These individuals earned the Navy Medal of Honor during the period specified. Their names are followed by their rank and rate, if known, the vessel or unit on which they served, and the date of the action. U.S. Navy Recipients (select name for complete citation) BYERS, EDWARD C., JR. Chief Special Warfare Operator (Sea, Air, Land), U.S. Navy, Hostage Rescue Force Team Member, Afghanistan, 8-9 We Are Forever Grateful. Medal of Honor Recipients are a part of something greater. They collectively embody the values that we as a country strive to uphold—courage, bravery, and the desire and dedication to do what is right in the midst of life’s most difficult circumstances. But they are also unique. They are parents and siblings READ MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENT STORIES OF HEROISM, BRAVERY, AND VALOR IN ACTION Our interactive database contains every Medal of Honor recipient since its initial inception in 1861. Use the search bar to filter and sort the database by first name, last name, service branch, and conflict. They are named in honor of a Medal of Honor recipient. The Magrath Sports Complex has the distinction of bearing the name of the 10th Mountain Division’s first Soldier to receive the nation’s 2. A monthly stipend. Every Medal of Honor recipient is entitled to a monthly stipend on top of all other pay or retirement benefits. This stipend was originally $10 a month in 1916 but has climbed to $1,299 per month. The recipient's base retirement pay is also raised by 10 percent. 3. Army Sgt. 1st Class Edward Carter Jr.'s heroics in Germany were worthy of the Medal of Honor, but he only earned the nation's second highest award and was then forced to leave the service. More Footage of Swenson from a camera on a helicopter was the first time that part of an event which led to the awarding of the Medal of Honor was filmed. [12] [25] Being recommended for the Medal of Honor in December 2009 by a battalion commander, [26] the paperwork was lost, causing a significant delay in the nomination process. [27] Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War . He is the first Medal of Honor recipient in division history and the namesake of Fort Bragg's Pike Field.-- Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway, deceased: Ridgway transitioned the division to its airborne John Lee Levitow (November 1, 1945 – November 8, 2000) was a United States Air Force (USAF) loadmaster who received the Medal of Honor for exceptional heroism during wartime. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his acts of heroism while serving on board a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship of the 3d Special Operations Squadron USAF on February 24 HESsqX.