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Compiled by Gayle Alvarez, Medal of Honor Historical Society, US As of 8 August 2020

Medal of Honor Recipients Who Were Born In Pennsylvania

Allen, William Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Ammerman, Robert Wesley Centre County, PA Civil War Anderson, Everett W. near Phoenixville, PA Civil War Anderson, Thomas Scenery Hill, PA Civil War Andrews, John York County, PA Korea 1871 Apple, Andrew O. Northampton, PA Civil War Arnold, Abraham Kerns Bedford, PA Civil War Baird, Absalom Washington, PA Civil War Barrett, Edward Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Beaumont, Eugene Beauharnais Wilks-Barre, PA Civil War Benjamin, Jr., George Philadelphia, PA World War II Bennett, Orren Bradford County, PA Civil War Benyaurd, William Henry Harrison Philadelphia, PA Civil War Betts, Charles Malone Bucks County, PA Civil War Beyer, Hillary Montgomery County, PA possibly Norristown Civil War Binder, Richard Philadelphia, PA (Germany) Civil War (USMC biography, immigration document and census note German birth) Bingham, Henry Harrison Philadelphia, PA Civil War Bishop, Charles Francis Pittsburgh, PA Mexican Campaign Bishop, Francis A. Bradford County, PA Civil War Blackmar, Wilmon Whilldin Bristol, PA Civil War Blair, James Schuyler County, PA Indian Campaigns Blickensderfer, Milton A. Lancaster, PA Civil War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Blume, Robert Pittsburgh, PA Spanish-American War Bonebrake, Henry G. Waynesboro, PA Civil War Bonnaffon, Jr, Sylvester Philadelphia, PA Civil War Boon, Hugh Patterson Washington, PA Civil War Boone, Joel Thompson St. Clair, PA World War I Bourke, John Gregory Philadelphia, PA Civil War Brazell, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Brest, Lewis Francis Mercer, PA Civil War Brittin, Nelson Vogel Audubon, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) Korean War (Brittin is officially listed as born in NJ but his WWII draft card, the 1930 census and his Nat’l Archives service recap for WWII show birth in Pennsylvania) Bronson, James H. Indiana County, PA Civil War Brown, Charles E. Schuylkill County, PA Civil War Brown, Jeremiah Zachariah near Rural Valley, PA Civil War Brown, Melvin L. Mahaffey, PA Korean War Brutsche, Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War Buchanan, David Murray Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Burnett, George Ritter Lower Providence Township, PA Indian Campaigns Butler, Smedley Darlington (Double Recipient) West Chester, PA Mexican Campaign and

Haitian Campaign 1915 Buzzard, Ulysses G. Armstrong County, PA Spanish-American War Caldwell, Daniel G. Marble Hill, PA Civil War Campbell, Albert Ralph Williamsport, PA China Relief


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Capehart, Charles E. Conemaugh Township, PA Civil War Capehart, Henry Johnstown, PA Civil War Carey, Alvin Philip Lycippus, PA World War II Carlisle, Casper R. Allegeheny County, PA Civil War Carson, William J. Washington County, PA Civil War Cart, Jacob Carlisle, PA Civil War Casey, Henry New Geneva, PA Civil War Casey, James Seaman Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Chambers, Joseph B. Beaver County, PA Civil War Clark, James G. Germantown, PA Civil War Clark, Wilfred Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Clark, William A. Pennsylvania Civil War Clausen, Charles H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clay, Cecil Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clifford, Robert Teleford, True name Robert Teleford Kelley Carlisle or Columbia, PA Civil War Clopp, John E. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Comfort, John W. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Connell, Trustrim Lancaster, PA Civil War Conner, Richard Philadelphia, PA Civil War Cooke, Walter Howard Norristown, PA Civil War Corcoran, Michael Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Corson, Joseph Kirby Plymouth Meeting, PA Civil War Crawford, Alexander Philadelphia, PA Civil War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Crescenz, Michael Joseph Philadelphia, PA Vietnam War Cripps, Thomas H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Crouse, William Adolphus Tannettsburg, PA Spanish-American War Cunningham, Francis Marion Somerset (possibly Upper Turkeyfoot), PA Civil War Cunningham, James Smith Washington County, PA Civil War Cutter, George W. Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Damato, Anthony Peter Shenandoah, PA World War II Davidsizer, John Audy Milford, PA Civil War Davis, Charles Clinton Harrisburg, PA Civil War Davis, Joseph H. Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Deary, George Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns DeLacey, Patrick Carbondale , PA Civil War Denig, John Henry York, PA Civil War Desiderio, Reginald Benjamin Clairton, PA Korean War DeSwan, John Francis Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Dias, Ralph Ellis Shelocta or Indiana, PA Vietnam War (Dias’ USMC Biography said he was born in Indiana, PA) Dolby, David Charles Norristown, PA Vietnam War Donaldson, John P. Harrisville, PA Civil War (A well-researched book on Iowa Civil War recipients places his birth in Harrisville) Drexler, Henry Clay Braddock, PA Interim Awards 1920-1940 Du Moulin, Frank Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1865-1870 Duncan, James K. L. Frankfort Mineral Springs, PA Civil War Durney, Austin Joseph Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Dutko, John William Dilltown, PA World War II Edwards, Walter Atlee Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1920-1940 Elliott, Alexander Beaver County, PA Civil War Ellis, Horace A. Mercer County, PA Civil War Engle, James Edgar Chester, PA Civil War English, Jr., Glenn Harry Altoona, PA Vietnam War Estocin, Michael John Turtle Creek, PA Vietnam War Etchberger, Richard Loy Hamburg, PA Vietnam War Ewing, John C. Ligonier Valley, PA Civil War Fasnacht, Charles H. Lancaster County, PA Civil War Fassett, John Barclay aka John B. Fassitt Philadelphia, PA Civil War Feaster, Mosheim Schellsburg, PA Indian Campaigns Fisher, Harry, True name Franklin J. Phillips McKeesport, PA China Relief Fisher, John H. Monmouth, PA Civil War Fisher, Joseph Philadelphia, PA Civil War Flanagan, Augustin D. Loretto, PA Civil War Foley, Alexander Joseph Heckersville, PA China Relief Fox, William R. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Francis, Charles Robert Doylestown, PA China Relief Frick, Jacob G. Northumberland, PA Civil War Fry, Isaac N. Hinckletown or Ephrata, PA Civil War (Fry’s USMC biography said he was born in Ephrata as does county history) Funk, Jr., Leonard Alfred Braddock Township, PA World War II


