William H. Carney: DOB–February 29, 1840, Norfolk, Virginia; Hometown: New Bedford, Massachusetts; Unit: 54th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, 1863-1864; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Second Battle of Fort Wagner, South Carolina, July 18, 1863.
Robert Blake: DOB–Unknown, Virginia; Hometown: Unknown; Unit: US Navy, USS Marblehead; Rank: Contraband Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Legareville, Stono River, South Carolina, December 25, 1863.
Joachim Pease: DOB–1842, Fogo Island, Newfoundland, Canada; Hometown: Long Island, New York; Unit: US Navy, USS Kearsarge; Rank: Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Cherbourg, France, June 19, 1864.
Decatur Dorsey: DOB–1836, Howard County, Maryland; Hometown: Hoboken, New Jersey; Unit: B Company, 39th US Colored Infantry; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of the Crater, Petersburg, Virginia, July 30, 1864.
William H. Brown: DOB–1836, Baltimore, Maryland; Hometown: Unknown; Unit: US Navy, USS Brooklyn; Rank: Landsman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fort Morgan, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864.
Wilson Brown: DOB–1841, Natchez, Mississippi; Hometown: Natchez, Mississippi; Unit: US Navy, USS Hartford; Rank: Landsman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fort Morgan, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864.
John Lawson: DOB–June 16, 1837, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Unit: US Navy, USS Hartford; Rank: Landsman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fort Morgan, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864.
James Mifflin: DOB–1839, Richmond, Virginia; Hometown: Unknown; Unit: US Navy, USS Brooklyn; Rank: Engineer’s Cook; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fort Morgan, Battle of Mobile Bay, Alabama, August 5, 1864.
Thomas R. Hawkins: DOB–1840, Cincinnati, Ohio; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: 6th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant Major; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Milton M. Holland: DOB–August 1, 1844, Austin, Travis County, Texas; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company C, 5th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Robert A. Pinn: DOB–March 1, 1843, Stark County, Ohio; Hometown: Massillon, Ohio; Unit: Company I, 5th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: First Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Alfred B. Hilton: DOB–1842, Harford County, Maryland; Hometown: Harford County, Maryland; Unit: Company H, 4th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Christian A. Fleetwood: DOB–July 21, 1840, Baltimore, Maryland; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company G, 4th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant Major; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Charles Veale: DOB–1838, Portsmouth, Virginia; Hometown: Hampton, Virginia; Unit: Company D, US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Powhatan Beaty: DOB–October 8, 1837, Richmond, Virginia; Hometown: Cincinnati, Ohio; Unit: Company G, 5th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
William H. Barnes: DOB–1840, Saint Mary’s County, Maryland; Hometown: Indianola, Texas; Unit: Company C, 38th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Edward Ratcliff: DOB–February 8, 1835, James City County, Virginia; Hometown: York County, Virginia; Unit: Company C, 38th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: First Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Alexander Kelly: DOB–April 7, 1840, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania; Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Unit: Company F, 6th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: First Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
James H. Bronson: DOB–1838, Indiana County, Pennsylvania; Hometown: Carnegie, Pennsylvania; Unit: Company D, 5th US Colored Infantry Regiment; Rank: First Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
James D. Gardiner: DOB–September 16, 1839, Gloucester, Virginia; Hometown: Clarks Summit, Pennsylvania; Unit: Company I, 36th Regiment, US Colored Troops; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
James H. Harris: DOB–1828, Saint Mary’s County, Maryland; Hometown: Arlington, Virginia; Unit: Company B, 38th US Colored Troops; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 29, 1864.
Miles James: DOB–1829, Princess Anne County, Virginia; Hometown: Norfolk, Virginia; Unit: Company B, 36th Regiment, US Colored Troops; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Chaffin’s Farm, New Market Heights, Virginia, September 30, 1864.
Andrew Jackson Smith: DOB–September 3, 1843, Livingston County, Kentucky; Hometown: Grand Rivers, Kentucky; Unit: 55th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Honey Hill, South Carolina, November 30, 1864.
Bruce Anderson: DOB–June 19, 1845, Mexico City, Mexico; Hometown: Albany, New York; Unit: Company K, 142nd New York Volunteer Infantry; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Second Battle of Fort Fisher, North Carolina, January 15, 1865.
Aaron Anderson: DOB–1811, Plymouth, North Carolina; Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Unit: US Navy, USS Wyandank; Rank: Landsman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: The Clearing of Mattox Creek, Virginia, March 17, 1865.
Emanuel Stance: DOB–1843, Carroll Parish, Louisiana; Hometown: Nebraska; Unit: Company F, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Kickapoo Springs, Texas, May 20, 1870.
John Ward: DOB–1847, Arkansas; Hometown: Brackettville, Texas; Unit: 24th Infantry Regiment, Black Seminole Indian Scouts; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Pecos River, Texas, April 25, 1875.
