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Medal of Honor


.3rd Marine Division
Medal of Honor
Recipients

*Posthumous Award
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WWII
PFC Henry Gurke * 3d Raider Bn. Neche SD Bougainville
2dLt. John H. Leims Co. B, 1st Bn 9th Mar. Chicago, IL Iwo Jima
PFC Leonard F. Mason * Co. E, 2d Bn., 3d Mar. Middlesboro, KY Guam
Sgt. Robert A. Owens * Co. A,1st Bn., 3d Mar. Greenville, SC Bougainville
PFC Luther Skaggs Jr. Co. K, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. Henderson, KY Guam
Sgt. Herbert J. Thomas Co. B, 1st Bn., 3d Mar. Columbus, OH Bougainville
Pvt. Wilson D. Watson Co. G, 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Tuscumbia, AL Iwo Jima
Cpl. Hershel W.Williams Co. C, 1st Bn., 21st Mar. Fairmont, WV Iwo Jima
Capt. Louis H. Wilson Co. F, 9th Mar. Brandon, MS Guam
PFC Frank P. Witek * Co. B 1st Bn., 9th Mar. Derby, CT Guam

Vietnam
PFC James Anderson Jr. * Co. F, 2d Bn., 3d Mar. Los Angles, CA
LCpl. Richard A. Anderson * Co. E, 3d Recon Bn Washington, DC
HM2 Donald E Ballard Co. M, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Kansas City, MO
LCpl. Jedh C. Barker * Co. F, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Franklin, NH
1stLt. Harvey C. Barnum Co. H. 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Waterbury, CT
2dLt. John P. Bobo * Co. I, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Niagara Falls, NY
PFC Bruce W. Carter * Co. H, 2d Bn., 3rd Mar Schenectady, NY
PFC Ronald L. Coker * Co. M, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. Alliance, NE
SSgt. Peter S. Conner * Co. F, 2d Bn., 3d Mar. Orange, NJ
Col. Donald G. Cook * Co. HQ Bn 3d Mar div Los Angeles, CA
LCpl. Thomas E. Creek * Co. I, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Joplin, MO
PFC Douglas E. Dickey * Co. C, 1st Bn., 4th Mar. Greenville Drake, OH
Sgt. Paul H. Foster * 2d Bn., 4th Mar. San Mateo, CA
1stLt. Wesley L Fox Co. A, 1st Bn., 9th Mar. Herndon, VA
2dLt. Terrence C. Graves * 3d Force Recon Co., 3d Recon Bn. Corpus Christi, TX
PFC Robert H. Jenkins Jr. * Co. C, 3d Recon Bn. Interlachen, FL
Capt. Howard V. Lee Co. E, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. New York, NY
Capt. James E. Livingston Co. E, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Towns Telfair, GA
Cpl. Larry L Maxam * Co. D, 1st Bn., 4th Mar. Glendale, CA
SSgt. John J. McGinty Co. K, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Boston, MA
Capt. Robert J. Modrzejewski Co. K, 3d Bn., 4th Mar. Milwaukee, WI
Cpl. William D, Morgan * Co. kf, 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Pittsburgh, PA
LCpl. Thomas Noonan Jr. * Co. G, 2d Bn., 9th Mar. Brooklyn, NY
Cpl. Robert E. O’Malley Co. I, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. New York, NY
LCpl. Joe C. Paul * Co. H, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Serv. Williamsburg, KY
Cpl. William T. Perkins Jr. * Co., Hq. Bn., 3d Mar. Div. Rochester, NY
LCpl. William R. Prom * Co. I, 3d Bn., 3d Mar. Pittsburgh, PA
1stLt. Frank S. Reasoner * Co. A, 3d Recon Bn. Spokane, WA
Sgt. Walter K. Singleton * Co. A, 1st Bn., 9th Mar. Memphis, TN
SSgt. Karl G. Taylor Sr. * Co. I, 3d Bn., 26th Mar. Laurel, MD
Capt. Jay R. Vargas Co. G, 2d Bn., 4th Mar. Winslow, AZ
PFC Alfred M. Wilson * Co. M, 3d Bn., 9th Mar. Olney, IL


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