William Harvey Carney
William Harvey Carney( February 29, 1840 – December 9, 1908) was an African American soldier during the American Civil War.
Born as a slave, he was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 for his gallantry in saving the regimental colors( American flag) during the Battle of Fort Wagner in 1863.
The action for which he received the Medal of Honor preceded any other African American Medal of Honor recipient; however, his medal was actually one of the very last to be awarded for Civil War service.
African Americans received the Medal of Honor as early as April 1865.
Gio Aplon
Gio Giaan Aplon( born 6 October 1982) is a South African rugby union player for Toyota Verblitz in the Top League in Japan.
He scored two tries in a 42 – 17 triumph against the Six Nations winner – France.
The match was also his debut playing as a South African winger number 14.
Kyle J. White
Kyle Jerome White( born 1987) is an American financial analyst and former U.S. Army soldier.
He is the seventh living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the War in Afghanistan.
Patrick James Leonard
Patrick James Leonard( May 19, 1847 – January 1, 1899) was a United States Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars.
Until 1984, it was believed that Leonard was a double recipient of the Medal of Honor.
However, another Irishman, Patrick Thomas Leonard, had also received the Medal of Honor.
Charles H. Coolidge
Charles Henry Coolidge( born August 4, 1921) is a former United States Army technical sergeant and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor—for his heroism in France during World War II.
As of 2019, he is one of only two living Medal of Honor recipients of the war.
In addition, he is the only surviving Army soldier to have received the Medal of Honor during the Second World War, and is the only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the European theater of the war.
William Parker (Medal of Honor)
William Parker( born c. 1832, date of death unknown) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip.
Born about 1832 in Boston, Parker was still living in that city when he joined the Navy.
He served during the Civil War as a captain of the afterguard on the.
At the Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip near New Orleans on April 24, 1862, he was stationed at the ship's wheel and" conscientiously performed his duties" despite heavy fire.
For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor a year later on April 3, 1863.
Parker's official Medal of Honor citation reads:
At the wheel on board the U.S.S." Cayuga" during the capture of Forts St. Philip and Jackson, and New Orleans, 24 and 25 April 1862.
As his ship led the advance column toward the barrier and both forts opened fire simultaneously, striking the vessel from stem to stern, Parker conscientiously performed his duties throughout the action in which attempts by 3 rebel steamers to butt and board were thwarted, and the ships driven off.
Eleven gunboats were successfully engaged and the enemy garrisons forced to surrender during this battle in which the" Cayuga" sustained 46 hits.
In 1894, Parker was a sailmaker's mate newly assigned to the.
He was arrested for drunkenness while ashore in Brooklyn that year and court-martialed.
Members of the court learned that Parker was a Medal of Honor recipient when he wore his dress uniform, complete with medal, to the trial.
The court found Parker guilty but handed down no punishment.
Ryan M. Pitts
Ryan Pitts( born October 1, 1985) is a former United States Army soldier, and is the ninth living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the War in Afghanistan.
Patrick Thomas Leonard
Patrick Thomas Leonard( 1828 – March 1, 1905) was a United States Army sergeant who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars.
Until 1984, it was believed that Leonard was a double recipient of the Medal of Honor.
However, another Irishman, Patrick James Leonard had also received the Medal of Honor.
Robert Blake (Medal of Honor)
Robert Blake was a Union Navy sailor during the American Civil War and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor.
Blake was the second African American to perform a Medal of Honor action; William Harvey Carney was the first.
Blake was the first African American to actually" receive" a Medal of Honor- his was presented to him in 1864, while Carney did not receive his until 1900.
But, because Carney's Medal of Honor action occurred first, Carney, not Blake, is usually credited with being the first African American Medal of Honor recipient.
Hershel W. Williams
Hershel Woodrow" Woody" Williams( born October 2, 1923) is a retired United States Marine Corps warrant officer and United States Department of Veterans Affairs veterans service representative who received the United States military's highest decoration for valor—the Medal of Honor— for heroism above and beyond the call of duty during the Battle of Iwo Jima in World War II.
He and one other soldier are the only living Medal of Honor recipients from that war.
In addition, he is the only surviving Marine to have received the Medal of Honor during the Second World War, and is the only surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Pacific theater of the war.

Question: Are both Gio Aplon and William Parker (Medal Of Honor) from the same country?
Answer: no