Category:Italian American Studies (Medal of Honor)
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Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor was created during the American Civil War and is the American military's highest decoration. It is bestowed "for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life, above and beyond the call of duty, in actual combat against an armed enemy force." The medal is awarded by the President of the United States on behalf of the Congress. Due to the nature of this medal, it is often presented posthumously.
List of Italian-American Medal of Honor recipients
Civil War
- Luigi Palma di Cesnola (1832-1904) <????>
Indian Wars
- George Ferrari (1845c-1895c) <1869>
Spanish–American War
- Frank O. Fournia (1873-1912) <1899>
World War I
- Michael Valente (1895-1976) <Pres. Herbert C. Hoover, 1929>
World War II
- John Basilone (1916-1945) <1943?>
- Vito R. Bertoldo (1916-1966)
- Willibald C. Bianchi (1915-1945)
- Anthony Casamento (1920-1987) <Pres. Jimmy Carter, 1980>
- Ralph Cheli (1919-1944)
- Joseph J. Cicchetti (1923-1945)
- Mike Colalillo (1925-2011) <Pres. Harry Truman, 1946>
- Peter J. Dalessandro (1918-1997) <Pres. Harry Truman, 1945>
- Anthony P. Damato (1922-1944) <1945>
- Arthur F. DeFranzo (1919-1944) <1945>
- Gino J. Merli (1924-2002) <Pres. Harry Truman, 1945>
- Frank J. Petrarca (1918-1943) <1943>
- Robert M. Viale (1916-1945) <1945>
Korean War
- Reginald B. Desiderio (1918-1950)
- Joseph Vittori (1929-1951) <Pres. Harry Truman, 1952>
Vietnam War
- Lewis Albanese (1946-1966) <1968>
- Vincent R. Capodanno (1929-1967) <Pres. Lyndon Johnson, 1969>
- Jon R. Cavaiani (1943-2014) <Pres. Gerald Ford, 1974>
- Frank R. Fratellenico (1951-1970)
- Gary W. Martini (1948-1967) <Pres. Lyndon Johnson>
- Louis R. Rocco (1938-2002) <Pres. Gerald Ford, 1974>
- Humbert R. Versace (1937-1965) <Pres. George W. Bush, 2002>
War in Afghanistan
- Jared C. Monti (1976-2006) <Pres. Barack Obama, 2009>
- Salvatore Giunta (1985) <Pres. Barack Obama, 2010>
War in Iraq
- David Bellavia (1975) <Pres. Donald Trump, 2019>
Media in category "Italian American Studies (Medal of Honor)"
The following 10 files are in this category, out of 10 total.
- 1832 Cesnola (archaeologist).jpg 260 × 338; 64 KB
- 1895 Valente (soldier).png 87 × 125; 13 KB
- 1916+ Basilone (soldier).png 300 × 400; 239 KB
- 1920+ Casamento (soldier).jpg 376 × 500; 44 KB
- 1937+ Versace (soldier).jpg 354 × 500; 53 KB
- 1938+ Rocco (soldier).jpg 400 × 525; 29 KB
- 1946 Albanese (soldier).jpg 188 × 250; 25 KB
- 1975+ Bellavia (soldier).jpg 440 × 550; 53 KB
- 1975+ Monti (soldier).jpg 341 × 544; 41 KB
- 1985+ Giunta (soldier).jpg 440 × 550; 44 KB