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Furman, Chester Straton Columbia, PA Civil War Furness, Frank Philadelphia, PA Civil War Galloway, George Norton Philadelphia, PA Civil War Galloway, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Gedeon, Louis Pittsburgh, PA Philippine Insurrection Gilligan, Edward Lyons Philadelphia, PA Civil War Goodman, William Ernest Philadelphia, PA Civil War Graham, James Albert Wilkinsburg, PA Vietnam War Graul, William L. Reading, PA Civil War Gray, Robert A. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Greenawalt, Abraham Montgomery County, PA Civil War Gross, Samuel, True name Samuel Marguilies

Philadelphia, PA Haitian Campaign 1915 Gunther, Jacob Schuylkill County, PA Indian Campaigns Haffee, Edmund Philadelphia, PA Civil War Hallman, Sherwood Henry Spring City, PA World War II Hamilton, Richard Philadelphia, PA Civil War Harmon, Amzi Davis, True name Amzi Davis Harman Wilkinsburg, PA Civil War Harr, Harry Raymond Pine Croft, PA World War II Harris, George W. Schuylkill, PA Civil War Hartell, Lee Ross Philadelphia, PA Korean War Hartranft, John Frederic New Hanover Township, PA Civil War Harvey, Raymond Ford City, PA Korean War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Hawkins, Martin Jones Mercer County, PA Civil War Heller, Henry Clarion, PA Civil War Herron, Francis Jay Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Herron, Leander Fallsington, Bucks County, PA Indian Campaigns Heyl, Charles Pettit Heath Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Hickman, John S., John Pierce Hickman in obituary Blair County, PA Civil War Higby, Charles Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Hill, Edwin Joseph Philadelphia, PA World War II Hill, Henry Schuylkill County, PA Civil War Hill, James Madison Washington County, PA Indian Campaigns Himmelsback, Michae aka Michael Himmelsbach

Allegheny County, PA Indian Campaigns Hoffman, Thomas W. Perrysburg, PA Civil War Hogan, Franklin Centre County, PA Civil War Hoover, Samuel Dauphin County, PA Indian Campaigns Horner, Freeman Victor Mount Carmel, PA World War II Hottenstine, Solomon J., True name Solomon J. Hottenstein Lehigh County, PA Civil War Howard, Henderson Calvin Indiana County, PA Civil War Hubbard, Thomas H. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Huber, William Russell Harrisburg, PA Interim Awards 1920-1940 Huff, James William Washington , PA Indian Campaigns Huidekoper, Henry Shippen Meadville, PA Civil War Hunterson, John C. Philadelphia, PA Civil War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Hyatt, Theodore Pennsylvania Civil War Iams, Ross Lindsey Graysville, PA Haitian Campaign 1915 Ilgenfritz, Charles Henry York County, PA Civil War Johns, Henry T. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Johnson, John Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Johnson, Joseph Esrey Lower Merion, PA Civil War Johnson, Ruel M. Harbor Creek, PA Civil War Johnson, Samuel Springfield Township, PA Civil War Johnston, David H. Shelocta, Indiana County, PA Civil War Jones, William Philadelphia, PA Civil War Kefurt, Gus J. Greenville, PA World War II Kelly, Alexander Saltsburg, PA Civil War Kelly, Charles Edward Pittsburgh, PA World War II Kelly, John D. Venango Township, PA World War II Kephart, James Venango County, PA Civil War Kindig, John M. East Liberty, PA Civil War Kinsey, John, Buried as John McKenzie Lancaster County, PA Civil War Kirk, John Fairview, York County, PA Indian Campaigns (A well-researched book on Medals of Honor earned in Texas places his birth in Fairview) Kirkwood, John A. Allegheny City, PA Indian Campaigns Kitchen, George Krause near Pottsville, Lebanon County, PA Indian Campaigns Knappenberger, Alton Warren Coopersburg, PA World War II Kramer, Theodore L. Luzerne County, PA Civil War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Landis, James Parker Mifflin County, PA Civil War Laws, Robert Earl Altoona, PA World War II Lawson, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War Leonard, William Edman Greene County, PA Civil War Levery, William Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Lewis, DeWitt Clinton West Chester, PA Civil War Lilley, John Oliver, Mifflin County, PA Civil War Lobaugh, Donald Ronald Freeport, PA World War II Lower, Cyrus B. Lawrence County, PA Civil War Lowry, George Maus Erie, PA Mexican Campaign Luty, Gotlieb Allegheny County, PA Civil War Lytle, Leonidas S. Warren County, PA Indian Campaigns Maclay, William Palmer Spruce Creek, PA Philippine Insurrection MacNeal, Harry Lewis Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Marm, Jr., Walter Joseph Washington, PA Vietnam War Marquette, Charles D. Lebanon County, PA Civil War Martin, Sylvester Hopkins Chester County, PA Civil War Mathias, Clarence Edward Royalton, PA China Relief Matthews, John Calvin Westmoreland County, PA Civil War Matthews, Milton Pittsburgh, PA Civil War May, William C. Pennsylvania Civil War McCammon, William Wallace Shippensburg, PA(Cincinnati, OH) Civil War (Some sources list McCammon as born in PA but there is significant evidence that it was actually Ohio)


