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Recipients of the Medal of Honor, Marine Corps Brevet Medal, 
Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross, and Air Force Cross

Revised and Updated: August 11, 2006

City

Name and Award Details 
(B) Indicates Place of Birth if Award Credited Elsewhere

Austria

Egbell (B) Kocak, Matej (KIA)  - Army MOH (WWI), Navy MOH (Same Action)
Hluchow (B) Czegka, Victor Hugo - NC (1st Byrd Expedition), NC (2d Byrd Expedition)
Prolog (B) Tomich, Peter (KIA)  - MOH (WWII)
Saltsburg (B) Farmer, Neil Philip (KIA)  - DSC (Vietnam)
Trieste (B) Corahorgi, Demetri - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

Austria - Hungary

(Swiss Tyrol) (B) Burger, Joseph - MOH (Civil War)
Hobart (B) Hamilton, Mathew H. - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Prague (B) Karpeles, Leopold - MOH (Civil War)

Belgium

Crahay, Albert - DSC (Korea)
Antwerp (B) Geyer, Peter C. - NC (Nicaragua)
Brussels (B) Vifquain, Victor - MOH (Civil War)

Bohemia

Niderbergdorf (B) Lukes, William F. - MOH (Korea 1871)

Brazil

Burlamaqui, Armando - NC (WWII)
Messeder, Coelho - NC (WWI)
Resk, Apolo M. - DSC (WWII)

Chile

Valparaiso Fasseur, Isaac L. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

China

Canton (B) Howard, James Howell - MOH (WWII)
Chee Foo (B) Hays, George Price - MOH (WWI)
Hong Kong (B) Brown, Charles - MOH (Korea 1871)
Pekin (B) Owens, Seymour Dunlop (KIA)  - NC (WWII)
Tientsin Lukes, William F. - MOH (Korea 1871)
Victoria, Hong Kong (B) Outerbridge, William W. - NC (WWII)

Cuba

Cabana (B) Devereux, James Patrick Sinnott - NC (WWII)
Havana Gilbert, Lawrence Edwin - NC (WWII)
Tunuicu (B) Eisenhuth, Joseph Julian - NC (WWII)

Denmark

Ovesen, Martin M. (KIA) - NC (WWI)
Copenhagen (B) Muller, Frederick - MOH (Spanish-American War)
  (B) Roos, Otto N. - NC (Nicaragua)
  (B) Schou, Julius Alexis - MOH (Indian Campaigns)

Finland

Bergo (B) Westermark, Axel - MOH (China Relief)
Bjoroky (B) Anderson, Johannes Seigfried - MOH (WWI)

Gibraltar

Moore, Charles - MOH (Civil War)

Greece

Kamenitsa (B) Karps, Tom D. - DSC (WWI)

Holland

Amsterdam (B) Allen, Edward G. - MOH (China Relief)
Dussen (B) Van Iersel, Ludovicus M.M. - MOH (WWI)
Flushing (B) Fasseur, Isaac L. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Rotterdam (B) Mack, Alexander - MOH (Civil War)
Stavorey (B) Burbank, James H. - MOH (Civil War)

Hungary

Budapest (B) Rabel, Laszlo (KIA)  - MOH (Vietnam War)
Szeged (B) Stahel, Julius H. - MOH (Civil War)

India

Bombay (B) Simons, Charles Jenks - MOH (Civil War)
Ferosepur, Punjab Ali, Sher - DSC (WWII)
Lucknow (B) Hanson, Robert Murray (KIA)  - MOH (WWII), NC (WWII)
Venguria (B) Goheen, Richard R. P. - NC (WWII)

Jamaica

Kingston (B) Davis, John - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

Japan

Kobayashi, Seizo - NC (WWI)
Yokohama Benson, James - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
  Johannessen, Johannes J. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

Korea

Chung, Il Kwon - DSC (Korea)
Chung, Nak Koo (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Kim, Chong O. - DSC (Korea)
Kim, Man Soul - DSC (Korea)
Kim, Man Su (KIA) - DSC (Korea)
Kwangju (B) Hill, David Lee "Tex" - DSC (WWII)

Malta

Ca Valletta (B) Caruana, Orlando Emanuel - MOH (Civil War)

Mexico

Chihuahua (B) Rascon, Alfred - MOH (Vietnam War)
Mexico City (B) Anderson, Bruce - MOH (Civil War)
  (B) Jimenez, Jose Francisco (KIA)  - MOH (Vietnam War)
  (B) Tanner, Karl (KIA)  - NC (WWII)
Villa De Castano (B) Garcia, Macario - MOH (WWII)

Montenegro

Vilanje (B) Kilibarda, Steve P. (KIA)  - DSC (WWI)

