Through education, leadership, and inspiring spaces for learning and reflection, the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation preserves and expands the impact of the 3,517 awarded Medal of Honor recipients and the more than 40 million Americans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Civil War. There have been 299 medals awarded to members of the US Marine Corps and one medal awarded to a member of the US Coast Guard. The Navy version of the Medal of Honor is described as a five-pointed bronze star, each tipped with trefoils that contain a crown of laurel and oak. Medal of Honor Recipients by Military Branch; DOD Service Branches Recipients; Army: 2404: Navy: 746: Marine Corps: 297: Air Force: 17: Coast Guard: 1 Medals Awarded: 3465 Medals Some 3,500 Americans have received the Medal of Honor since it was first introduced in the 1860s, but to date, only 19 have earned the military's highest award for valor on two occasions. Five pairs of brothers have received the Medal of Honor: Johnand William Black, in the American Civil War. The Blacks are the first brothers to be so honored. Charlesand Henry Capehart, in the American Civil War, the latter for saving a drowning man while under fire. Antoineand Julien Gaujot. The From Dec. 7, 1941 to V-J Day on Sept. 2, 1945, the Medal of Honor was awarded to a total of 434 recipients, 244 of whom received the Medal of Honor posthumously. The U.S. Army had 259 recipients, the U.S. Marine Corps had 81 recipients, the U.S. Navy had 57 recipients, the U.S. Army Air Force had 37 recipients and the U.S. Coast Guard had one .

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