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): McGinnis, Ross Andrew Meadville, PA War on Terror-Iraq McGraw, Francis Xavier Philadelphia, PA World War II McKown, Nathaniel A. Susquehanna County, PA Civil War McMurtry, George Gibson Pittsburgh, PA World War I McVeigh, John Joseph Philadelphia, PA World War II McWilliams, George Washington near Waterford, PA Civil War Mears, George Washington Bloomsburg, PA Civil War Mechlin, Henry W. B., True name Henry W.B. Mechling Mount Pleasant, PA Indian Campaigns Merli, Gino Joseph Scranton, PA World War II Merrifield, James K. Hyde Park, PA Civil War Messerschmidt, Harold Owen Grier City, PA World War II Miller, George W. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Miller, Hugh Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Miller, Robert James Harrisburg, PA War on Terror-Afghanistan Miller, William Edward West Hill, PA Civil War Minick, John Wilson Wall, PA World War II Mitchell, Alexander H. Perrysville, PA Civil War Mitchell, Joseph Andrew Philadelphia, PA China Relief Mitchell, Theodore Tarentum, PA Civil War Moore, George Philadelphia, PA Civil War Morford, Jerome Mercer County, PA Civil War Morgan, William David Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Morris, William Powers Philadelphia, PA Civil War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Morrison, Francis Ohiopyle, PA Civil War Mostoller, John William Stoystown or Stonycreek, PA Civil War Murphy, Daniel J. Philadelphia, PA (Cork, Ireland) Civil War (Murphy’s Civil War enlistment shows birth in PA, all other enlistments show Ireland) Murphy, Edward F. Wayne County, PA Indian Campaigns Myers, William H., True name William H. Meyers Philadelphia, PA Civil War Novosel, Sr., Michael Joseph Etna, PA Vietnam War Oliver, Charles Allegheny County, PA Civil War Orr, Robert Levan Philadelphia, PA Civil War Orth, Jacob George Philadelphia, PA Civil War Paige, Mitchell Charleroi, PA World War II Paul, William H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Payne, Irvin C. Wayne County, PA Civil War Pearson, Alfred L. Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Peirsol, James Kastor Beaver County, PA Civil War Pennsyl, Josiah, Buried as Joseph Pensyl Frederick County, MD (near Rainsburg, PA) Indian Campaigns (A well-researched book on Medals of Honor earned in Texas places his birth in Pennsylvania as do multiple Censuses) Pennypacker, Galusha near Valley Forge, PA Civil War Pfeifer, Louis Fred aka Louis F. Thies Egg Harbor, NJ (Philadelphia, PA) Interim Awards 1899-1910 (Pfeifer aka Theis is officially listed as born in Philadelphia but the New Jersey birth index shows he was actually born in Egg Harbor, NJ) Pinder, Jr., John Joseph McKees Rocks, PA World War II


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Pipes, James Milton Morrisville, PA Civil War Port, William David Petersburg, PA Vietnam War Porter, Donn Fortheringham Sewickley, PA Korean War Porter, Horace Huntingdon, PA Civil War Prom, William Raymond Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Purcell, Hiram Williams Upper Black Eddy, PA Civil War Purman, James Jackson Greene County, PA Civil War Purvis, Hugh Philadelphia, PA Korea 1871 Quay, Matthew Stanley Dillsburg, PA Civil War Ramer, George Henry Meyersdale, PA Korean War Rankin, William Lewistown, PA Indian Campaigns Raub, Jacob Franklin Raubsville, PA Civil War Reed, George W. Cambria County, PA Civil War Reed, William Union County, PA Civil War Reem, Robert Dale Lancaster, PA Korean War Reese, James William Chester, PA World War II Reigle, Daniel P. Adams County, PA Civil War Reisinger, James Monroe aka Roe Reisinger Beaver County, PA Civil War Ressler, Norman W. Dalmatia, PA Spanish-American War Rhodes, Sylvester D. Plains, PA Civil War Riley, John Phillip Allentown, PA Spanish-American War Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis Easton, PA Civil War Roeder, Robert E. Summit Station, PA World War II


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Rohm, Ferdinand Frederick Patterson, PA Civil War Roosevelt, George Washington Chester County, PA Civil War Rought, Stephen Bradford County, PA Civil War Roush, James Levi Bedford County, PA Civil War Rowand, Jr, Archibald Hamilton Philadelphia, PA Civil War Rush, William Rees Philadelphia, PA Mexican Campaign Rutter, James May Wilkes-Barre, PA Civil War Ryan, Francis Thomas, True name Frank Gallagher Massachusetts (Pennsylvania?) China Relief Relief (Ryan is officially listed as born in Massachusetts but there is evidence it was actually Pennsylvania) Sands, William Reading, PA Civil War Sapp, Isaac aka Isaiah B. Sapp Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Sarnoski, Joseph Raymond Simpson, PA World War II Sayers, Foster Joseph Marshalls Creek, PA World War II Schaffner, Dwite Hayden Arroya, PA World War I Schmidt, Jr., Oscar Philadelphia, PA World War I Schoonmaker, James Martinus Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Scott, John Wallace Chester County, PA Civil War Seitzinger, James Monroe Germany (Pennsylvania) Civil War Seitzinger is officially listed as born in Germany but all censuses and even his death certificate say born in Pennsylvania. Additionally, his father was in the same unit and his information to include censuses show born in Pennsylvania

Sellers, Alfred Jacob Plumsteadville, PA Civil War Semple, Robert Pittsburgh, PA Mexican Campaign Shellenberger, John S. Fayette County, PA Civil War Shepherd, Warren Julius Cherry Tree, PA Spanish-American War


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Shingle, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Shomo, William Arthur Jeannette, PA World War II Shopp, George J. Equinunk, PA (Dorst, France) Civil War (Some sources list Shopp as born in PA but a biography he himself wrote states birth was in France) Silk, Edward Anthony Johnstown, PA World War II Sitman, William Samuel Bellwood, PA Korean War Sloan, Andrew Jackson St. Clair Township, PA Civil War Slusher, Henry C. Washington County, PA Civil War Smalley, Reuben S. Washington County, PA Civil War Smith, Robert, True name Harry Reynolds Philadelphia, PA (Memphis, TN) Indian Campaigns (Smith’s birth was recorded as Pennsylvania on the enlistment register but he was actually born as Reynolds in Tennessee) Smith, Thaddeus Stevens Cumberland, PA Civil War Snyder, William Ellsworth South Bethlehem, PA Interim Awards 1899-1910 Sowers, Michael, Buried as Michael Sauers Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Speicher, Clifton T. Gray, PA Korean War Spence, Orizoba, True name Orisoba Spence Forest County, PA Indian Campaigns Springer, George York County, PA Indian Campaigns Stewart, James A., True name John B. Bradley Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Storey, John Hamilton Reid Philadelphia, PA Civil War Strausburgh, Bernard A., True name Bernard A. Strausbaugh Adams County, PA Civil War Strayer, William H. Maytown, PA Indian Campaigns


