Some 3,500 Americans have received the Medal of Honor since it was first introduced in the 1860s, but to date, only 19 have earned the military's highest award for valor on two occasions. As of this printing, 3,512 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,493 recipients. There have been 19 double recipients (14 for separate actions and 5 cases in which the Army and Navy Medals of Honor were awarded for the same action). Since World War I, there has been an implied reluctance to award the medal more than once to the same person. The Hall of Valor Project is ongoing. It is a monumental effort to identify the half-million men and women who received the highest U.S. military awards, in addition to the millions of others who MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS. Presented by the President in the name of Congress, the Medal of Honor is the highest honor that can be bestowed upon any American. How Many VCs And Medals Of Honor Have Been Awarded To Date? The Medal of Honor has been awarded 3,527 times to 3,508 recipients, with 19 having been awarded twice, including to Thomas Custer, the brother of George Armstrong Custer who died during the Battle of Little Bighorn. Recipients have come from all three major branches of the US military From Dec. 7, 1941 to V-J Day on Sept. 2, 1945, the Medal of Honor was awarded to a total of 434 recipients, 244 of whom received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The U.S. Army had 259 recipients, the U.S. Marine Corps had 81 recipients, the U.S. Navy had 57 recipients, the U.S. Army Air Force had 37 recipients and the U.S. Coast Guard had one There have been 299 medals awarded to members of the US Marine Corps and one medal awarded to a member of the US Coast Guard. The Navy version of the Medal of Honor is described as a five-pointed bronze star, each tipped with trefoils that contain a crown of laurel and oak. 5U9elY.

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