Who is the only person to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for saving the life of another Congressional Medal of Honor recipient ?

gdec1

Michael Thornton He received the Medal of Honor for his actions on 31 October 1972 in saving the life of his senior officer, Lieutenant Thomas R. Norris, a Medal of Honor recipient himself. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Thornton Oct 26 06, 12:01 AM

What-A-Mess

Ther is not such an award. Medal of Honor yes, but no Congressional Medal of Honor. Congressional Gold Medal of Honor does however, exist. The Congressional Gold Medal should not be confused with the Medal of Honor (commonly called the Congressional Medal of Honor), which is also awarded by Congress, but only to military members as the highest military decoration of the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressional_Gold_Medal Oct 26 06, 12:17 AM

gtho4

There may be more than one. Here are three others: John Coleman Henry Hogan William Schmidt John Coleman, Private, U.S. Marine Corps Awarded: 8-Feb-1872 Fighting hand-to-hand with the enemy, Coleman succeeded in saving the life of Alexander McKenzie. (This is the first known record of a Medal of Honor being awarded for saving another MOH recipient.) http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/publisher/W_Korea1871.doc : http://www.homeofheroes.com/e-books/publisher/W_Korea1871.doc ">www.homeofheroes.com Henry Hogan, First Sergeant, 5th U.S. Infantry. Awarded (two): 26-Jun-1894 In the report Romeyn stated, Sergeant Henry Hogan had assembled the party that "carried me off the field" and "whose action probably enabled me to live." Ironically Romeyn was awarded the Medal of Honor for his action and Hogan was awarded the Medal of Honor for saving Romeyn. Thus Hogan became only the third man in United States history (along with John Coleman and Mike Thronton) to be awarded the Medal of Honor for saving the life of another Medal of Honor recipient. Both Medals were awarded on June 26, 1894. http://www.medalofhonor.com/HenryHogan.htm">www.medalofhonor.com/HenryHogan.htm Oct 26 06, 1:38 AM

gtho4

William Schmidt, Private, Ohio Infantry Awarded: 9-Nov-1895 In the battle at Missionary Ridge during the Civil War, Drummer John Kountz put down his drum and took up a rifle. Though he was found guilty of disobedience by the War department for this act, in 1895 he was awarded the Medal of Honor. In this act of bravery, Drummer Kountz fell wounded on the battlefield. Private William Schmidt earned the Medal of Honor for his own heroism in braving the fire to go out on the battlefield to rescue and recover Kountz. This is but one more in the list of MOH awards for saving the life of a MOH recipient. http://www.homeofheroes.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=12;action=display;num=1091122025 http://www.homeofheroes.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=12;action=display;num=1091122025">www.homeofheroes.com/cg-bin/forums Oct 26 06, 1:39 AM