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Swan, Charles Alexander Greene County, PA Civil War Tanner, Charles B. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Taylor, Forrester Lore Philadelphia, PA Civil War Taylor, William G. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Tea, Richard Longstreet Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Thomas, Charles L. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Thomas, Hampton Sidney Quakertown, PA Civil War Thompson, James B. Juniata County, PA Civil War Tominac, John Joseph Conemaugh, PA World War II Trout, James M., Buried as Joseph McMackin Trout Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Tucker, Jacob Ruth Chester County, PA Civil War Turner, Day G. Berwick, PA World War II Tweedale, John Frankford, PA Civil War Vanderslice, John Mitchell near Valley Forge, PA Civil War Vantine, Joseph E. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Vaughn, Pinkerton Ross Downingtown, PA Civil War Walton, George Washington Upper Oxford Township, PA Civil War Warfel, Henry Clay Mill Creek, PA Civil War Weaher, Andrew J., True name Andrew J. Weaber Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Weicht, Ellis Rosco Clearville, PA World War II White, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War Will, Walter J. Pittsburgh, PA World War II


BORN IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Williams, Elwood N. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Williams, John Blair County, PA Civil War Wilson, Alfred Leonard Fairchance, PA World War II Wilson, Benjamin Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Wilson, Charles E. Bucks County, PA Civil War Wilson, Francis A. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wilson, William (Double Recipient) Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Winder, David Francis Edinboro, PA Vietnam War Witcome, Joseph Mechanicsburg, PA Indian Campaigns Woodward, Evan Morrison Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wortick, Joseph, True name Joseph Wertick Fayette County, PA Civil War Wray, William John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wright, Albert D. Elkland, PA Civil War Yeager, Jacob F. New Texas, PA Civil War Young, Andrew Jackson Pennsylvania, possibly Morgan, PA Civil War Zeamer, Jr., Jay Carlisle, PA World War II


Medal of Honor Recipients Who Entered The Service In Pennsylvania

Allen, William Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Ammerman, Robert Wesley Milesburg, PA Civil War Anderson, Everett W. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Arnold, Abraham Kerns Bedford, PA Civil War Ayers, James F. Richmond, VA (Philadelphia, PA) Indian Campaigns (Ayers is sometimes listed as accredited to Virginia but his first enlistment was in PA) Baird, Absalom Washington, PA Civil War Baldwin, Charles H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Barrett, Edward Pennsylvania (Mares Island, CA) Interim Awards 1871-1898 (Barrett is accredited to Pennsylvania but his actual enlistment was in California) Beaumont, Eugene Beauharnais Wilks-Barre, PA Civil War Beebe, William Sullivan 'Sully' Philadelphia, PA Civil War Bell, Dennis Washington, DC (Pittsburg, PA) Spanish-American War (Bell is accredited to Washington, DC but his first enlistment was in Pittsburgh) Benfold, Edward Clyde "Ted" Philadelphia, PA Korean War Bennett, Orren Towanda, PA Civil War Benyaurd, William Henry Harrison Philadelphia, PA Civil War Betts, Charles Malone Philadelphia, PA Civil War Beyer, Hillary Philadelphia, PA Civil War Binder, Richard Philadelphia, PA Civil War Bingham, Henry Harrison Canonsburg, PA Civil War Bishop, Charles Francis Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Bishop, Francis A. Harrisburg, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Blackmar, Wilmon Whilldin Philadelphia, PA Civil War Blackwood, William Robert Douglas Philadelphia, PA Civil War Blucher, Charles Philadelphia, PA Civil War Bonebrake, Henry G. Franklin County, PA Civil War Bonnaffon, Jr, Sylvester Philadelphia, PA Civil War Boon, Hugh Patterson Washington, PA Civil War Boone, Joel Thompson St. Clair, PA World War I Brannigan, Felix Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Brazell, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Brest, Lewis Francis Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Brewster, Andre Walker Philadelphia, PA China Relief Breyer, Charles Philadelphia, PA Civil War Brogan, James, True name Edward James Brogan Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Brown, Benjamin Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Brown, Charles E. Schuylkill Haven, PA Civil War Brown, Jeremiah Zachariah Curllsville, PA Civil War Brown, Melvin L. Erie, PA Korean War Brutsche, Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War Buchanan, David Murray Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Burnett, George Ritter Spring Mills, PA Indian Campaigns Butler, Smedley Darlington (Double Recipient) Pennsylvania Haitian Campaign 1915 and Mexican Campaign


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Buzzard, Ulysses G. Pittsburgh, PA Spanish-American War Caldwell, Daniel G. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Campbell, Albert Ralph Philadelphia, PA China Relief Canfield, Heth Carlisle, PA Indian Campaigns Carey, Alvin Philip Laughlintown, (Pittsburgh) PA World War II (Carey’s Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Pittsburgh) Carlisle, Casper R. Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Carpenter, Louis Henry Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Cart, Jacob Carlisle, PA Civil War Chadwick, Leonard B. Delaware (Philadelphia, PA) Spanish-American War (Chadwick is accredited to Delaware but multiple sources state he enlisted in Philadelphia) Chambers, Joseph B. Eastbrook, PA Civil War Clark, James G. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clark, Wilfred Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Clausen, Charles H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clay, Cecil Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clifford, Robert Teleford, True name Robert Teleford Kelley Philadelphia, PA Civil War Clopp, John E. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Collis, Charles Henry Tucky Philadelphia, PA Civil War Cotton, Peter New York (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Cotton is accredited to New York but his only known enlistment was in Philadelphia) Comfort, John W. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Connell, Trustrim Port Kennedy, PA Civil War Connor, William C. Pennsylvania (New York) Civil War (Connor is accredited to Pennsylvania but his enlistments were in New York and Baltimore)


