list of foreign-born medal of honor recipients
peacetime
Table:
Image
Name
Country of birth
Rank
Branch
Place of action
Date of action
Notes/Reference

William Ahern Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Watertender
Navy
On board the USS Puritan
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 1, 1897

William Anderson Category:Articles with hCards
Sweden
Coxswain
Navy
On board the USS Powhatan
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 28, 1878

Richard Bates Category:Articles with hCards
Wales , United Kingdom
Seaman
Navy
Eastport, Maine
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 10, 1866

Heinrich Behnke Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Iowa
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 25, 1905

William H. Belpitt Category:Articles with hCards
Australia
Captain of the Afterguard
Navy
Fuzhou , China
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 7, 1884

James Benson Category:Articles with hCards
Denmark
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Ossipee
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 20, 1872
Joined the Navy from Japan

Ernest H. Bjorkman Category:Articles with hCards
Sweden
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Block Island , Rhode Island
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1903

John Brown Category:Articles with hCards
Denmark
Captain of the Afterguard
Navy
Eastport, Maine
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 10, 1866

Thomas Burke Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Seaman
Navy
Eastport, Maine
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 10, 1866

Thomas Cahey Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Seaman
Navy
Manila Bay , Philippines
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 31, 1901

August Chandron Category:Articles with hCards
France
Seaman Apprentice
Navy
Alexandria , Egypt
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1885

Demetri Corahorgi Category:Articles with hCards
Italy
Fireman First Class
Navy
On board the USS Iowa
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 25, 1905

Thomas Cramen Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Boatswain's Mate
Navy
On board the USS Portsmouth
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 7, 1882

John Davis Category:Articles with hCards
Jamaica
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Toulon , France
February 1881

John Dempsey Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Seaman
Navy
Shanghai , China
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 23, 1875

Austin Denham Category:Articles with hCards
England , United Kingdom
Seaman
Navy
Greytown, Nicaragua
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 12, 1872

Thomas Eadie Category:Articles with hCards
Scotland , United Kingdom
Chief Gunner's Mate
Navy
Cape Cod , Massachusetts
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 18, 1927

Walter Elmore Category:Articles with hCards
England , United Kingdom
Landman
Navy
Mediterranean Sea
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 1, 1878
Joined the Navy from France

John Everetts Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Gunner's Mate Third Class
Navy
On board the USS Cushing
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 11, 1898

Isaac L. Fasseur Category:Articles with hCards
Netherlands
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Callao , Peru
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1884
Joined the Navy from Chile

John Flannagan Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Boatswain's Mate
Navy
Le Havre , France
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1878

Edward Floyd Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Boilermaker
Navy
On board the USS Iowa
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 25, 1905

Alphonse Girandy Category:Articles with hCards
Guadeloupe
Seaman
Navy
Manila Bay , Philippines
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 31, 1901

Rade Grbitch Category:Articles with hCards
Austria
Seaman
Navy
San Diego , California
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1905

William Halford Category:Articles with hCards
England , United Kingdom
Coxswain
Navy
Pacific Ocean
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 18, 1870 – Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 19, 1870

Luovi Halling Category:Articles with hCards
Sweden
Boatswain's Mate First Class
Navy
Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 15, 1904

George Hill Category:Articles with hCards
England , United Kingdom
Chief Quarter Gunner
Navy
Greytown, Nicaragua
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 12, 1872

Johannes J. Johannessen Category:Articles with hCards
Norway
Chief Watertender
Navy
On board the USS Iowa
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 25, 1905
Joined the Navy from Japan

William Johnson Category:Articles with hCards
Saint Vincent
Cooper
Navy
Mare Island , California
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 14, 1879

Thomas Kersey Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Plymouth
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1876

Hugh King Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Delaware River
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 7, 1871

John King Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Watertender
Navy
On board the USS Vicksburg On board the USS Salem
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 29, 1901 Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1909
Double MOH recipient

Robert Klein Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Chief Carpenter's Mate
Navy
On board the USS Raleigh
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 25, 1904
Joined the Navy from France

Patrick J. Kyle Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Landman
Navy
Port Mahon , Minorca
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1879

Emile Lejeune Category:Articles with hCards
France
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Plymouth
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 6, 1876

George Low Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Seaman
Navy
New Orleans , Louisiana
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 15, 1881
Born as George Low Evatt