Adam Paine: DOB–1843, Florida; Hometown: Brackettville, Texas; Unit: 24th Infantry Regiment, Black Seminole Indian Scouts; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Canyon Blanco Tributary of the Red River, Texas, September 26-27, 1874.
Isaac Payne: DOB–1854, Mexico; Hometown: Brackettville, Texas; Unit: 24th Infantry Regiment, Black Seminole Indian Scouts; Rank: Trumpeter; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Pecos River, Texas, April 25, 1875.
Pompey Factor: DOB–1849, Arkansas; Hometown: Brackettville, Texas; Unit: 24th Infantry Regiment, Black Seminole Indian Scouts; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Pecos River, Texas, April 25, 1875.
Clinton Greaves: DOB–August 12, 1855, Madison County, Virginia; Hometown: Columbus, Ohio; Unit: Company C, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Florida Mountains, New Mexico, January 24, 1877.
Benjamin Brown: DOB–1859, Spotsylvania County, Virginia; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company C, 24th Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Arizona, May 11, 1889.
John Denny: DOB–1846, Big Flats, Chemung County, New York; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company C, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico, September 18, 1879.
Henry Johnson: DOB–June 11, 1850, Boydton, Mecklenburg County, Virginia; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company D, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Milk River, Colorado, October 2-5, 1879.
Thomas Boyne: DOB–1849, Prince Georges County, Maryland; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Company C, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Mimbres Mountains and Cuchillo Negro River, New Mexico, May 29, September 27, 1879.
George Jordan: DOB–1847, Williamson County, Tennessee; Hometown: Maxwell, Nebraska; Unit: Company K, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fort Tularosa and Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico, May 14, 1880, August 12, 1881.
Thomas Shaw: DOB–1846, Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky; Hometown: Arlington, Virginia; Unit: Company K, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico, August 12, 1881.
Augustus Walley: DOB–March 10, 1856, Reistertown, Baltimore County, Maryland; Hometown: Reistertown, Maryland; Unit: Company I, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico, August 16, 1881.
Moses Williams: DOB–October 10, 1845, Carrollton, Orleans Parish, Louisiana; Hometown: Vancouver, Washington; Unit: Company I, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: First Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico, August 16, 1881.
Brent Woods: DOB–1855, Pulaski County, Kentucky; Hometown: Somerset, Kentucky; Unit: Company B, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: New Mexico, August 19, 1881.
Isaiah Mays: DOB–February 16, 1858, Carters Bridge, Virginia; Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona; Unit: Company B, 24th Infantry Regiment; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Cedar Springs, Arizona Territory, May 11, 1889.
William McBryar: DOB–February 14, 1861, Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina; Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Unit: 10th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Arizona Territory, March 7, 1890.
William O. Wilson: DOB–September 16, 1869, Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland; Hometown: Washington County, Maryland; Unit: Company I, 9th Cavalry Regiment; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Pine Ridge Agency, South Dakota, December 30, 1890.
Dennis Bell: DOB–December 28, 1866, Washington, DC; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: Troop H, 10th US Cavalry; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Tayabacao, Cuba, June 30, 1898.
Fitz Lee: DOB–June, 1866, Dinwiddie County, Virginia; Hometown: Leavenworth County, Kansas; Unit: Troop M, 10th Cavalry; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Tayabacao, Cuba, June 30, 1898.
William H. Thompkins: DOB–October 3, 1872, Paterson, New Jersey; Hometown: San Francisco, California; Unit: Troop G, 10th Cavalry; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Tayabacao, Cuba, June 30, 1898.
George H. Wanton: DOB–May 15, 1868, Paterson, New Jersey; Hometown: Paterson, New Jersey; Unit: Troop M, 10th Cavalry; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of Tayabacao, Cuba, June 30, 1898.
Edward L. Baker, Jr.: DOB–December 28, 1865, Laramie County, Wyoming; Hometown: Los Angeles, California; Unit: 10th Cavalry; Rank: Sergeant Major; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Battle of San Juan Hill, Santiago, Cuba, July 1, 1898.
Robert Penn: DOB–October 10, 1872, City Point, Prince George’s County, Virginia; Hometown: Las Animas, Bent County, Colorado; Unit: US Navy, USS Iowa; Rank: Fireman First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Santiago de Cuba, July 20, 1898.
William Henry Johnson: DOB–July 15, 1892, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Hometown: Albany, New York; Unit: 369th Infantry Regiment; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Combat operations during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, Champagne, France, May 15, 1918.
Freddie Stowers: DOB–January 12, 1894, Sandy Springs, South Carolina; Hometown: Sandy Springs, South Carolina; Unit: Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Infantry Division; Rank: Corporal; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: The attack on Hill 188, Champagne Marne Sector, France, September 28, 1918.