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Cooke, Walter Howard Norristown, PA Civil War Corson, Joseph Kirby Philadelphia, PA Civil War Crandall, Charles Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Crawford, Alexander Philadelphia, PA Civil War Crescenz, Michael Joseph Philadelphia, PA Vietnam War Crilley, Frank William Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1915-1916 Cripps, Thomas H. Pennsylvania Civil War Cronin, Cornelius Michigan (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Cronin is accredited to Michigan but his first enlistment was in Philadelphia) Crouse, William Adolphus Pennsylvania (Mare Island, CA) Spanish-American War (Crouse is accredited to Pennsylvania but his first enlistment was in California) Cunningham, Francis Marion Springfield, PA Civil War Cutter, George W. Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 Daily, Charles Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Damato, Anthony Peter Pennsylvania World War II Davidsizer, John Audy Lewistown, PA Civil War Davis, Charles Clinton Harrisburg, PA Civil War Davis, Joseph H. Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Day, Charles Richmond, PA Civil War Deakin, Charles Philadelphia, PA Civil War Deary, George Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns DeLacey, Patrick Scranton, PA Civil War Delaney, John Carroll Honesdale, PA Civil War Delavie, Hiram H. Allegheny County, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Dempster, John Philadelphia, PA (New York) Civil War (Dempster is accredited to Pennsylvania but his first enlistment was in NY) Denig, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War De Swan, John Francis Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Dias, Ralph Ellis Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Diggins, Bartholomew Maryland (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Diggins is accredited to Maryland but his enlistment was in Philadelphia) Dolby, David Charles Philadelphia, PA Vietnam War Donaldson, John P. Butler, PA Civil War Doolen, William, Buried as William Dolan Philadelphia, PA Civil War Dougherty, James Philadelphia, PA Korea 1871 Dougherty, Michael Philadelphia, PA Civil War Dougherty, William Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Drexler, Henry Clay Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1920-1940 Drustrup, Niels Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Du Moulin, Frank Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1865-1870 Duncan, James K. L. Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL) Civil War (Duncan is accredited to Pennsylvania but both enlistments were in Chicago) Dutko, John William Riverside, NJ (Harrisburg, PA) World War II (Dutko is accredited to New Jersey but the Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Pennsylvania) Edgerton, Nathan Huntley Philadelphia, PA Civil War Edwards, Walter Atlee Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1920-1940 Elliott, Alexander North Sewickley, PA Civil War Engle, James Edgar Chester, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): English, Jr., Glenn Harry Philadelphia, PA Vietnam War Etchberger, Richard Loy Hamburg, PA Vietnam War Evans, Thomas Johnstown, PA Civil War Ewing, John C. Greensburg, PA Civil War Farren, Daniel Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Fasnacht, Charles H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Fassett, John Barclay, Buried as John B. Fassitt Philadelphia, PA Civil War Fisher, Harry, True name Franklin J. Phillips Pennsylvania (Washington, DC) China Relief (Fisher is accredited to Pennsylvania. His first enlistment was in the Army as Phillips in Pittsburgh. Enlistment into USMC was in Washington, DC) Fisher, Joseph Philadelphia, PA Civil War Flanagan, Augustin D. Chester Springs, PA Civil War Foley, Alexander Joseph Philadelphia, PA China Relief Fox, William R. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Francis, Charles Robert Philadelphia, PA China Relief Frick, Jacob G. Pottsville, PA Civil War Fry, Isaac N. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Funk, Jr., Leonard Alfred Wilkinsburg, PA (Camp Lee, VA) World War II (Funk is accredited to Pennsylvania but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Virginia) Funk, West Philadelphia, PA Civil War Furman, Chester Straton Bloomsburg, PA Civil War Furness, Frank Philadelphia, PA Civil War Galloway, George Norton Philadelphia, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Galloway, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Gaughan, Philip Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Gedeon, Louis Pittsburgh, PA Philippine Insurrection Gertsch, John Gerry Buffalo, NY (Russell, PA) Vietnam War (Gertsch is listed as accredited to New York but the Nat’l Archives statement shows PA as his home of record. Newspaper artices at the time of his death place his pre-war residency in PA) Gilligan, Edward Lyons Philadelphia, PA Civil War Gion, Joseph Allegheny County, PA Civil War Girandy, Alphonse Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1899-1910 Glavinski, Albert, True name Albert Glawinski Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Goodman, William Ernest Philadelphia, PA Civil War Grace, Patrick Henry, True name Henry Patrick Grace Philadelphia, PA Korea 1871 Graul, William L. Reading, PA Civil War Gresser, Ignatz Allentown, PA Civil War Gross, Samuel, True name Samuel Marguilies Pennsylvania (Norfolk, VA) Haitian Campaign 1915 (Gross is accredited to Pennsylvania but his USMC biography says he enlisted in Virginia) Gunther, Jacob, True name Jacob Guenther Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Haffee, Edmund Philadelphia, PA Civil War Hallman, Sherwood Henry Spring City (Philadelphia), PA World War II (Hallman’s Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Philadelphia) Hamilton, Richard Pennsylvania (New York) Civil War (Hamilton is accredited to Pennsylvania but he actually enlisted in New York)


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Harmon, Amzi Davis, True name Amzi Davis Harman Greensburg, PA Civil War Harr, Harry Raymond East Freedom (Altoona), PA World War II (Harr’s Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Altoona) Harris, George W. Bellefonte, PA Civil War Hartranft, John Frederic Norristown, PA Civil War Hawkins, Thomas R. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Henry, Guy Vernor Reading, PA Civil War Herron, Francis Jay Pittsburgh, PA (Dubuque, IA) Civil War (Herron is accredited to Pennsylvania but he actually entered the service in Iowa) Herron, Leander Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Hickman, John S., John Pierce Hickman in obituary Pennsylvania (Norfolk, VA) Civil War (Hickman actually enlisted in Virginia and several sources show him accredited to VA. Some sources show him accredited to Pennsylvania where he was born.) Higby, Charles New Brighton, PA Civil War Hill, Edwin Joseph Pennsylvania World War II Hill, Henry Harrisburg, PA Civil War Himmelsback, Michael aka Michael Himmelsbach Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Hoffman, Thomas W. Harrisburg, PA Civil War Hogan, Franklin Howard, PA Civil War Hoover, Samuel Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Horner, Freeman Victor Shamokin (Harrisburg), PA World War II (Horner’s Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Harrisburg) Horton, William M. Charlie Philadelphia, PA China Relief


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Hottenstine, Solomon J. , True name Solomon J. Hottenstein Philadelphia, PA Civil War Howard, Henderson Calvin Indiana, PA Civil War Hubbard, Thomas H. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Huber, William Russell Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1920-1940 Huff, James William Vanburan, PA Indian Campaigns Huidekoper, Henry Shippen Philadelphia, PA Civil War Hunterson, John C. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Iams, Ross Lindsey Pittsburgh, PA Haitian Campaign 1915 Ilgenfritz, Charles Henry Harrisburg, PA Civil War James, John H. Massachusetts (Philadelphia, PA)

