Florida Medal of Honor Recipients

The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. government. It is bestowed by the President in the name of Congress, and is conferred only upon members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguish themselves through “conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States.”

According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, 24 Medal of Honor recipients have been accredited to Florida.

Captain Charles Albert Varnum
U.S. Army
Indian Wars

Sergeant Clarence M. Condon
U.S. Army
Philippine War

Chief Machinist’s Mate Francis Edward Ormsbee Jr.
U.S. Navy
World War I

Lieutenant Commander William Merrill Corry Jr.
U.S. Navy
World War I

Second Lieutenant Alexander Ramsey Nininger Jr.
U.S. Army
World War II

Private James Henry Mills
U.S. Army
World War II

Commander David McCampbell
U.S. Navy
World War II

Second Lieutenant Robert Edward Femoyer
U.S. Army Air Corps
World War II

Major Thomas Buchanan McGuire Jr.
U.S. Army Air Corps
World War II

Private Robert Miller McTureous Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps
World War II

First Lieutenant Baldomero Lopez
U.S. Marine Corps
Korean War

Private First Class Emory L. Bennett
U.S. Army
Korean War

Hospital Corpsman Third Class Robert R. Ingram
U.S. Navy
Vietnam War

Corporal Larry Eugene Smedley
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam War

Staff Sergeant Clifford Chester Sims
U.S. Army
Vietnam War

Specialist Fourth Class Nicholas J. Cutinha
U.S. Army
Vietnam War

Lieutenant Junior Grade Clyde Everett Lassen
U.S. Navy
Vietnam War

Private First Class Robert H. Jenkins Jr.
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam War

Staff Sergeant Hammett L. Bowen Jr.
U.S. Army
Vietnam War

Private First Class Bruce Wayne Carter
U.S. Marine Corps
Vietnam War

Sergeant Ardie R. Copas
U.S. Army
Vietnam War

Sergeant First Class Paul R. Smith
U.S. Army
Iraq

Staff Sergeant Robert J. Miller
U.S. Army
Afghanistan

Sergeant First Class Alwyn C. Cashe
U.S. Army
Iraq