Compiled by Gayle Alvarez, Medal of Honor Historical Society, US As of 5 July 2022 Page 3 Medal of Honor Recipients Who Entered The Service In Hawaii Davis, George Fleming Philippine Islands (Hawaii) World War II (Davis is accredited to the Philippines but the 1930 Census shows him living in Hawaii. He entered the Nationally, there are 65 living recipients of the Medal of Honor, which dates back to 1863 and was created under President Abraham Lincoln in the early days of the Civil War. The White House has announced that President Biden will award the Medal of Honor to four U.S. Army Soldiers who fought in the Vietnam War: Staff Sergeant Edward N. Kaneshiro (posthumous), Specialist Five Dwight W. Birdwell, Specialist Five Dennis M. Fujii, and retired Major John J. Duffy. The award ceremony will be held on Jul. 5. Medal of Honor President Joe Biden awards the Medal of Honor to Major Duffy during a ceremony in July 2022. On 27 June 2022 it was announced that President Joe Biden would present the Medal of Honor to Duffy and three others on 5 July 2022. Duffy was presented with the Medal of Honor on 5 July 2022 in a ceremony at the White House. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 30, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nearly half of the 65 living Medal of Honor Recipients and their families will travel to Knoxville Sept. 6-10 for the Medal of Honor Celebration, a Published April 25, 2022. Medal of Honor recipient Kenneth E. Stumpf, a Vietnam War veteran, died April 23 at the age of 77 in Tomah, Wisconsin, according to a press release from the Congressional According to the museum website, the facility is slated to open in late 2024. Since 1861 when the Medal of Honor was established, 3,520 soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines and Coast Guardsmen have President Joe Biden on Tuesday, July 5, 2022, awarded the Medal of Honor to three of the four Army veterans at a White House ceremony while Kaneshiro, who died during combat in 1967, was honored June 30, 2022. United States Marine Hershel "Woody" Williams, a Medal of Honor recipient and the last surviving member of the famous Iwo Jima flag raising photo, rides on a float during the Published: Jun. 29, 2022, 11:33 a.m. United States Marine Hershel "Woody" Williams, a Medal of Honor recipient and the last surviving member of the famous Iwo Jima flag raising photo, rides on a xYdTEji.