Edward Maddin Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Lisbon , Portugal
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 9, 1876

Joseph Matthews Category:Articles with hCards
Malta
Captain of the Top
Navy
On board the USS Constitution
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1879

James H. McDonald Category:Articles with hCards
Scotland , United Kingdom
Chief Metalsmith
Navy
Isles of Shoals , New Hampshire
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 23, 1939

Mons Monssen Category:Articles with hCards
Norway
Chief Gunner's Mate
Navy
On board the USS Missouri
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1904

Philip Moore Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Seaman
Navy
Genoa , Italy
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1880

William Morse Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Seaman
Navy
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 19, 1880

Joseph B. Noil Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Powhatan
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1872

Isadore Nordstrom Category:Articles with hCards
Sweden
Chief Boatswain's Mate
Navy
On board the USS Kearsarge
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1906

August Ohmsen Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Master-at-Arms
Navy
On board the USS Tallapoosa
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1884

Ludwig A. Olsen Category:Articles with hCards
Norway
Captain of the Hold
Navy
Honolulu , Hawaii Callao , Peru
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 16, 1883 Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1884
Double MOH recipient

John O'Neal Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Boatswain's Mate
Navy
Greytown, Nicaragua
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 12, 1872

Christian Osepins Category:Articles with hCards
Netherlands
Master-at-Arms
Navy
Hampton Roads , Virginia
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 7, 1882

Alexander Peters Category:Articles with hCards
Russia
Boatswain's Mate First Class
Navy
Martha's Vineyard , Massachusetts
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 15, 1904

Richard Pile Category:Articles with hCards
Barbados
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Greytown, Nicaragua
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 12, 1872

Patrick Regan Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Coquimbo , Chile
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 30, 1873

Patrick Reid Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Chief Watertender
Navy
On board the USS North Dakota
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 8, 1910

John Robinson Category:Articles with hCards
Cuba
Captain of the Hold
Navy
Pensacola Bay , Florida
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 19, 1867

Thomas Robinson Category:Articles with hCards
Norway
Captain of the Afterguard
Navy
New Orleans , Louisiana
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 15, 1866

Henry L. Simpson Category:Articles with hCards
England , United Kingdom
Fireman First Class
Navy
Monrovia , Liberia
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 31, 1877

James Smith Category:Articles with hCards
Kingdom of Hawaii
Seaman
Navy
Greytown, Nicaragua
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 12, 1872

John Smith Category:Articles with hCards
Bermuda
Seaman
Navy
Rio de Janeiro , Brazil
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 19, 1880

Thomas Smith Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Seaman
Navy
Pará , Brazil
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 1, 1878

Wilhelm Smith Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Gunner's Mate First Class
Navy
On board the USS New York
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 24, 1916

Thomas Stanton Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Chief Machinist's Mate
Navy
On board the USS North Dakota
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 8, 1910

Robert A. Sweeney Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Ordinary Seaman
Navy
Hampton Roads , Virginia On board the USS Jamestown
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1881 Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 20, 1883
Double MOH recipient

August P. Teytand Category:Articles with hCards
West Indies
Quartermaster Third Class
Navy
Block Island , Rhode Island
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1903

James Thayer Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Ship's Corporal
Navy
On board the USS Constitution
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 16, 1879

Michael Thornton Category:Articles with hCards
Ireland
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Leyden
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1881

Paul Tobin Category:Articles with hCards
France
Landman
Navy
Hamburg , Germany
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 3, 1871

Telesforo Trinidad Category:Articles with hCards
Philippines
Fireman Second Class
Navy
On board the USS San Diego
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 21, 1915

Alexander H. Turvelin Category:Articles with hCards
Russia
Seaman
Navy
Toulon , France
February 1881

Adam Weissel Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Cook
Navy
On board the USS Minnesota
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 26, 1881

Karl Westa Category:Articles with hCards
Norway
Chief Machinist's Mate
Navy
On board the USS North Dakota
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 8, 1910

Antonio Williams Category:Articles with hCards
Malta
Seaman
Navy
On board the USS Huron
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 24, 1877

Henry Williams Category:Articles with hCards
Canada
Carpenter's Mate
Navy
On board the USS Constitution
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 13, 1879

August Wilson Category:Articles with hCards
Germany
Boilermaker
Navy
On board the USS Puritan
Cannot handle non-empty timestamp argument! 1, 1897

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