New Zealand

Auckland (B) Bridson, Gordon - NC (WWII)
Invercargill Kennedy, Donald G. - NC (WWII)
Matamau, Norsewood (B) Bleasdale, Victor F. - NC (WWI), DSC (WWI), NC (Nicaragua)
Port Chalmers Buchanan, Campbell H. (KIA) - NC (WWII)
Springhills, Southland (B) Kennedy, Donald G. - NC (WWII)
Wellington Bridson, Gordon - NC (WWII)
  Phipps, Peter - NC (WWII)

Norway

Bergen (B) Loman, Berger Holton - MOH (WWI)
  (B) Monssen, Mons - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
  (B) Sletteland, Thomas - MOH (Philippine Insurrection)
Bodo (B) Johannessen, Johannes J. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
  (B) Stoltenberg, Andrew Vincent - MOH (Philippine Insurrection)
Christiana (Oslo) (B) Williams, Louis - 2 MOHs (Peace Time Heroism)
Frederikstad (B) Engeset, Knut (KIA)  - NC (WWII)
Kristiansand (B) Williams, Augustus - MOH (Civil War)
Oleesen (B) Torgerson, Martin Torinus - MOH (China Relief)
Oslo (B) Olsen, Anton - MOH (Spanish-American War)
  (B) Waaler, Reidar - MOH (WWI)
Sandnes (B) Johnsen, Hans - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Toten Christiana (Oslo) (B) Johnson, John - MOH (Civil War)

Peru

Callao (B) Norris, Benjamin White (KIA)  - NC (WWII)

Poland

Babice (B) Dachnowicz, Peter - DSC (WWI)
Pzedboz (B) Vesole, Kay K. (KIA)  - NC (WWII)
Sedden (B) Minue, Nicholas (KIA)  - MOH (WWII)
Stawiski (B) Sachs, Benjamin (KIA)  - NC (WWII)

Portugal

DaRocha, F. T. V. - NC (WWI)
Ilhavo (B) Cross, Frank S. - NC (Korea)

Prussia

Binde (B) Westerhold, William - MOH (Civil War)
Grossleiton (B) Pesch, Joseph M. - MOH (Civil War)
Guttentag (B) Cohn, Abraham - MOH (Civil War)
Lautenburg (B) Orbansky, David - MOH (Civil War)
Stetten (B) Koelpin, William - MOH (Indian Campaigns)

Serbia

Streska (B) Allex, Jake - MOH (WWI)

South Africa

Johannesburg Lord, Fred T. - DSC (WWII)

South Wales

Pettypool (B) Mahoney, Gregory - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Pontypool (B) Powell, William Henry - MOH (Civil War)

Sweden

Goteborg (B) Nordstrom, Isador A. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Gothenburg (B) Bergendahl, Frederick - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
  (B) Ingemansson, Nils V. - NC (Korea)
  (B) Swanson, John - MOH (Civil War)
Gotland (B) Von Vegesack, Ernest - MOH (Civil War)
Kahilwar (B) Dahlgren, John Olof - MOH (China Relief)
Linkoping (B) Ragnar, Theodore - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Malmo (B) Bjorkman, Ernest H. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Nysund (B) Gibson, Eric Gunnar (KIA)  - MOH (WWII)
Oskarshamn (B) Johanson, John Peter - MOH (Spanish-American War)
Stockholm (B) Halling, Luovi - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

Switzerland

Berne (B) Stauffer, Rudolph - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Luxenburg (B) Knaak, Albert - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
New Castle (B) Veuve, Ernest - MOH (Indian Campaigns)

Turkey

Ergin, Mehmet - DSC (Korea)
Sukan, Sinasi - DSC (Korea)
Urer, Rustu (KIA) - DSC (Korea)

Republic of Vietnam

Hoang, Cha Ly - DSC (Vietnam)
Luong, Phan-Ngoc - DSC (Vietnam)
Van Bay, Tran (KIA) - NC (Vietnam)
Van Kiet, Nguyen - NC (Vietnam)
Van Tan, Do (KIA) - DSC (Vietnam)

Wales

Monmouth County (B) Davis, Joseph - MOH (Civil War)
  Ribac, Bartolome S. (KIA) - DSC (Korea)

West Indies

Barbados (B) Little, Thomas - MOH (Indian Campaigns)
Guadaloupe (B) Girandy, Alphonse - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
Montserrat (B) Sweeney, Robert Augustus - 2 MOHs (Peace Time Heroism)
Santa Cruz (B) Teytand, August P. - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)
St. Vincent (B) Johnson, William - MOH (Peace Time Heroism)

West Wales

Haverford (B) Davis, Thomas - MOH (Civil War)
  (B) Kreher, Wendlin (KIA)  - MOH (Indian Campaigns)

 

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