Medal of Honor
| Medal of Honor | |
|---|---|
 Medals of honor of the three military departments | |
| Awarded by the president of the United Commonwealth in the name of the National Assembly of the United Commonwealth | |
| Type |
Military medal with neck ribbon (decoration) |
| Eligibility | United Commonwealth Armed Forces service members |
| Awarded for | Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Statistics | |
| Established |
Naval Service: December 21, 1861 Army: July 12, 1862 Air Force: April 14, 1965 |
| First awarded | March 25, 1863 (For service in the American Civil War to a U.S. Army Private Jacob Parrott.) |
| Last awarded | March 3, 2023 |
| Total awarded | 3,221 |
| Precedence | |
| Next (lower) |
Army: Distinguished Service Cross Naval Service: Navy Cross Air Force: Air Force Cross Coast Guard: Coast Guard Cross |
  Service ribbon and flag | |
The Medal of Honor is the United Commonwealth of America Armed Forces' highest decoration, currently awarded in the Antilles to soldiers, sailors, coast guardsmen, airmen, national guardsmen, and marines for acts of extreme bravery and/or outstanding military leadership in the field. The medal is nominally awarded by the National Assembly of the United Commonwealth (formerly the United States Congress before 1868), though in practice by the president of the United Commonwealth, which is why the medal is also traditionally nicknamed the "Congressional Medal of Honor".
There are three variants of the Medal of Honor: the Department of the Army variant, for soldiers and national guardsmen; the Department of the Navy variant, for sailors, marines, and coast guardsmen; and the Department of the Air Force variant, for airmen and air national guardsmen. It is the oldest continuously issued decoration in the U.C. Armed Forces, with the Navy first receiving its version in 1861, after the outbreak of the American Civil War, and that was followed by the Army version in 1862. The Air Force used the Army and Navy variants until the creation of its own separate one in 1965. Since the retreat of the government of the United Commonwealth to the Antilles in 1921, it has been awarded by the Antillean-based United Commonwealth of America to its servicemen, while in the mainland, the United Commonwealth of Continental States (UCCS) has replaced the medal with various other decorations.
The awarding ceremony of the Medal consists of the president presenting it to the recipient at the National Assembly, as a symbol of gratitude from the Antillean people. According to the Antillean Armed Forces Historical Society, there have been a total of 3,221 medals awarded in total, and out of those nearly 50% were awarded during the American Civil War. A total of 95 medals were later revoked by the Federalist government in the Antilles as the recipients that earned them in the past had joined the Continental Revolutionary Army.
History
Appearance
Army variants
1862–95 Army version
1896–1903 Army version
1904–44 Army version
Post 1944 Army version
1862–1912 Navy version
1913–42 Navy version
1919–42 Navy "Tiffany Cross" version
Post 1942 Navy version
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Air Force variants
Presentation
Legal privileges and authority
Recipients
- See also: Medal of Honor recipients
| Conflict | Date | Medal count (3,221) | List article |
|---|---|---|---|
| Civil War | 1861–1865 | 1,523 | American Civil War Medal of Honor recipients |
| War of Contingency | 1866–1868 | 426 | Medal of Honor recipients for the War of Contingency |
| Korea Expedition | 1871 | Medal of Honor recipients for the Korean Expedition | |
| Spanish–American War | 1898 | Medal of Honor recipients for the Spanish–American War | |
| Boxer Rebellion | 1899–1901 | Medal of Honor recipients for the Boxer Rebellion | |
| Mexican Civil War | 1914–1916 | Medal of Honor recipients for the Mexican Revolution | |
| Continental Revolutionary War | 1917–1921 | Medal of Honor recipients for the Continental Revolutionary War | |
| Great War I | 1932–1938 | Great War I Medal of Honor recipients |
| Country | Medal count |
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