He was a true American hero in every sense of the word.”. The Legion adopted a resolution in 2018 calling for the then-unknown last living WWII Medal of Honor recipient to receive a state Show Caption + Retired U.S. Army Maj. John J. Duffy prepares to receive the Medal of Honor from President Joseph R. Biden in the East Room at The White House in Washington, D.C., July 5, 2022. There are also many actual award presentations online. We have linked to these under the alphabetical listings. For a list of recipients born in, accredited to and Medals earned in Mississippi, click here: Mississippi (updated 5 Aug 2020) BESSEY, Charles Albert (Indian Campaigns) Biloxi Cemetery (Section H), Biloxi, MS LAT 30.3964 LON -88.9069. The Medal of Honor is our nation’s highest award for military valor in action. First signed into law in 1861 during the Civil War, the Medal of Honor has fewer than 3,600 Recipients. The Medal is a distinguished award, presented to those who have shown gallantry and intrepidity, at the risk of their lives, above and beyond the call of duty. Miyamura was the second-to-last living Korean War Medal of Honor recipient, the statement says. There are 64 recipients alive today. Funeral arrangements for Miyamura are pending. Black Army special forces veteran may receive Medal of Honor 56 years after heroism in Vietnam 05:11. Davis gave his only television interview to "CBS Mornings" about the renewed effort for Three medal holders are still on active duty in the U.S. military, soldiers William D. Swenson, Thomas Payne and Matthew O. Williams of the U.S. Army. Among the living recipients are former U.S. Senator Bob Kerrey and three retired generals: Patrick Henry Brady and Robert F. Foley of the Army and James E. Livingston of the Marine Corps. Returning to the kill zone a fourth time in a Humvee, he exited the vehicle, evaded a hail of bullets and shells to recover three fallen Marines and a Navy corpsman, working alongside then-Marine Corps Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who on Sept. 15, 2011, received the Medal of Honor for his own actions in the battle. Ignoring the hail of enemy fire, Thornton dashed up and grabbed his lieutenant, who he thought was dead. Amazingly, Norris was still alive. And, when Norris received his Medal of Honor in 1976, Thornton had the distinction of becoming the only Medal of Honor recipient to save the life of a fellow recipient. Died: April 11, 1970, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Saint John's Cemetery (MH) (K-70-1-2), Hammond, IN, United States. Location of Medal: National Museum of the Marines Corps, Quantico, VA. U.S. Marine Corps Lance Corporal Emilio Albert de la Garza Jr. was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. 3lnpEf8.