1945. Private First Class Private First Class William J. Grabiarz, E-5 Cavalry earns the Medal of Honor. (23 February) Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army. Troop E, 5th Cavalry, 1st Cavalry Division. Place and date: Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 23 February 1945. Entered service at: Buffalo, NY. He is the first Medal of Honor recipient in division history and the namesake of Fort Bragg's Pike Field.-- Gen. Matthew Bunker Ridgway, deceased: Ridgway transitioned the division to its airborne
Paul Monti, father of Medal of Honor recipient the late Army Sgt.t1st Class Jared C. Monti, listens to remarks during a Hall of Heroes induction ceremony for his son at the Pentagon, Sept. 18
In 1990, President George H. W. Bush signed into law the designation of March 25 as National Medal of Honor Day. As Congress put it in later legislation, “public awareness of the medal had declined in recent years,” and Medal of Honor Day was supposed to restore the decoration to its rightful place in American culture and society. In fact, public awareness of the medal and its meanings
Since it was instituted there have been 3,473 recipients; at least 17 American Jews have received the Medal of Honor [n 1] for their actions starting in the American Civil War through the Vietnam War. The first recipient of the medal was Benjamin B. Levy of the 1st New York Volunteer infantry for his service at the Battle of Glendale on June 30 On September 11, 2020, Sergeant Major Thomas Payne was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions at Hawijah. Branch of Service: US Army. Conflict: Global War on Terror, Operation Inherent Resolve. Action Rank: Sergeant First Class. Unit: U.S. Army Special Operations Command. eeOuX. 103752394362761517693211
