldier's medal was established it has been received by approximately 18, 500 soldiers.[2]

Soldier's Medal john dimsdale[]

World War II[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
Marty Allen (comedian) Allen, MartyMarty Allen Army Air Corps Italy Risked his life to save others during when a fire broke out while a plane was being fueled[n 2]
Bank, AaronAaron Bank Army Indochina For searching for Japanese POW Camps around the Vientiane-Laos area.[3]
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 Chilson, LlewellynLlewellyn Chilson Army WWII[n 2]
BGCorley Corley, John T.John T. Corley Army Major Faid, Tunisia 6 December 1942 Attempted to smother two fires near an ammunition dump without regard for his own life.[4]
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 Genian, CarlCarl Genian Army Air Forces First Lieutenant Aboard his aircraft 1944 Upon discovering three 100-pound bombs failed to release from his aircraft, he risked his own life by lowering himself into the plane's bomb bay and manually jettisoned the bombs.[5]
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 Grady, EdEd Grady Army Air Forces World War II [n 2]
David E Grange Grange, Jr., David E.David E. Grange, Jr. Received for WWII or Korea[n 2]
Edith Greenwood Greenwood, Edith EllenEdith Ellen Greenwood Army Nurse Corps Lieutenant near Yuma, Arizona. April 17, 1943 First female recipient of the Soldier's Medal. Risked her life to save 15 patients from a fire after a stove exploded in the hospital she was working at.[6][7][8]
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 Kerner, Jr., OttoOtto Kerner, Jr. [n 2]
Bob Hoover Photo D Ramey Logan Hoover, BobBob Hoover Air Force First Lieutenant World War II Possibly received for WWII[9]
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 MacGillivary, Charles A.Charles A. MacGillivary Army Also received the Medal of Honor[n 2]
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 Mucci, HenryHenry Mucci Army Major World War II 7 March 1943 Risked his life to save a drowning soldier[10]
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 Novack, PeterPeter Novack Army Air Corps Possibly WWII[n 2]
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 Peregory, Frank D.Frank D. Peregory Army Technical Sergeant World War II Also received the Medal of Honor[11]
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 Singlaub, John K.John K. Singlaub Army Major General World War II [12]

Korea[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
Leon Van Autreve Van Autreve, Leon L.Leon L. Van Autreve Army Possibly for Vietnam when he was the Sergeant Major of the Army[13]
Buckley, William F.William F. Buckley Army [14]
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 Leming, ReisReis Leming Air Force during Korean War[n 2]
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 Meyer, Leo J.Leo J. Meyer Army Korea 1951 [n 2]
Edwin Rawlings Rawlings, Edwin W.Edwin W. Rawlings Air Force Post-Korea 1954 For risking his life to rescue his pilot who was lying underneath their burning B-17 Flying Fortress after landing at Wright-Patterson.[n 2]