Civil War (James is accredited to Massachusetts but actually enlisted in Pennsylvania) Jennings, James T. Luzerne or Buck Co, PA Civil War (Jennings accreditation varies by source) Johnsen, Hans Pennsylvania Spanish-American War Johnson, John Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 Johnson, Joseph Esrey Philadelphia, PA Civil War Johnson, Peter League Island, PA Spanish-American War Johnson, Samuel Connellsville, PA Civil War Jones, William Pennsylvania (Boston, MA) Civil War (Jones is accredited to Pennsylvania but the Rendezvous card gives 1862 Boston as his place of enlistment. There are two men with same name on the register) Kay, John Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Kelly, Alexander Allegheny, PA Civil War Kelly, Charles Edward Pittsburgh, PA World War II


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Kelly, John D. Cambridge Springs(Erie), PA World War II (Kelly’s Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Erie) Kelly, John Doran Homestead (Pittsburgh), PA Korean War (The USMC and award press release both say he actually enlisted in Pittsburgh) Kerr, Thomas R. Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Killackey, Joseph Pennsylvania China Relief Kilmartin, John, True name John Gilmartin Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Kindig, John M. Wilkins (Pittsburg), PA Civil War (Kindig’s first enlistment was in Pittsburgh) Kinsey, John, Buried as John McKenzie Maytown, PA Civil War Kirk, John Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Kitchen, George Krause Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Knappenberger, Alton Warren Almount, (Allentown) PA World War II (Knappenberger’s Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Allentown) Kramer, Theodore L. Danville, PA Civil War Kreher, Wendelin Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Lafferty, John, True name John Laverty Philadelphia, PA Civil War (Laverty is a double recipient but his second award is accredited to California) Landis, James Parker Reedsville, PA Civil War Laws, Robert Earl Altoona, PA World War II Lawson, John Henry Pennsylvania (New York) Civil War (Lawson is accredited to Pennsylvania but his actual enlistment was in New York) Lear, Nicholas Philadelphia, PA Civil War Lee, Fitz Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Leon, Pierre Philadelphia, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Leonard, William Edman Jacksonville, PA Civil War Levery, William Pennsylvania Spanish-American War Lewis, DeWitt Clinton West Chester, PA Civil War Lilley, John Lewistown, PA Civil War Lloyd, Benjamin Philadelphia, PA Civil War Lobaugh, Donald Ronald Freeport, (Pittsburgh) PA World War II (Lobaugh’s Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Pittsburgh) Lower, Cyrus B. New Castle, PA Civil War Lowry, George Maus Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Luty, Gotlieb West Manchester, PA Civil War Maclay, William Palmer Altoona, PA Philippine Insurrection MacNeal, Harry Lewis Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Mahoney, George Pennsylvania Spanish-American War Marm, Jr., Walter Joseph Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Marquette, Charles D. Campbelltown, PA Civil War Martin, Edward S., Buried as Edwin Martin Philadelphia, PA Civil War Martin, James Philadelphia, PA Civil War Martin, Sylvester Hopkins Philadelphia, PA Civil War Mathias, Clarence Edward Harrisburg, PA China Relief Mathies, Archibald Pittsburgh (Philadelphia), PA World War II (Mathies Nat’l Archives service recap states he actually enlisted in Philadelphia) Matthews, John Calvin Greensburg, PA Civil War Matthews, Joseph Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Matthews, Milton Pittsburgh, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Mausert, III, Frederick William Dresher, PA Korean War May, John Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns McAdams, Peter Philadelphia, PA Civil War McAnally, Charles Philadelphia, PA Civil War McCormick, Michael P. Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns McGinnis, Ross Andrew Pittsburgh, PA War on Terror-Iraq McKeever, Michael Philadelphia, PA Civil War McKown, Nathaniel A. Philadelphia, PA Civil War McVeigh, John Joseph Philadelphia, PA World War II McWilliams, George Washington Pennsylvania (Buffalo, NY) Civil War (McWilliams is accredited to Pennsylvania but his enlistments were in New York) Mears, George Washington Bloomsburg, PA Civil War Mechlin, Henry W. B., True name Henry W.B. Mechling Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Merli, Gino Joseph Peckville (Wilkes Barre), PA World War II (Merli’s Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Wilkes Barre) Messerschmidt, Harold Owen Chester (Philadelphia), PA World War II (Messerschmidt’s Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Philadelphia) Mestrovitch, James Ivo Pittsburgh, PA World War I Miller, George W. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Miller, Hugh Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 (Miller’s first known enlistment was in Philadelphia) Miller, William Edward Newville, PA Civil War Mindil, George Washington Philadelphia, PA Civil War Minick, John Wilson Carlisle (Harrisburg), PA World War II (Minick is accredited to Carlisle but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Harrisburg)


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Mitchell, Alexander H. Hamilton, PA Civil War Mitchell, John James Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Mitchell, Joseph Andrew Pennsylvania China Relief (Mitchell listed his residence as Philadelphia on the 1900 Census taken aboard the USS Newark) Mitchell, Theodore Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Monaghan, Patrick H. Minersville, PA Civil War Morgan, William David Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Morris, James L. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Morris, John Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 (Some sources list Morris as accredited to New York. There were 2 John Morris’ who enlisted at the same time. The New York Morris is not the MoH man) Morris, William Powers Philadelphia, PA Civil War Morrison, Francis Drakestown, PA Civil War Mostoller, John William Stoystown, PA Civil War Mulholland, St. Clair Augustin Philadelphia, PA Civil War Munsell, Harvey May Philadelphia, PA Civil War Murphy, Edward F. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Oliver, Charles Webster, PA Civil War O'Neal, John Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 Orr, Moses Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Orr, Robert Levan Philadelphia, PA Civil War Ortega, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Orth, Jacob George Philadelphia, PA Civil War Paige, Mitchell Pennsylvania (Baltimore, MD) WWII (Paige is accredited to Pennsylvania but his actual enlistment was in Maryland)


