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