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Since its creation during the American Civil War, the Medal of Honor has undergone several design changes. The U.S. Army and U.S. Navy have always had separate designs for their personnel. Until the U.S. Air Force introduced its design in 1965, all airmen received the Army design.
The Navy's Medal of Honor was the first Medal of Honor design created and approved. The initial work was done by the Philadelphia Mint at the request of Secretary of the Navy, Gideon...
The act to establish the country’s first medal for military valor—the Navy Medal of Honor—passed on 21 December 1861. President Abraham Lincoln signed it into law that very day.
The Navy and Marine Corps' Medal of Honor is our country's oldest continuously awarded decoration, even though its appearance and award criteria has changed since it was created for enlisted...
Mar 14, 2019 · The original designs of the Navy Medal of Honor (left) and Army Medal of Honor (right) for actions during the Civil War. The eagle suspension device on the Army model was the most significant difference between the two awards.
Feb 26, 2016 · The Navy's Medal of Honor since 1942 has remained a five-pointed bronze star suspended from the flukes of an anchor which is connected by two rings that pass through the upper arms of the medal. It is also the only United States military award authorized to be worn around the neck rather than pinned to the uniform.
There are three versions of the Medal of Honor, one for each of the military departments of the Department of Defense (DoD): the Department of the Army, Department of the Navy (including the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard), and Department of the Air Force (Air and Space Forces).
