The document summarizes the Medal of Honor, the highest military decoration awarded by the U.S. It provides details on the guidelines for receiving the medal, its origins in 1862 under President Lincoln, and brief profiles of several recipients including their conflicts, ranks, branches of service, dates and locations of their acts of valor.

1. Medal of Honor
By: Samuel Waller

2.  What is the Medal of honor-
Medals for privates in the Army of the U.S. who shall
distinguish themselves in battle.
 What are the guidelines to be awarded the medal of honor-
• While engaged in action against the enemy
• While engaged in military operations involving conflict with
opposing foreign forces
• While serving with friendly forces engaged in armed
conflict against an opposing armed force
 When was the medal created-July 12, 1862
 Who signed the bill- President Abraham Lincoln

3. Callen, Thomas J.
 Conflict-Indian war campaigns
 Rank-Private
 Branch of service-U.S. Army
 Date-(25-26) June 1876
 location-Little Big Horn
 Succeeded in obtaining water aaaafor wounded in
command and good conduct aaaaaaaaaaain in
assisting to driving away indians.

4. Triplet, Samuel
 Conflict-Spanish-American aaaaa War
 Rank-Ordinary Seaman
 Branch of service-U.S. Navy
 Date-Not available
 Location-ocean on way to caimanera,
Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
 Sweeping and disabling twenty-seven contact
mines
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5. Woodfill, Samuel
 Conflict-World War 1
 Rank-First lieutenant
 Branch of service-U.S. Army
 Date-12 October 1918
 Location-Cunel France
 He and two comrads went to aaaaaaaaaaaa
take-out a machinegun nest aaaaaaaaaaaaa
there he encountered 4 aaaaaaaaaaa
soldiers 3 he shot the 4th aaaaaaaaaa he
killed with his pistol. Later captured 3 other
soldiers and killed another 7. 5

6. Bordelon, William James
 Conflict-World War 2
 Rank-Staff Sergeant
 Branch of service U.S. Army
 Date-20 November 1943
 Location-Tarawa in the Gilbert Is.
 saved two men and destroyed 4 machinegun
positions sacrificing his life.
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7. Fox, John R.
 Conflict- World War 2
 Rank-Lieutenant
 Branch of service-U.S. Army
 Date-26 December 1944
 location-Sommocolonia, Italy
 as the germans continued to press the attack towards the
area liutenant fox occupied, he adjusted the artillery fire
closer to his position. finally he was warned that the next
adjustment would bring the deadly artillery right on top of his
position. After acknowledging the danger, Lieutenant Fox
insisted that the last adjustment be fired as this was the only
way to defeat the enemy and sacrificing his life
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