Congressional Medal of Honor Kansas List
The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States. Generally presented to its recipient by the President of the United States of America in the name of Congress, it is often called the Congressional Medal of Honor. The following individuals have a Kansas connection.
| Name | Birth | Birthplace | War |
| Adams, Stanley T. | May 9, 1922 | DeSoto, Kansas | Korea |
| Balch, John H. | January 2, 1896 | Edgerton, Kansas | World War I |
| Bauer, Harold W. | November 20, 1908 | Woodruff, Kansas | World War II |
| Bleckley, Erwin R. | December 30, 1894 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | World War I |
| Cowan, Richard | December 5, 1922 |
Lincoln, Nebraska Grew up in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas |
World War II |
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1860 |
Illinois Served at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas |
Indian Campaigns |
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1860 |
Illinois Served at Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas |
Indian Campaigns |
| Ehlers, Walter D. | May 7, 1921 | Junction City, Geary County Kansas | World War II |
| Ferguson, Arthur M. | December 11, 1877 | Coffey County, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
| Foster, Paul F. | March 25, 1889 | Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas | Mexican Campaign, Vera Cruz |
| Funston, Frederick | November 9, 1865 |
Springfield, Ohio Lived in Iola, Allen County, Kansas |
Philippine Insurrection |
| Hawkins, William D. | April 19, 1914 | Fort Scott, Bourbon County, Kansas | World War II |
| Henderson, Joseph | December 1869 | Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
| Johnston, Harold I. | March 9, 1892 | Kendell, Hamilton County, Kansas | World War II |
| Kapaun, Emil J. | April 20, 1916 | Pilsen, Marion County, Kansas | Korea |
| Mallon, George H. | June 15, 1877 | Ogden, Geary County, Kansas | World War I |
| McCall, Thomas E. | Burton, Kansas | World War II | |
| McGonacle, William L. | November 19, 1925 | Wichita, Sedgwick County,Kansas | Vietnam |
| Peterson, Danny J. |
March 11, 1949
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Horton, Kansas | Vietnam |
| Pitts, Riley Leroy | October 15, 1937 |
Fallis, Oklahoma Lived in Wichita, Sedgwick County, Kansas |
Vietnam |
| Robb, George S. | May 18, 1887 | Assaria, Kansas | World War I |
| Ross, Donald K | December 8, 1910 | Beverly, Kansas | World War II |
| Timmerman, Grant F. | February 19, 1919 | Americus, Kansas | World War II |
| Trembley, William B. | 1877 | Johnson, Stanton County, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
| Triplett, Samuel S. | December 18, 1869 | Cherokee, Crawford County, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
| Wallace, George Weed | May 25, 1872 | Fort Riley, Geary County, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
| Weinstein, Jack | October 18, 1928 | Cheyenne County, Kansas | Korean War |
| White, Edward | January 15, 1877 | Seneca, Kansas | Philippine Insurrection |
Entry: Congressional Medal of Honor Kansas List
Author: Kansas Historical Society
Author information: The Kansas Historical Society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the state's history.
Date Created: August 2002
Date Modified: February 2022
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