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List of Korean War Medal of Honor recipients information


This list represents all of the 146 United States military personnel who received the Medal of Honor for valor in combat during the Korean War. 103 Medals of Honor were awarded posthumously.[1]

The Korean War was an escalation of border clashes between two rival Korean regimes (each of which was supported by external powers) with the North Korean regime trying to topple the South Korean regime through political and guerrilla tactics. In a very narrow sense, some may refer to it as a civil war, though many other factors were at play.[2] After failing to strengthen their cause in the free elections held in South Korea during May 1950[3] and the refusal of South Korea to hold new elections per North Korean demands, the communist North Korean Army moved south on June 25, 1950, to attempt to reunite the Korean peninsula, which had been formally divided since 1948. The conflict was then expanded by the Chinese and the Soviet Union's involvement as part of the larger Cold War. The main hostilities were during the period from June 25, 1950, until the armistice was signed on July 27, 1953.

  1. ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients - Korean War". Center of Military History, U. S. Army. 2012-09-25. Archived from the original on 2012-09-25. Retrieved 2022-09-22.
  2. ^ Richard W. Stewart (ed.). "Ch. 8 :The Korean War, 1950–1953". American Military History, Volume 2(revised 2005). CMH Pub 30-22. Archived from the original on May 18, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2007.
  3. ^ Hermes, Walter Jr. (1966). Truce Tent and Fighting Front. United States Army Center of Military History. p. 2,6,9. Archived from the original on 2009-02-24. Retrieved 2010-07-02.

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