Does anyone have multiple medals of honor

Vargas requested that his mother's name be engraved on the back of his Medal of Honor instead of his own. President Nixon honored that loving request and the name of M. Sando Vargas Jay Vargas' mother Theodore Roosevelt is the only President to receive the Medal of Honor. World War II. Eventually, Parrott's 18 fellow soldiers from that mission received Medals of Honor, 4 of them posthumously. All 19 of these heroes are from Ohio.

The youngest person ever to receive the Medal of Honor was probably William "Willie" Johnston, who earned the Medal during the Civil War just prior to his 12th birthday and received his award 6 weeks after his 13th. World War II hero Jack Lucas became the youngest man in this century to receive the award when he threw his body over two grenades at Iwo Jima just 5 days after his 17th birthday. At the time of his heroism, he had already been in the Marine Corps for three years.

Thornton risked his own life to rescue his wounded team leader. His team leader, Navy Lt. Thomas R. Norris had been submitted for the Medal of Honor for his own heroic actions just 6 months earlier.

Thornton was the first person in more than a century to receive that honor for saving the life of another Medal of Honor recipient. Norris did not receive his award until March 6, A cabin boy named A. George missed his step and fell into the water. Norris leapt after the boy and ultimately saved him. Sweeney and Norris were both awarded the Medal of Honor for their peacetime actions. Albert Weisbogel was born in New Orleans in and served in the U.

He was assigned to three different ships over his career, including the USS Juniata, a traditional Navy sloop of war, and the USS Benicia and the USS Plymouth, which were screw loops — sloop of wars with a propellor — from to Weisbogel earned both his Medal of Honor awards for peacetime actions. On Jan. Today, peacetime actions in the U. There are two William Wilsons that earned the Medal of Honor at least once.

On the morning of March 11 I started. After striking their trail five miles from the post I followed it all day and the greater part of the night on a trot and gallop, halting thirty minutes in the afternoon to eat lunch, camping at night on the trail in the mountains. In the morning we started again, the trail leading toward the Colorado River, and after traveling some time I turned in to the river for the purpose of cooking breakfast, sending one man on lookout.

We had hardly got our cups on the fire before the lookout was observed coming into camp on a run. By this time the lookout had reported Indians a short way up the river. I mounted my detail and moved up in the direction indicated, and as we were about crossing a small stream leading into the main river we were greeted by a shot and then by a straggling volley.

We charged their position, going through their camp, and, taking my position on a small eminence in their rear, I dismounted my men and went to work. In about two hours I had the entire outfit, burnt their saddles and camping outfit, capturing their stock and bringing in one prisoner, killing two, and wounding three, without the loss of a man or horse in my detachment.

We returned to Fort Concho, where we arrived on the morning of the 13th, having ridden miles in fifty-four hours. My conduct was brought to the notice of the Government, and I was awarded Medal No.

That prisoner I brought in was questioned, and gave information in relation to camps of Indians on the Staked Plains, and three columns were sent to operate against them. His second award came a few months later in September while leading the U. He and his men killed tribesman, captured more than survivors, seized an estimated 3, ponies, and overtook a series of villages. He continued service, wrote often about his experiences, and even did a stint as a railway superintendent. Wilson died of stomach cancer in Matt Fratus is a history staff writer for Coffee or Die.

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Louis Cukela, U. Army and U. Marine Corps Louis Cukela. Photo courtesy of the U. Thomas Custer, U. Army Tom Custer. Public domain image. Daniel Daly, U. Henry Hogan, U. Ernest A. Marnine Corps. John J. Kelly, U. Marine Corps John J. Marine Corps. John King, U. Naval History and Heritage Command. Matej Kocak, U. Marine Corps Matej Kocak. John Lafferty, U. John McCloy, U. McCloy received the Medal of Honor twice. During these two occasions, he was Chief Boatswain.

Patrick Mullen, U. Ludwig Andres Olsen, U. John H. Pruitt, U. Marine Corps Corporal John H. Albert Weisbogel, U. There have been 87 African-American recipients, 41 Hispanic-American recipients, 22 Native American recipients, 22 Asian-American recipients, and one female recipient.

There have been 19 double Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor is the only U. Among other privileges, Medal of Honor recipients receive invitations to attend presidential inaugurations and accompanying festivities. There are two protocols for awarding the Medal of Honor. The most common is a service member submits a nomination through the chain of command. The other process is through nomination by a member of Congress, usually at the request of a constituent and approved by a special act of Congress.