Vietnam[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
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 Andreotta, GlennGlenn Andreotta Army Specialist Fourth Class My Lai, Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam 16 March 1968 Risked his life to rescue Vietnamese civilians who were being killed by American forces in the My Lai Massacre.[15]
Rep. Leonard Boswell Boswell, LeonardLeonard Boswell Army [n 2]
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 Bondsteel, James LeroyJames Leroy Bondsteel Army Vietnam War Also received the Medal of Honor for actions in Vietnam[n 2]
Brooks ac Brooks, AllisonAllison Brooks Air Force Possibly Vietnam[16]
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 Brown, Wesley R.Wesley R. Brown Army [n 2]
Cleland Cleland, MaxMax Cleland Army [n 2]
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 Colburn, LawrenceLawrence Colburn Army Specialist Fourth Class My Lai, Quang Ngai Province, South Vietnam 16 March 1968 Risked his life to rescue Vietnamese civilians who were being killed by American forces in the My Lai Massacre.[17]
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 Davanay, DavidDavid Davanay Army Vietnam War [n 2]
GEN Downing, Wayne A Downing, Wayne A.Wayne A. Downing Army Major Vietnam War [18]
John Galvin, official military photo, 1991 Galvin, JohnJohn Galvin Army Lieutenant Colonel Vietnam War 1969 to 1970 For heroism during the Vietnam War not involving combat[19]
Gober sm Gober, Hershel W.Hershel W. Gober Army [n 2]
LtGen John F Goodman Goodman, John F.John F. Goodman Army Vietnam [n 2]
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 Gritz, BoBo Gritz Army Possibly Vietnam War[n 2]
William Hartzog Hartzog, William W.William W. Hartzog Army Vietnam War [20]
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 Hayden, MikeMike Hayden Army [n 2]
GEN Colin Powell Powell, ColinColin Powell Army Major Vietnam War 16 November 1968 Risked his life to save several wounded crewman from a crashed aircraft.[21]
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 Peacock, DougDoug Peacock Army [n 2]
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 Smith, JerryJerry Smith Army Vietnam War [n 2]
GEN Starry Donn Albert TRADOC Starry, Donn A.Donn A. Starry Army Cambodia 5 May 1970 Pushed Frederick M. Franks out of the way of a North Vietnamese grenade[n 2]
Hugh Tompson Jr Thompson, HughHugh Thompson Army Warrant Officer 1 Vietnam War 16 March 1968 Risked his own life by positioning himself between American forces and fleeing Vietnamese civilians during the My Lai massacre[22]
Alfred Valenzuela Valenzuela, AlfredAlfred Valenzuela Army Vietnam or other[n 2]

September 11 attack on the Pentagon[]

In 2001, the U.S. Army awarded 28 Soldier's Medals to personnel who risked their own lives to assist their comrades in the wake of the September 11 attack on the Pentagon.[23]

Image Name[23] Rank[n 1] Comments
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 Anderson, PaulPaul Anderson Lieutenant Colonel [24]
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 Badami, VictorVictor Badami Major [25]
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 Barrett, GeraldGerald Barrett Colonel [26]
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 Braman, ChristopherChristopher Braman Staff Sergeant [27]
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 Cleary III, ThomasThomas Cleary III Lieutenant Colonel [28]
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 Correa, VictorVictor Correa Lieutenant Colonel [29][30]
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 Cox, KennyKenny Cox Lieutenant Colonel [31]
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 Cruz-Cortes, RoxaneRoxane Cruz-Cortes Sergeant [32]
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 Davies, JohnJohn Davies Colonel [33]
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 Erckenback, AdrianAdrian Erckenback Lieutenant Colonel After terrorists hijacked an airliner and crashed it into the Pentagon, he risked his life to pull people out of the impact area that were killed or had been injured by the explosion.[34]
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 Grote, JohnJohn Grote Major [35][36]
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 Grunewald, RobertRobert Grunewald Lieutenant Colonel [37][38]
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 Heggood, PaulPaul Heggood Chief Warrant Officer 5 [39]
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 Kerzie, MichaelMichael Kerzie Major [40]
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 Knoblauch Jr., KarlKarl Knoblauch Jr. Colonel [41]
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 Lamm’e, JohnJohn Lamm’e Captain [42]
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 McKinnon, WilliamWilliam McKinnon Lieutenant Colonel [43]
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 McNair, PhilipPhilip McNair Colonel [44][45]
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 Morehead, EdwinEdwin Morehead Colonel [46]
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 Oliver, DarrellDarrell Oliver Captain [47]
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 Petrovich, MichaelMichael Petrovich Specialist Four [48]
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 Pummill, DannyDanny Pummill Lieutenant Colonel [49]
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 Richardson, DavidDavid Richardson Major [50]
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 Rose, TonyTony Rose Sergeant Major [51]
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 Rosenberg, MatthewMatthew Rosenberg Sergeant [52]
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 Tennis, PatrickPatrick Tennis Major [53]
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 Wallace, RoyRoy Wallace Colonel [54]
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 Wills, MarilynMarilyn Wills Lieutenant Colonel [55]
George Zahaczewsky Colonel

