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Privately run databases such as the "Military Times Hall of Valor" exist with documents of decorations of 100,000 servicemembers, [1] and some military organizations do keep comprehensive data on the numbers of awards received, notably the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, though it does not identify the names of individual recipients. [2]
The Silver Star Medal is a gold five-pointed star, 2 inches (38 mm) in circumscribing diameter with a laurel wreath encircling rays from the center and a 16 inch (4.8 mm) diameter silver star superimposed in the center. The pendant is suspended from a rectangular shaped metal loop with rounded corners.
In 2008, he partnered with Military Times to integrate his database into a “Hall of Valor” online database administered by Military Times. There, people can search for names of military award ...
Jewell Charlotte (Spear) Williams (m. 1921-1984, his death) Lieutenant General Samuel Tankersley Williams (August 25, 1897 – April 26, 1984) was a senior United States Army officer. Williams became prominent in army history for being reduced in rank from brigadier general to colonel, and then resuscitating his career to again advance to ...
Matthew Axelson – Member of SEAL Delivery Vehicle Team One, killed in action during Operation Red Wings. Recipient of the Navy Cross. Harry Beal – Underwater demolition team member, he was the first to volunteer for the SEAL program at its founding in 1962. Chris Beck – DEVGRU member.
Connecticut Medal of Valor - "The Adjutant General and two officers of field grade or above, detailed by the Adjutant General, shall act as a board to receive recommendations through military channels for the award of the medal of valor to any member of the armed forces of the state who, by reason of conspicuous gallantry, at the risk of his ...
John Henry Pruitt was born on October 4, 1896, in Fayetteville, Arkansas. He entered military service from Phoenix, Arizona, in May 1917. As a corporal in the Marine Corps, Pruitt attacked and captured two enemy machine guns, and later captured forty of the enemy. The U.S. Army and later the U.S. Navy awarded him the Medal of Honor for his ...
Bartholomew Diggins was born in County Kerry Ireland. He entered the U.S. Navy from Maryland and served during the Civil War as an ordinary seaman on Rear Admiral David Farragut 's flagship USS Hartford. Despite heavy gunfire at the Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, on August 5, 1864, Diggins continually loaded a gun during the two-hour battle ...