Medal of Honor (film)
Medal of Honor  is a 2009 Romanian drama film directed by Călin Peter Netzer.
The plot revolves around a retiree who is mistakenly awarded a military distinction.
Former Romanian president Ion Iliescu plays himself in the film.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Charles L. Thomas
Charles Leroy Thomas( April 17, 1920 – February 15, 1980) was a United States Army major who was a company commander during World War II.
In 1997, he was awarded the Medal of Honor, the nation's highest military decoration for valor, for his actions on December 14, 1944 near Climbach, France.
Thomas and six other Black Americans who served in World War II were awarded the Medal of Honor on January 12, 1997.
The Medal of Honor was posthumously presented to Thomas by President Bill Clinton on January 13, 1997 during a Medals of Honor ceremony for the seven recipients at the White House in Washington, D.C.
The seven recipients are the first and only Black Americans to be awarded the Medal of Honor for World War II.
Călin Peter Netzer
Călin Peter Netzer (born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian film director who won the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
Born in Petroșani to a family of Romanian and German origins, Netzer emigrated with his family to West Germany in 1983.
In 1994, he returned to Romania in order to study film direction at the Academy of Theatre and Film in Bucharest.
His first feature film, "Maria" (2003), won the Special Prize of the Jury at the Locarno International Film Festival, among other prizes at this and other film festivals.
"Poziția copiluluiChild's Pose", 2013), his third feature film, won him the Golden Bear at the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival.
The film has been selected as the Romanian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 86th Academy Awards.
Robert L. Howard
Robert Lewis Howard( July 11, 1939 – December 23, 2009) was a highly decorated United States Army Special Forces officer and Medal of Honor recipient of the Vietnam War.
He was wounded 14 times over 54 months of combat, was awarded the Medal of Honor, eight Purple Hearts, a Distinguished Service Cross, a Silver Star, and four Bronze Stars.
He was nominated for the Medal of Honor three separate times over a 13- month period but received lesser medals for the first two nominations, which were for actions performed in Cambodia where the U.S. was fighting covertly.
He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 30, 1968, his third nomination.
He retired from the US Army after 36 years of service as a full colonel, and the most highly decorated service member on active duty.
He died as a result of pancreatic cancer, and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on February 22, 2010.
Before his death he was the most decorated living Medal of Honor recipient.
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.
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.

Question: When was the director of film Medal Of Honor (Film) born?
Answer: 1 May 1975