Peacetime[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
Clift Andrus Andrus, CliftClift Andrus Army Major Mokuleia, Oahu Territory of Hawaii 21 April 1933 Risked his life to rescue a soldier after their boat capsized[56]
Theodore Leslie Futch Futch, Theodore LeslieTheodore Leslie Futch Army Captain Mokuleia, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii 21 April 1933 Risked his life to rescue a soldier who's boat had capsized in rough seas[57]
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 Gedeon, ElmerElmer Gedeon Army Air Corps First Lieutenant near Raleigh, North Carolina 9 August 1942 Although himself injured in the crash he risked his life to rescue another soldier from their crashed B-25.[58][59][60]
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 Grevemberg, FrancisFrancis Grevemberg Army Second Lieutenant Chesapeake Bay 21 May 1941 Risked his life to rescue 2 men from drowning.[61]
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 Matheny, William A.William A. Matheny Army Air Corps Second Lieutenant Managua, Nicaragua 30 August 1929 Although both were drenched in airplane fuel he risked his life by running through flames to rescue a fellow crewmember.[62]
Walter K Wilson Wilson, Jr., Walter K.Walter K. Wilson, Jr. Army Second Lieutenant Fort Benning, Georgia 9 - 10 May 1932 When another soldier was bitten by a rattlesnake he and another officer removed the poison from the wound because medical attention wasn't available[63]

Iraq and Afghanistan[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
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Other recipients or need to be verified[]

Image Name Service Rank[n 1] Place of action Date of action Comments
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 Batomalaque, Antonio M.Antonio M. Batomalaque The Philippines MINUSTAH, posthumously awarded[64]
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 Bertrand, PatrickPatrick Bertrand Army Specialist Four FOB Marez, Mosul, Iraq [n 2]
Yorio, JosephJoseph Yorio Army 1LT Ft. Drum, NY Rescued two people who were trapped in a burning vehicle after a multiple car crash

Notes[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Reflects rank at time of action
  2. ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 [citation needed] to verify Soldier's medal

References[]

  1. ↑ "3" (PDF). Army Regulation 600–8–22: Military Awards. United States Army. 25 June 2015. p. 50. http://www.apd.army.mil/pdffiles/r600_8_22.pdf. Retrieved May 29, 2016. 
  2. ↑ LTC Mark A. Viney (February 2, 2010). ""For Heroism...." The Soldier's Medal". United States Army. https://www.army.mil/article/33873/_quot_For_Heroism_____quot__The_Soldier__039_s_Medal/. Retrieved 29 May 2016. 
  3. ↑ "Biography of Colonel (R) Aaron Bank". http://www.cedu-diver.com/aaron.htm. Retrieved 29 May 2016. 
  4. ↑ "John T. Corley". Military Times. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=6914. Retrieved May 29, 2016. 
  5. ↑ Demirjian, Richard N. (1996). Triumph and glory : Armenian World War II heroes. Moraga, California: Ararat Heritage Publ.. ISBN 9780962294518. http://books.google.com/books?id=1KklAQAAMAAJ&dq. 
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  7. ↑ Watson, Patrick (11 December 2007). Watson's WWII Almanac. Xlibris Corporation. ISBN 978-1-4691-0189-7. http://books.google.com/books?id=7bSQAAAAQBAJ&pg=RA1-PT124. "1943 - The first woman to win a Soldier's Medal was nurse Edith Goodwood. She had saved patients under her care from a fire in Arizona." 
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  16. ↑ United States Air Force official biography at the Wayback Machine (archived February 10, 2004) of Major General Allison C. Brooks
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  25. ↑ "Victor Badami". Military Times. http://valor.militarytimes.com/recipient.php?recipientid=99103. Retrieved 30 May 2016. 
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65. Zahaczewsky, George. Soldier's Medal Award Citation.

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