Recipients

John Schofield graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1853. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General.

John Whitehead was pastor of a Baptist church in Westville, Indiana, and entered military service as a chaplain with the 15th Indiana Infantry during the…

Sergeant John Scott was the first POSTHUMOUS award of the Medal of Honor in the award’s history. In the 1950s, Disney Studios released the movie…

John Wilson graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1860. In his capacity in charge of many public works in Washington,…