The Price of Freedom at a glance, from cmohs.org : The first award of the Medal of Honor was made March 25, 1863 to Private JACOB PARROTT. The last award of the Medal of Honor was made October 15, 2013 to Captain WILLIAM D. SWENSON. Since then there have been: • 3463 recipients of the Medal of Honor. • Today there are 78 Living Recipients of the Medal of Honor. 1871 Korean Campaign • There are 15 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the 1871 Korean Campaign. Action Against Philippine Outlaws • There are 5 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Action Against Philippine Outlaws. Boxer Rebellion • There are 58 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Boxer Rebellion. Civil War • There are 1522 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Civil War. Dominican Campaign • There are 3 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Dominican Campaign. Haiti 1915 • There are 6 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Haiti 1915. Haiti Campaign 1919-1920 • There are 2 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Haiti Campaign 1919-1920. Indian War Campaigns • There are 424 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Indian War Campaigns. Interim 1866-1870 • There are 9 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Interim 1866-1870. Interim 1871-1898 • There are 98 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Interim 1871-1898. Interim 1901-1911 • There are 47 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Interim 1901-1911. Interim 1915-16 • There are 8 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Interim 1915-16. Interim 1920-1940 • There are 18 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Interim 1920-1940. Korean War • There are 11 Living Recipients who performed actions in the Korean War. • There are 126 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Korean War. Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz) • There are 55 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Mexican Campaign (Vera Cruz). Philippine Insurrection • There are 88 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Philippine Insurrection. Second Nicaraguan Campaign • There are 2 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Second Nicaraguan Campaign. Somalia Campaign • There are 2 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Somalia Campaign. Special Legislation • There are 4 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Special Legislation. Vietnam War • There are 53 Living Recipients who performed actions in the Vietnam War. • There are 196 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the Vietnam War. War In Afghanistan • There are 6 Living Recipients who performed actions in the War In Afghanistan. • There are 3 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the War In Afghanistan. War In Iraq • There are 4 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the War In Iraq. War With Spain • There are 112 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the War With Spain. World War I • There are 119 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the World War I. World War II • There are 8 Living Recipients who performed actions in the World War II. • There are 459 Deceased Recipients who performed actions in the World War II.
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