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Palmer, William Jackson Philadelphia, PA Civil War Paul, William H. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Pearson, Alfred L. Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Pennsyl, Josiah, Buried as Joseph Pensyl Carlisle, PA Indian Campaigns Pennypacker, Galusha West Chester, PA Civil War Peters, Alexander Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1899-1910 Petty, Orlando Henderson Pennsylvania World War I Petty, Philip Troy, PA Civil War Phillips, Josiah Ulysses, PA Civil War Pinder, Jr., John Joseph Burgettstown (New Cumberland), PA World War II (Pinder is accredited to Burgettstown but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in New Cumberland) Pipes, James Milton Waynesburg, PA Civil War Pitman, George J. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Platt, George Crawford Philadelphia, PA Civil War Port, William David Harrisburg, PA Vietnam War Porter, Horace Harrisburg, PA Civil War Preston, Herbert Irving New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA) China Relief (Preston is accredited to New Jersey but he actually enlisted in Pennsylvania) Prom, William Raymond Pittsburgh, PA Vietnam War Purcell, Hiram Williams Doylestown, PA Civil War Purman, James Jackson Waynesburg, PA Civil War Purvis, Hugh Philadelphia, PA Korea 1871


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Quay, Matthew Stanley Harrisburg, PA Civil War Quick, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Spanish-American War Quinn, Alexander M. Philadelphia, PA (New York) Spanish-American War (Quinn is accredited to Philadelphia but his first two enlistments were in New York) Ramer, George Henry Lewisburg, PA Korean War Rankin, William Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Rannahan, John, Buried as John Ranahan Philadelphia, PA Civil War Raub, Jacob Franklin Weaversville, PA Civil War Reed, George W. Johnstown, PA Civil War Reem, Robert Dale Elizabethtown, PA Korean War Reese, James William Chester, PA (Camp Lee, VA) World War II (Reese is accredited to Pennsylvania but but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Virginia) Reid, Robert Alexander Pottsville, PA Civil War Reigle, Daniel P. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Reisinger, James Monroe, True name Roe Reisinger Meadville, PA Civil War Ressler, Norman W. Dalmatia, PA (St. Louis, MO) Spanish-American War (Ressler is accredited to Pennsylvania but his first enlistment was in Missouri) Rhodes, Sylvester D. Wilkes-Barre, PA Civil War Robinson, Thomas Tamaqua, PA Civil War Rodenbough, Theophilus Francis Pennsylvania Civil War Roeder, Robert E. Summit Station, (possiblyPhiladelphia) PA World War II (Roeder is accredited to Summit Station but his army press release stated he enlisted in Philadelphia) Rogan, Patrick Reading, PA Indian Campaigns


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Rohm, Ferdinand Frederick Juniata County, PA Civil War Roosevelt, George Washington Chester County, PA Civil War Rought, Stephen Crampton, PA Civil War Roush, James Levi Chambersburg, PA Civil War Rowand, Jr, Archibald Hamilton Pittsburgh, PA (Wheeling, VA) Civil War (Rowand is accredited to Pittsburgh but his service file shows enlistment in Wheeling) Rush, William Rees Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Rutter, James May Wilkes-Barre, PA Civil War Ryan, David Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Sabo, Jr, Leslie Halasz Ellwood City, PA Vietnam War Sacriste, Louis Jeanottelle Philadelphia, PA Civil War Sanderson, Aaron, True name Aron Sanderson Philadelphia, PA Civil War Sands, William Reading, PA Civil War Sapp, Isaac aka Isaiah B. Sapp Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Sarnoski, Joseph Raymond Simpson, PA World War II Sayers, Foster Joseph Howard, (Altoona) PA World War II (Sayers is accredited to Howard but theNat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Altoona) Schaffner, Dwite Hayden Falls Creek, PA (Ft. Niagara, NY) World War I (Schaffner is accredited tp Pennsylvania but a webpage compiled by his family shows enlistment and commissioning in New York) Scheibner, Martin E. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Schmidt, Jr., Oscar Pennsylvania World War I Schoonmaker, James Martinus Pittsburgh, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Scott, John Wallace Philadelphia, PA Civil War Seitzinger, James Monroe Worcester, PA Civil War Sellers, Alfred Jacob Philadelphia, PA Civil War Semple, Robert Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Seward, Griffin Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Shambaugh, Charles Indian Town, PA Civil War Shellenberger, John S. Perryopolis, PA Civil War Shepherd, Warren Julius Westover, PA (St. Louis, MO) Spanish-American War (Shepherd is accredited to Pennsylvania but his enlistment was in Missouri) Shiel, John, Buried as John Spiel Philadelphia, PA Civil War Shivers, John New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Shivers is accredited to New Jersey. The USMC webpage and muster rolls show his enlistment was actually in Philadelphia. Shomo, William Arthur Westmoreland County, (Pittsburgh) PA World War II Shomo is officially listed as entering the service in Westmoreland County but his Nat’l Archives service recap shows he enlisted in Pittsburgh.) Shopp, George J. Reading, PA Civil War Shughart, Randall David Newville, PA Somalia Silk, Edward Anthony Johnstown (Altoona), PA World War II (Silk is accredited to Johnstown but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Altoona) Simkins, Lebbeus New York (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Simkins is accredited to New York but both enlistments were in Philadelphia) Sinnett, Lawrence Clinton Pennsylvania Mexican Campaign Sitman, William Samuel Bellwood, PA Korean War Slusher, Henry C. Washington County, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Smith, Robert, True name Harry Reynolds Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Smith, Thaddeus Stevens Harrisburg, PA Civil War Smith, Theodore F.,Buried as Theodore Schmidt Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Smith, Walter B. New York, NY (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Smith is accredited to New York but actually enlisted in Pennsylvania) Snedden, James Johnstown, PA Civil War Snyder, William Ellsworth Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1899-1910 Sowers, Michael, Buried as Michael Sauers Pittsburgh, PA Civil War Speicher, Clifton T. Gray, PA Korean War Springer, George Harrisburg, PA Indian Campaigns Stewart, James A., True name John B. Bradley Pennsylvania (Washington, DC) Interim Awards 1871-1898 (Stewart true name Bradley is accredited to Pennsylvania but his actual enlistment was in Washington, DC) Storey, John Hamilton Reid Philadelphia, PA Civil War Strausburgh, Bernard A., True name Bernard A. Strausbaugh Warfordsburg, PA Civil War Strayer, William H. Carlisle, PA Indian Campaigns Sundquist, Axel Leohard League Island, PA Spanish-American War Swap, Jacob E. Springs, PA Civil War Taylor, Anthony Philadelphia, PA Civil War Taylor, William G. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Taylor, Thomas Maine (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Taylor is accredited to Maine but his enlistment was actually in Pennsylvania)


