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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

• See [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Italian-American_Medal_of_Honor_recipients

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>