George Watson: DOB–1915, Birmingham, Alabama; Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama; Unit: 2nd Battalion, 29th Quartermaster Regiment; Rank: Private; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Near Porlock Harbour, New Guinea, March 8, 1944.
Ruben Rivers: DOB–1921, Tecumseh, Oklahoma; Hometown: Tecumseh, Oklahoma; Unit: 761st Tank Battalion; Rank: Staff Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: During the Allied Advance toward Guebling, France, November 16–19, 1944.
John R. Fox: DOB–May 18, 1915, Cincinnati, Ohio; Hometown: Whitman, Massachusetts; Unit: 366th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division; Rank: First Lieutenant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Sommocolonia, Italy, December 26, 1944.
Charles L. Thomas: DOB–April 17, 1920, Alabama; Hometown: Detroit, Michigan; Unit: 761st Tank Battalion; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Near Climbach, France, December 14, 1944.
Edward A. Carter, Jr.: DOB–May 26, 1916, Los Angeles, California; Hometown: Los Angeles, California; Unit: 56th Armored Infantry Battalion, 12th Armored Division; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Near Speyer, Germany, March 23, 1945.
Vernon Baker: DOB–December 17, 1919, Cheyenne, Wyoming; Hometown: Saint Maries, Idaho; Unit: 370th Infantry Regiment, 92nd Infantry Division; Rank: Second Lieutenant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Near Viareggio, Italy, April 5 and 6, 1945.
Willy F. James, Jr.: DOB–March 18, 1920, Kansas City, Missouri; Hometown: Kansas City, Missouri; Unit: Company G, 413th Infantry Regiment, 104th Infantry Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Near Lippoldsberg, Germany, April 7, 1945.
William H. Thompson: DOB–August 16, 1927, New York City, New York; Hometown: New York City, New York; Unit: Company M, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Pusan Perimeter Operations, Haman, Korea, August 6, 1950.
Cornelius H. Charlton: DOB–July 24, 1929, East Gulf, West Virginia; Hometown: East Gulf, West Virginia; Unit: Company C, 24th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Operation Piledriver, Chipo-ri, Korea, June 2, 1951.
Milton L. Olive III: DOB–November 7, 1946, Chicago, Illinois; Hometown: Chicago, Illinois; Unit: 3rd Platoon, Company B, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Pu Cuong, Republic of Vietnam, October 22, 1965.
Lawrence Joel: DOB–February 22, 1928, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Hometown: Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Unit: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 503rd Infantry, 173rd Airborne Brigade; Rank: Specialist Fifth Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Republic of Vietnam, November 8, 1965.
Donald R. Long: DOB–August 27, 1939, Blackfork, Ohio; Hometown: Blackfork, Ohio; Unit: Troop C, 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry, 1st Infantry Division; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Republic of Vietnam, June 30, 1966.
James Anderson Jr.: DOB–January 22, 1947, Los Angeles, California; Hometown: Los Angeles, California; Unit: US Marine Corps, 2nd Platoon, Company F, 2nd Battalion, 3rd Marines, 3rd Marine Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Cam Lo, Republic of Vietnam, February 28, 1967.
Matthew Leonard: DOB–November 26, 1929, Eutaw, Alabama; Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama; Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Suoi Da, Republic of Vietnam, February 28, 1967.
Ruppert L. Sargent: DOB–January 6, 1938, Hampton, Virginia; Hometown: Hampton, Virginia; Unit: Company B, 4th Battalion, 9th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division; Rank: First Lieutenant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Hau Nghia Province, Republic of Vietnam, March 15, 1967.
Rodney M. Davis: DOB–April 7, 1942, Macon, Georgia; Hometown: Macon, Georgia; Unit: US Marine Corps, Battery C, 2nd Battalion, 4th Artillery, 9th Infantry Division; Rank: Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Quang Nam Province, Republic of Vietnam, September 6, 1967.
Webster Anderson: DOB–July 15, 1933, Winnsboro, South Carolina; Hometown: Winnsboro, South Carolina; Unit: Battery A, 2nd Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 101st Airborne Infantry Division (Airmobile); Rank: Staff Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Tam Ky, Republic of Vietnam, October 15, 1967.
Riley Pitts: DOB–October 15, 1937, Fallis, Oklahoma; Hometown: Fallis, Oklahoma; Unit: Company C, 2nd Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division; Rank: Captain; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Ap Dong, Republic of Vietnam, October 31, 1967.
Dwight H. Johnson: DOB–May 7, 1947, Detroit, Michigan; Hometown: Detroit, Michigan; Unit: Company B, 1st Battalion, 69th Armor, 4th Infantry Division; Rank: Specialist Fifth Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Dak To, Kontum Province, Republic of Vietnam, January 15, 1968.
