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Medal of Honor recipients

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Dates

  • Roster updated and links copied 2024 Feb 28.

Summary

This is a roster of Medal of Honor recipients with a Minnesota connection. This was copied from an internally maintained Google sheet. Some entries are duplicted in order to list multiple cities or counties.

Summary

Last Name, First Name, City, County, War, Birth, Death, Born in MN? Enlisted in MN? Died in MN? Buried in MN? In MMVM Vet Matrix? In Camp Ripley Court of Honor? MMVM has medal? CMOHS memorial

Albee George Emerson Owatonna Steele Indian Campaign 27 January 1845, Lisbon, NH 24 March 1918, Laurel, Maryland No Yes No No Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/george-e-albee

Allen James St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 5 May 1843, Ireland 31 August 1913, Carthage, New York No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-allen

Barrick Jesse T. St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 18 January 1841, Columbiana, Ohio 3 November 1923, Pasco, Washington No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/jesse-t-barrick

Bell Harry St. Paul Ramsey Spanish-American War 21 September 1859, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 6 November 1938, Cook County, Illinois No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/harry-bell

Bianchi Willibald New Ulm Brown WWII Yes Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/willibald-c-bianchi

Blanchfield Michael Minneapolis Hennepin Vietnam War Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/michael-r-blanchfield

Boehler Otto A. Breckenridge Wilkin Spanish-American War 15 October 1873, Germany 15 October 1910, Breckenridge, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/otto-a-boehler

Burger Joseph Crystal Lake Hennepin Civil War 16 April 1848, Bludenz, Austria 3 January 1921, St. Paul, MN No Yes No No No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-burger

Burger Joseph St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 16 April 1848, Bludenz, Austria 3 January 1921, St. Paul, MN No No Yes Yes No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-burger

Burkard Oscar Rudolph Hay Creek Goodhue Indian Campaign 21 December 1877, Achern, Germany 18 February 1950, Rome, New York No Yes No No Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/oscar-r-burkard

Byrne Denis Bird Island Renville Indian Campaign May 1828, Wexford, Ireland 31 December 1905, Bird Island, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/denis-byrne

Byrne Denis St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign May 1828, Wexford, Ireland 31 December 1905, Bird Island, MN No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/denis-byrne

Campbell James A. St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 20 December 1844, Brooklyn, New York 6 May 1904, St. Paul, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-a-campbell

Catlin Albertus Wright Mexican Expedition 1 December 1868, Gowanda, New York 31 May 1933, Culpeper, Virginia No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/albertus-w-catlin

Chandler Stephen E. Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 1841, Calhoun County, Michigan 1919, Minneapolis, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/stephen-e-chandler

Cilley Clinton A. Wasioja Dodge Civil War 1837, Rockingham County, NH 9 May 1900, Hickory, North Carolina No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/clinton-a-cilley

Clark William Andrews Nicollet Nicollet Civil War 24 July 1828, Pennsylvania 9 January 1916, Kerns, MN No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-a-clark

Colalillo Michael Hibbing St. Louis WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/michael-mike-colalillo

Colalillo Michael Duluth St. Louis WWII No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/michael-mike-colalillo

Courtney Henry A. Duluth St. Louis WWII Yes Yes No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/henry-a-courtney-jr

Cukela Louis Minneapolis Hennepin WWI No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/louis-cukela

Davis Charles P. Long Prairie Todd Interim 5 June 1872, Long Prairie, MN 28 May 1943, Valley City, North Dakota Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-p-davis

Davis Raymond E. Mankato Blue Earth Spanish-Am War Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/raymond-e-davis

Dyer Jesse Farley St. Paul Ramsey Mexican Expedition 2 December 1877, St. Paul, MN 31 March 1955, Corona, California Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/jesse-f-dyer

Flannigan James St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 1833, Canada 4 October 1905, Louisville, New York No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-flannigan

Fleming Richard Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/richard-e-fleming

Frantz Aloysius Joseph Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 9 March 1837, France 4 October 1913, Minneapolis, MN No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-frantz

