World War II had the most Medals of Honor since the Civil War, with 464. Recipients Jimmy Doolittle, Audie Murphy and John Basilone became household names. A total of 262 were awarded posthumously.
The Korean War had the highest percentage of posthumous medals with 97 of the 135 being awarded that way.
The Vietnam War listed one winner, Michael Thornton, who received his for saving the life of another winner, Thomas Norris.
It wasn't until last year that there was another living recipient, Sgt. Salvatore Giunta.
In the Global War on Terrorism, 4 have received their Medals of Honor from the War in Iraq and 3 from Afghanistan. Dozens of Navy and Distinguished Service crosses have been given in these wars as well. Criteria for MoH nomination is even higher now.
In 2000, twenty Distinguished Service Crosses were upgrade to MoH for the Japanese-Americans of the 442nd Infantry who were originally denied them because of their ancestry. Also, Distinguished Service crosses to Jewish Americans during World War I will also be examined.
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