Recipients

Melvin Henderson

After graduating from Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1939, Melvin Henderson held an Army Reserve commission prior to being appointed a Marine Corps…
Leif Hendrickson

Leif Hendrickson graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1973. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General.
Theodore Hess

Theodore Hess was commissioned in 1969 through the NROTC program at Cornell University. He began his career as an infantry officer and served in all…
Charles Heywood

Charles Heywood was appointed second lieutenant in the Marine Corps from New York in 1958. During the civil war he received the brevet rank of…
Geoffrey Higginbotham

Geoffrey Higginbotham was on active duty in the Marine Corps for 33 years. He served in Vietnam, Desert Storm, and has commanded at every level.…
Earl Hailston

Earl Hailston enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1967 and received his commission in 1968 through the Enlisted Commissioning Program. He retired as a U.S.…
Max Halliday

Max Halliday entered Marine Corps service through the V-12 Program at Colorado College in 1943. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Brigadier General.
Francis Hamilton

Francis Hamilton was commissioned in the Marine Corps after graduating from the University of Notre Dame in 1961. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps…
Timothy Hanifen

Timothy Hanifen graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Class of 1978. He currently serves as a United States Marine Corps Major General.
Edward Hanlon

Edward Hanlon graduated from the Southeastern Oklahoma University in 1966 and was commissioned in the Marine Corps the following year. He retired as a U.S.…
Arthur Hanson

Arthur Hanson was a 1940 graduate of Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He retired as a U.S. Marine Corps Major General.
James Hartsell

James Hartsell entered Marine Corps service as an Enlisted Marine in 1981 and was commissioned two years later upon graduation from the University of Alabama.…