List of Irish American Medal of Honor recipients

The following is a list of Irish-American soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines who were awarded the American military's highest decoration — the Medal of Honor, sometimes referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. The Medal of Honor 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.

Of the 3,464 Medals of Honor awarded as of September 17, 2009,^[1] an estimated 2,018 have been awarded to Irish-American recipients, more than twice the number awarded any other ethnic group;^[2][3] 257 Irish-born Americans have received the Congressional Medal of Honor^[4][5] which represents more than half of foreign-born MOH recipients.^[6] A monument to these Irish-born Medal of Honor winners is located at Valley Forge's Medal of Honor Grove.^[7] The first Irish American to receive the Medal was Michael Madden, who received it for his actions in the American Civil War.

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