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| War | Totals | Army | Navy | Marines | Air Force | Coast Guard | Posthumous |
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| Civil War | 1522 | 1198 | 307 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 32 |
| Indian Campaigns | 426 | 426 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Korea 1871 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Spanish American | 110 | 31 | 64 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Samoa | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Philippine Insurrection | 80 | 69 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Philippine Outlaws | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boxer Rebellion | 59 | 4 | 22 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mexican Campaign | 56 | 1 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Haiti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dominican Republic | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World War I | 124 | 95 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 33 |
| Haiti 1919-1920 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nicaraguan Campaign | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| World War II | 464 | 324 | 57 | 82 | 0 | 1 | 266 |
| Korean War | 131 | 78 | 7 | 42 | 4 | 0 | 94 |
| Vietnam | 245 | 159 | 16 | 57 | 13 | 0 | 154 |
| Somalia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Non-Combat | 193 | 3 | 185 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Unknowns | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| GRAND TOTALS | 3459 | 2400 | 745 | 296 | 17 | 1 | 614 |
These totals reflect the total number of Medals of Honor awarded. Nineteen (19) men received a second award: fourteen of these men received two separate Medals for two separate actions; five received both the Navy and the Army Medals of Honor for the same action. The total number of Medal of Honor recipients is 3,408.
Total Medals of Honor awarded: 3,459
Total number of Medal of Honor recipients: 3,440
Total number of double recipients: 19
As of 13 April 2003, there are 137 living Medal of Honor recipients.
Source: Congressional Medal of Honor Society, 40 Patriots Point Rd, Mt Pleasant SC 29464
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Last updated 3 October 2003
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