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Tea, Richard Longstreet Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Thayer, James Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 Thomas, Hampton Sidney Harrisburg, PA Civil War Thompson, Henry A., True name Roderick P. Connolly,Buried as Roderick P Connelly Philadelipha, PA Civil War Thompson, James B. Perrysville, PA Civil War Thompson, Joseph Henry Beaver Falls, PA World War I Thompson, Peter Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Thornton, Michael Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Tominac, John Joseph Conemaugh (Harrisburg), PA World War II (Tominac is accredited to Conemaugh but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Harrisburg) Tomlin, Andrew J. New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Tomlin is accredited to New Jersey but the USMC webpage and muster rolls show his enlistment was actually in Philadelphia. Trautman, Jacob Pittsburgh, PA Indian Campaigns Trout, James M., Buried as Joseph M. Trout Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Turner, Day G. Nescopeck, PA (Wilkes Barre) World War II (Day is accredited to Nescopeck but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Wilkes Barre) Tweedale, John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Vanderslice, John Mitchell Philadelphia, PA Civil War Vantine, Joseph E. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Vaughn, Pinkerton Ross Philadelphia, PA Civil War Veale, Moses Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wainwright, John West Chester, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Walton, George Washington Upper Oxford Township, PA Civil War Ward, Charles H. Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Watson, James Curtic Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Weaher, Andrew J., True name Andrew J. Weaber Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Weicht, Ellis Rosco Bedford, PA (Camp Lee, VA) World War II (Weicht is accredited to Bedford but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Virginia) White, John Henry Philadelphia, PA Civil War White, Joseph Philadelphia, PA Civil War Widmer, Jacob Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Williams, Henry Pennsylvania Interim Awards 1871-1898 Williams, John, U.S.S. Commodore Perry Pennsylvania Civil War Williams, Peter Pennsylvania Civil War Williams, William Pennsylvania, likely Philadelphia Civil War Willis, Richard Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wilson, Alfred Leonard Fairchance (Greensburg), PA World War II (Wilson is accredited to Fairchance but the Nat’l Archives service recap shows he actually enlisted in Greensburg) Wilson, Francis A. Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wilson, William (Double recipient Philadelphia, PA Indian Campaigns Witcome, Joseph Carlisle, PA Indian Campaigns Woodall, Zachariah Taylor Carlisle, PA Indian Campaigns Wray, William John Philadelphia, PA Civil War Wright, Albert D. Wellsboro, PA Civil War


ENTERED SERVICE IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Young, Andrew Jackson Carmichaels, PA Civil War Young, Edward B. New Jersey (Philadelphia, PA) Civil War (Young is accredited to New Jersey but all three of his enlistments were in Philadelphia)


Medal of Honor Recipients Who’s Action Took Place In Pennsylvania

Allen, Nathaniel Macon Gettysburg, PA Civil War Bacon, Elijah William Gettysburg, PA Civil War Benedict, George Greenville Gettysburg, PA Civil War Brown Jr., Morris Gettysburg, PA Civil War Capehart, Charles E. Monterey Mountain, PA Civil War Carey, Hugh Gettysburg, PA Civil War Carlisle, Casper R. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Chamberlain, Joshua Lawrence Gettysburg, PA Civil War Clark, Harrison Gettysburg, PA Civil War Clopp, John E. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Coates, Jefferson Gettysburg, PA Civil War Costello, John Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Cushing, Alonzo Hereford Gettysburg, PA Civil War DeCastro, Joseph H. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Dore, George H. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Enderlin, Richard Gettysburg, PA Civil War Falls, Benjamin Frank Gettysburg, PA Civil War Fassett, John Barclay Gettysburg, PA Civil War Flynn, Christopher J. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Fuger, Frederick W. Gettysburg, PA Civil War


MEDALS EARNED IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Furman, Chester Straton Gettysburg, PA Civil War Gilligan, Edward Lyons Gettysburg, PA Civil War Hart, John William Gettysburg, PA Civil War Hincks, William B. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Horan, Thomas Gettysburg, PA Civil War Huidekoper, Henry Shippen Gettysburg, PA Civil War Irsch, Francis Gettysburg, PA Civil War Jellison, Benjamin H. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Johnson, Wallace W. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Knox, Edward M. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Lonergan, John Gettysburg, PA Civil War Mayberry, John B. Gettysburg, PA Civil War McCarren, Bernard Gettysburg, PA Civil War Mears, George Washington Gettysburg, PA Civil War Miller, John G. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Miller, William Edward Gettysburg, PA Civil War Munsell, Harvey May Gettysburg, PA Civil War O'Brien, Henry D. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Osborne, John Philadelphia, PA Interim Awards 1871-1898 Pipes, James Milton Gettysburg, PA & Reams Station VA Civil War Platt, George Crawford Fairfield, PA Civil War Postles, James Parke Gettysburg, PA Civil War


MEDALS EARNED IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Purman, James Jackson Gettysburg, PA Civil War Raymond, William Harris Gettysburg, PA Civil War Reed, Charles Wellington Gettysburg, PA Civil War Reisinger, James Monroe Gettysburg, PA Civil War Rice, Edmund Gettysburg, PA Civil War Richmond, James Gettysburg, PA Civil War Robinson, John H. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Rood, Oliver Percy Gettysburg, PA Civil War Roosevelt, George Washington Bull Run, VA & Gettysburg, PA Civil War Roush, James Levi Gettysburg, PA Civil War Rutter, James May Gettysburg, PA Civil War Schwenk, Martin Millerstown, PA Civil War Sellers, Alfred Jacob Gettysburg, PA Civil War Sherman, Marshall Gettysburg, PA Civil War Sickles, Daniel Edgar Gettysburg, PA Civil War Smith, Thaddeus Stevens Gettysburg, PA Civil War Stacey, Charles Gettysburg, PA Civil War Thompson, James B. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Tozier, Andrew Jackson Gettysburg, PA Civil War Veazey, Wheelock Graves Gettysburg, PA Civil War Wall, Jerry C. Gettysburg, PA Civil War Waller, Francis Asbury Gettysburg, PA Civil War Webb, Alexander Stewart Gettysburg, PA Civil War


MEDALS EARNED IN PENNSYLVANIA (Continued): Wells, William Gettysburg, PA Civil War Wiley, James Gettysburg, PA Civil War

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