Frantz Aloysius Joseph Northfield Rice Civil War 9 March 1837, France 4 October 1913, Minneapolis, MN No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/joseph-frantz

Gere Thomas Parke St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 8 June 1842, Wellsburg, New York 8 January 1912, Chicago, Illinois No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/thomas-p-gere

Grant Lewis Addison Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 17 January 1828, Winhall Hollow, VT 20 March 1918, Minneapolis, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lewis-a-grant

Hanna Milton Henderson Sibley Civil War 12 January 1842, Licking County, Ohio 21 January 1913, Minneapolis, MN No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/milton-hanna

Hanna Milton Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 12 January 1842, Licking County, Ohio 21 January 1913, Minneapolis, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/milton-hanna

Hanna Milton Mankato Blue Earth Civil War 12 January 1842, Licking County, Ohio 21 January 1913, Minneapolis, MN No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/milton-hanna

Hauge Louis J. Ada Norman WWII Yes Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/louis-j-hauge-jr

Hawks Lloyd Becker Sherburne WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lloyd-c-hawks

Hawks Lloyd Park Rapids Hubbard WWII No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lloyd-c-hawks

Hawthorne Harry LeRoy Winona Winona Indian Campaign 27 November 1859, Winona, MN 10 April 1948 Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/harry-l-hawthorne

Holmes Lovilo N. Mankato Blue Earth Civil War 10 October 1830, Farmersville, NY 7 May 1914, Mankato, MN No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/lovilo-n-holmes

Huggins Eli Lundy St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 1 August 1842, Schuyler County, Illinois 22 October 1929, Oakland, California No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/eli-l-huggins

Kelley Andrew John Crookston Polk Civil War 2 September 1845, Lima, Indiana 4 June 1918, Crookston, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/andrew-j-kelley

Kraus Richard Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No Yes No Yes No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/richard-e-kraus

La Belle James D. Columbia Heights Anoka WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-d-la-belle

La Belle James D. Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No Yes No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/james-d-la-belle

Lindburgh Charles A. Little Falls Morrison Peacetime No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-a-lindbergh-jr

Mallon George H. St. Cloud Stearns WWI No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/george-h-mallon

Mallon George H. Minneapolis Hennepin WWI No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/george-h-mallon

May William C. Howard Lake Wright Civil War 16 January 1826, Fayette County, PA 21 October 1894, Howard Lake, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-c-may

May William C. Winsted McLeod Civil War 16 January 1826, Fayette County, PA 21 October 1894, Howard Lake, MN No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-c-may

McCornack Andrew Monticello Wright Civil War 2 April 1844, Elgin, Illinois 4 May 1920, Monticello, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/andrew-mccornack

McKay Charles Wesley Staples Todd Civil War 25 January 1847, Mansfield, New York 25 August 1912, Staples, MN No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-w-mckay

McKay Charles Wesley Fergus Falls Ottertail Civil War 25 January 1847, Mansfield, New York 25 August 1912, Staples, MN No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-w-mckay

McMillian Albert Walter Stillwater Washington Indian Campaign 13 October 1862, Stillwater, MN 2 October 1948, Sacramento, California Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/albert-w-mcmillian

McMillian Albert Walter St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 13 October 1862, Stillwater, MN 2 October 1948, Sacramento, California No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/albert-w-mcmillian

Merritt John G. St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 31 October 1837, Manhattan, New York 17 December 1892, Washington, DC No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-g-merritt

Montrose Charles H. St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 1853, St. Paul, MN 13 October 1913, New York, New York Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-h-montrose

Morgan George Horace Minneapolis Hennepin Indian Campaign 1 January 1855, St. Catherine, Quebec 1948, Washington, DC No Yes No No Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/george-h-morgan

Nelson Oscar Minneapolis Hennepin Interim Yes Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/oscar-f-nelson

O'Brien Henry Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 21 January 1842, Calais, Maine 2 November 1902, St. Louis, Missouri No Yes No No Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/henry-d-obrien

Olson Kenneth Wilmar Kandiyohi Vietnam War Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/kenneth-l-olson

