The President, in the name of Congress, has awarded more than 3,400
Medals of Honor to our nation's bravest Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen,
Marines, and Coast Guardsmen since the decoration's creation in 1861.
Although it was created for the Civil War, Congress made the Medal
of Honor a permanent decoration in 1863.
Spring Grove
Cemetery is proud to have seven of these distinguished servicemen:
- John H Brown
- John Dorman
- Manning F.
Force
- Philip Kennedy
- George Loyd
- John P. Murphy
- Bruno Wende
Click
here for a PDF containing a list of Congressional Medal of Honor
recipients as well as a brief summary of each.
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