Names

CIVIL WAR

  • Bates, Delavan
  • Bourke, John G.
  • Coates, Jefferson
  • Duncan, James K.L.
  • Flanagan, Augustin
  • Hanks, Joseph
  • Henry, Guy V.
  • Howe, Orion P.
  • Johnston, David
  • Josselyn, Simeon T.
  • McConnell, Samuel
  • Miller, Jacob C.
  • Miller, James P.
  • Prentice, Joseph R.
  • Shapland, John
  • Traynor, Andrew
  • Vifquain, Victor
  • Widick, Andrew J.
  • Williams, William H.
 

INDIAN WARS

  • Babcock, John B.
  • Butler, Edmund
  • Canfield, Heth
  • Cody, William F.
  • Co-rux-d-kah-Wadde (Traveling Bear)
  • Day, Matthias W.
  • Denny, John
  • Foley, John H.
  • Grant, George
  • Herron, Leander
  • Heyl, Charles H.
  • Himmelsback, Michael
  • Hubbard, Thomas
  • Johnson, Henry
  • Jordan, George
  • Leonard, Patrick J.
  • Leonard, Patrick T.
  • Lewis, William B.
  • Lohnes, Francis W.
  • Lytton, Jeptha L.
  • Miller, George
  • Mott, John
  • Stance, Emanuel
  • Strayer, William H.
  • Thompson, George W.
  • Vokes, Leroy H.
  • Wilson, William O
 

WORLD WAR I

  • Holderman, Nelson M.
  • Rickenbacker, Edward V.

WAR WITH SPAIN

  • Ehle, John W.
  • Meredith, James
  • Schmidt, Otto Diller
  • Volz, Jacob, Jr.

KOREAN CONFLICT

  • Gomez, Edward
  • Kouma, Ernest R
 

WORLD WAR II

  • Baker, Vernon
  • Bauer, Harold W.
  • Booker, Robert D.
  • Cowan, Richard E.
  • Hansen, Dale M.
  • Lindstrom, Floyd K.
  • Parle, John J.
  • Powers, Leo J.
  • Schwab, Donald K.
  • Tominac, John J.
  • Treadwell, Jack L

VIETNAM CONFLICT

  • Coker, Ronald L.
  • Fous, James W.
  • Hagemeister, Charles C.
  • Hibbs, Robert J.
  • Keith, Miguel
  • Kerrey, Joseph Robert
  • Young, Gerald O
  • Shughart, Randall D.

Medals of Honor Accredited to Nebraska

Recipient’s Name Branch Place of Birth Accredited to:
 
Civil War
Victor Vifquain Army Brussels, Belgium Salene, Nebraska
 
Indian Campaigns
Cody, William Frederick “Buffalo Bill” Army Scott County, Iowa Fort McPherson, Nebraska
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-ish (Mad Bear) Army Nebraska Columbus, Nebraska
Kirkwood, John A. Army Allegheny City, Pennsylvania North Platte Carracks, Nebraska
Lohnes (Lohnas), Frank W. Army Oneida County, New York Omaha, Nebraska
 
Spanish-American War
Berg, George Francis Army Mount Erie, Illinois For Omaha, Nebraska
Ehle, John Walter Navy Kearney, Nebraska Nebraska
 
Philippines (1911)
Voltz, Jacob Navy Sutton, Nebraska Nebraska
 
World War I
Graves, Ora Navy Las Animas, Colorado Nebraska
 
World War II
**Bauer, Harold William “Indian Joe” USMC Woodruff, Kansas Nebraska
**Booker, Robert D. Army Callaway, Nebraska Callaway, Nebraska
**Hansen, Dale Merlin USMC Wisner, Nebraska Nebraska
**Parle, John Joseph Navy Omaha, Nebraska Nebraska
 
Korean War
**Gomez, Edward USMC Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Kouma, Ernest Richard Army Dwight, Nebraska Dwight, Nebraska
 
Vietnam
**Fous, James William Army Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
Hagemeister, Charles Cris Army Lincoln, Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska
**Keith, Miquel USMC San Antonio, Texas Omaha, Nebraska
Kerrey, Joseph Robert Navy Lincoln, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska
 
Peace Time Awards
Schmidt, Otto Diller Navy Blair, Nebraska Nebraska
 
The following Medal of Honor Recipients were Born in the State of Nebraska but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state in which their award is accredited.

 By virtue of their birth, they are still among our “Home Town Heros”
 
Holderman, Nelson Miles Army Trumbull, Nebraska Santa Ana, California
**Lindstron, Floyd K. Aramy Holdrege, Nebraska Colorado Springs, Colorado
**Coker, Ronald Leroy USMC Alliance, Nebraska Denver, Colorado
**Hibbs, Robert John Army Omaha, Nebraska Des Moines, Iowa
**Cowan, Richard Eller Army Lincoln, Nebraska Wichita, Kansas
Meredith, James (aka: Patrick F. Ford, Jr.) USMC Omaha, Nebraska Boston, Massachuetts
Powers, Leo J. Army Anselmo, Nebraska Alder Gulch, Montana
**Shughart, Randall David Army Lincoln, Nebraska Newville, Pennsylvania

 

Source:  homeofheroes.com/moh/cemeteries/ne.html

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