Olson Kenneth Minneapolis Hennepin Vietnam War No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/kenneth-l-olson

Olson Arlo Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/arlo-l-olson

Page John St. Paul Ramsey Korea No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-u-page

Pay Byron Edward Mankato Blue Earth Civil War 21 October 1844, Jefferson County, NY 19 February 1906, Volga, South Dakota No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/byron-e-pay

Phillips Samuel D. St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 28 January 1845, Butler County, Ohio 12 November 1915, St. Paul, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/samuel-d-phillips

Pickle Alonzo H. St. Charles Winona Civil War 2 July 1843, Farnham, Quebec, Canada 24 May 1925, Sleepy Eye, MN No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/alonzo-h-pickle

Pickle Alonzo H. Sleepy Eye Brown Civil War 2 July 1843, Farnham, Quebec, Canada 24 May 1925, Sleepy Eye, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/alonzo-h-pickle

Pruden Robert St. Paul Ramsey Vietnam War Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/robert-j-pruden

Pruden Robert Minneapolis Hennepin Vietnam War No Yes No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/robert-j-pruden

Rabel Laszlo Minneapolis Hennepin Vietnam War No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/laszlo-rabel

Reed Alex Hayford Glencoe McLeod Civil War 13 March 1835, Hartford, Maine 21 January 1917, Glencoe, MN No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/axel-h-reed

Robinson Thomas Minneapolis Hennepin Interim No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/thomas-robinson

Rud George W. Minneapolis Hennepin Interim Yes Yes No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/george-w-rud

Rudolph Donald South Haven Wright WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/donald-e-rudolph

Rudolph Donald Bovey Itasca WWII No No Yes No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/donald-e-rudolph

Rudolph Donald Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No Yes No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/donald-e-rudolph

Schmidt William Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 7 October 1844, Tiffin, Ohio 3 June 1905, Minneapolis, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-schmidt

Shepard Irwin Winona Winona Civil War 5 July 1843, Skaneateles, New York 17 April 1916, Winona, MN No No Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/irwin-shepard

Sherman Marshall St. Paul Ramsey Civil War 1823, Vermont 19 April 1896, St. Paul, MN No Yes Yes Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/marshall-sherman

Sorenson Richard Anoka Anoka WWII Yes Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/richard-k-sorenson

Sorenson Richard Minneapolis Hennepin WWII No No No Yes No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/richard-k-sorenson

Taylor Wilbur Nelson Minneapolis Hennepin Indian Campaign 2 December 1846, Hampden, Maine 20 November 1903, Minneapolis, MN No No Yes Yes No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/wilbur-n-taylor

Thorsness Leo Walnut Grove Redwood Vietnam War Yes Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/leo-k-thorsness

Tracy John aka Henry G Nabers St Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 28 Dec 1848, Dublin Ireland 29 May 1918, St Louis Mo No No No No Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-tracy

Vale John Rochester Olmsted Civil War 9 August 1835, London, England 4 February 1909, Davenport, Iowa No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/john-vale

Van Valkenburgh Franklin Minneapolis Hennepin WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/franklin-van-valkenburgh

Vlug Dirk Maple Lake Wright WWII Yes No No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/dirk-j-vlug

Wayrynen Dale Moose Lake Carlton Vietnam War Yes No No No No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/dale-e-wayrynen

Wayrynen Dale McGregor Aitkin Vietnam War No No No Yes No Yes https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/dale-e-wayrynen

Welch Charles Henry Minneapolis Hennepin Indian Campaign 16 March 1845, New York, New York 22 June 1915, La Salle, Colorado No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/charles-h-welch

Wilson William Othello St. Paul Ramsey Indian Campaign 16 September 1869, Hagerstown, Maryland 18 January 1928, Hagerstown, Maryland No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/william-o-wilson

Wold Nels Winger Polk WWI Yes No No Yes Yes No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/nels-t-wold

Wright Samuel Minneapolis Hennepin Civil War 20 January 1828, Harrison County, Indiana 7 July 1918, Triune, Kansas No Yes No No No No https://www.cmohs.org/recipients/samuel-wright

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