Clarence Sasser: DOB–September 12, 1947, Chenango, Texas; Hometown: Chenango, Texas; Unit: Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 60th Infantry, 9th Infantry Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Ding Tuong Province, Republic of Vietnam, January 10, 1968.
Eugene Ashley Jr.: DOB–October 12, 1931, Wilmington, North Carolina; Hometown: Fayetteville, North Carolina; Unit: Company C, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Lang Vei, Republic of Vietnam, February 6-7, 1968.
Clifford C. Sims: DOB–June 18, 1942, Port St. Joe, Florida; Hometown: Port St. Joe, Florida; Unit: Company D, 2nd Battalion (Airborne), 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division; Rank: Staff Sergeant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Hue, Republic of Vietnam, February 21, 1968.
Ralph H. Johnson: DOB–January 11, 1949, Charleston, South Carolina; Hometown: Charleston, South Carolina; Unit: Company A, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Marine Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Hill-146, near Quan Duc Valley, Republic of Vietnam, March 5, 1968.
Charles C. Rogers: DOB–September 6, 1929, Claremont, West Virginia; Hometown: Munich, Germany; Unit: 1st Battalion, 5th Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division; Rank: Lieutenant Colonel; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fishhook near Cambodian Border, Republic of Vietnam, November 1, 1968.
John E. Warren Jr.: DOB–November 16, 1946, Brooklyn, New York; Hometown: Farmingdale, New York; Unit: Company C, 2nd Battalion (Mechanized), 22d Infantry, 25th Infantry Division; Rank: First Lieutenant; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Tay Ninh Province, Republic of Vietnam, January 14, 1969.
Garfield M. Langhorn: DOB–September 10, 1948, Cumberland, Virginia; Hometown: Riverhead, New York; Unit: Troop C, 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry, 1st Aviation Brigade; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Plei Djereng, Pleiku Province, Republic of Vietnam, January 15, 1969.
Oscar P. Austin: DOB–January 15, 1948, Nacogdoches, Texas; Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas; Unit: US Marine Corps, Company E, 2nd Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: West of Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam, February 23, 1969.
Robert H. Jenkins Jr.: DOB–June 1, 1948, Interlachen, Florida; Hometown: Interlachen, Florida; Unit: US Marine Corps, 3rd Reconnaissance Battalion, 3rd Marine Division; Rank: Private First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Fire Support Base Argonne, DMZ, March 5, 1969.
William M. Bryant: DOB–February 16, 1933, Cochran, Georgia; Hometown: Cochran, Georgia; Unit: Company A, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Long Khanh Province, Republic of Vietnam, March 24, 1969.
Melvin Morris: DOB–January 7, 1942, Okmulgee, Oklahoma; Hometown: Cocoa, Florida; Unit: Company D, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces; Rank: Sergeant First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Chi Lang, Republic of Vietnam, September 17, 1969.
John Johnson: DOB–1839, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Unit: U.S. Navy, USS Kansas; Rank: Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: near Greytown, Nicaragua, April 12, 1872.
Joseph B. Noil: DOB–1841, Nova Scotia, Canada; Hometown: Washington, DC; Unit: US Navy, USS Powhatan; Rank: Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Norfolk, Virginia, December 26, 1872.
William Johnson: DOB–1855, Saint Vincent, West Indies; Hometown: Arlington, Virginia; Unit: US Navy, USS Adams; Rank: Cooper; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Navy Yard, Mare Island, California, November 14, 1879.
John Smith: DOB–1854, Bermuda; Hometown: Bermuda; Unit: US Navy, USS Shenandoah; Rank: Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, September 19, 1880.
John Davis: DOB–1854, Kingston, Jamaica; Hometown: Hampton, Virginia; Unit: US Navy, USS Trenton; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: Toulon, France, February 1881.
Robert Augustus Sweeney*: DOB–February 20, 1853, Montserrat, West Indies; Hometown: Queens, New York; Unit: US Navy, USS Kearsarge, USS Yantic; Rank: Ordinary Seaman; Places and Dates of Distinguished Action: Hampton Roads, Virginia, and Navy Yard, New York, October 26, 1881, December 20, 1883.
Daniel Atkins: DOB–November 18, 1866, Brunswick, Virginia; Hometown: Portsmouth, Virginia; Unit: US Navy, USS Cushing; Rank: Ship’s Cook First Class; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: aboard U.S.S. Cushing, February 11, 1898.
Alphonse Girandy: DOB–January 21, 1868, Guadaloupe, West Indies; Hometown: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Unit: US Navy, USS Petrel; Rank: Seaman; Place and Date of Distinguished Action: aboard the USS Petrel, March 31, 1901.
* Robert Augustus Sweeney is the only African American to be awarded the Medal of Honor for two separate acts of valor during peacetime service.