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Also Known As Congressional Medal of Honor
Notable Honorees Richard E. Byrd • Buffalo Bill • Charles Lindbergh • Daniel Inouye • Mary Edwards Walker • Leonard Wood • James H. Doolittle • William J. Donovan • Alvin York • Jonathan M. Wainwright • Edward O’Hare • Thomas Hudner • Edward Vernon Rickenbacker • Pappy Boyington • Alexander A. Vandegrift • Audie Murphy • James Stockdale • Floyd Bennett • William H. Carney • Bob Kerrey

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