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The Place Itself
By
William Bill Bolt
The history of the West Point Reservation began with a corrupt and then a reform
government in New York, a town at the time (1693) still called New Amsterdam. The popular story
often told is that one Captain John Evans, commander of HMS Richmond was to say the least, "on
the take." The HMS Richmond was a cutter assigned to prevent piracy and smuggling on the
Hudson River. Captain Evans was appointed to command the Richmond by the Royal Governor
Fletcher. Captain Evans, as purported by most, could not spot a pirate ship with a spyglass.
It appeared too, that this was exactly the way the Royal Governor wanted it. Because of
the flourishing wealth of the Royal Governor, due to Captain Evans' blindness, the good captain
found himself in possession of 18 miles of Hudson River waterfront that extended inward for 30
miles. His Estate consisted of some 500 square miles.
Much to his dismay, Queen Anne revoked the grant made to Captain Evans in the late 17 th
century. A series of land acquisitions were made from 1723 through 1839. In 1839 the land
acquisitions were properly surveyed and permanent boundaries of the West Point Reservation
were established. By January 30, 1941, the Reservation comprised 16,714 acres.
West Point's great building period was inaugurated in 1902. This building period was
conducted by the architectural firm of Cram, Goodhue and Ferguson. The North Barracks and
West Wing of the Cadet gymnasium were designated by architect Paul Phillippe Cret.
The Administration Building is the central motif of the West Point plan. The tower of this
majestic building is 160 feet high and built of solid masonry native granite in the form of a
battlemented tower. Cadets enter through a sallyport that guards the massive courtyard. The
most impressive feature of the Administration Building is the Academic Board Room. It is a
Gothic hall lighted in colors by stained glass windows and the great stone mantel is ornamented by
statues of nine of the world's greatest warriors. The walls of the interior court of the
Administration Building are decorated by coats of arms cut in stone.
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As breathtakingly beautiful is the majestic mountains surrounding West Point. It is indeed
a fortress built by God. West Point, the home of the United States Military Academy, is the oldest
fort in the United States. Since West Point trains a cadre of officers who in turn are dedicated to
training the United States Army, West Point is important to every American.
THE MISSION OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY ACADEMY IS TO PRODUCE
OFFICERS OF THE ARMY AND HAVE QUALITIES AND ATTRIBUTES ESSENTIAL TO THEIR
PROGRESSIVE AND CONTINUING DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREERS AS
OFFICERS AND LEADERS.
This mission is successfully accomplished through what is called a GENERAL
OBJECTIVE. That objective reads:
THE MISSION
IS ACCOMPLISHED BY EDUCATION AND TRAINING DIRECTED
TOWARD THE INCULCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE REUISITE MORAL, MENTAL,
PHYSICAL AND PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS AND ATTRIBUTES UPON WHICH
GRADUATES MAY BUILD AS COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AND READILY ACQUIRE THE
TECHNICAL AND PROFESSIONAL PROFICIENCY COMMENSURATE WITH THEIR DUTIES
AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
It has been said by many of those graduating from the United States Military Academy
that the very physical location and topography of West Point contributes to the development of
character, that the rugged granite hills of the Hudson Valley from Which West Point is hewn
enter psychologically into the very soul of the cadet.
The West Pointer is America's professional soldier, charged with indelibly impressing upon
fellow officers and soldiers the traditions and trust of the United States Army just as they have
been ingrained in the cadets' own minds at West Point.
To define or even attempt to define West Point would be to defile it. Suffice it to say, each
West Pointer knows that a strong structure has been built in his or her heart; he or she knows
their very soul has been fortified.
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Charles Henry Tompkins
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1851*
Cavalry
Appointed From New York
Born: September 12, 1830 at Fort Monroe, VA
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 01, 1861 - Fairfax, VA
Unit: 2d US Cavalry
Presentation: November 13, 1893
Date of Death: January 18, 1915
Buried At: Oak Hill Cemetery - Washington, DC
*Non-Graduating Member
Samuel Nicholl Benjamin
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1861
Artillery
Appointed From New York
Born: January 03, 1839 at New York, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 1861 - May 1864 - Bull Run - Spotsylvania, VA
Unit: 2d US Artillery
Presentation: June 11, 1877
Date of Death: May 15, 1886
Buried At: St Philips In The Highlands Cemetery - Garrison, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Adelbert Ames
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1861
Artillery
Appointed From Maine
Born: October 31, 1835 at Rockland, ME
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 21, 1861 - Bull Run, VA
Unit: 5th US Artillery
Presentation: June 22, 1894
Date of Death: April 12, 1933
Buried At: Hildreth Family Cemetery - Lowell, MA
Orlando Bolivar Willcox
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1847
Artillery
Appointed From Michigan
Born: April 16, 1823 at Detroit, MI
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 21, 1861 - Bull Run, VA
Unit: 1st Michigan Infantry
Presentation: March 02, 1895
Date of Death: May 10, 1907
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
John McAllister Schofield
Major, US Army
Class of 1853
Artillery
Appointed From Illinois
Born: September 29, 1831 at Gerry, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 10, 1861 - Wilson's Creek, MO
Unit: 1st Missouri Infantry
Presentation: July 02, 1892
Date of Death: March 04, 1906
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Eugene Asa Carr
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1850
Mounted Rifles
Appointed From New York
Born: March 20, 1830 at Boston Corner, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: March 07, 1862 - Pea Ridge, AR
Unit: 3d Illinois Cavalry
Presentation: January 16, 1894
Date of Death: December 02, 1910
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
Rufus Saxton, Jr.
Brigadier General, US Army
Class of 1849
Artillery
Appointed From Massachusetts
Born: October 19, 1824 at Greenfield, MA
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 26 - 30, 1862 - Harpers Ferry, WV
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: April 25, 1893
Date of Death: February 23, 1908
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Oliver Otis Howard
Brigadier General, US Army
Class of 1853
Ordnance
Appointed From Maine
Born: November 08, 1830 at Leeds, ME
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 01, 1862 - Fair Oaks, VA
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: March 29, 1893
Date of Death: October 26, 1909
Buried At: Lake View Cemetery - Burlington, VT
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
John Moulder Wilson
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1860
Artillery
Appointed From Washington Territory
Born: October 08, 1837 at Olympia, WA (Territory)
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 06, 1862 - Malvern Hill, VA
Unit: US Engineers
Presentation: July 03, 1897
Date of Death: February 01, 1919
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
Superintendent USMA from 1889 - 1893
John Porter Hatch
B/General, US Army
Class of 1845
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: January 09, 1822 at Oswego, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 14, 1862 - South Mountain, MD
Unit: 1st Division, US Volunteers
Presentation: October 28, 1893
Date of Death: April 12, 1901
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Oliver Duff Greene
Major, US Army
Class of 1854
Artillery
Appointed From New York
Born: January 25, 1833 at Scott, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 17, 1862 - Antietam, MD
Unit: US Army
Presentation: December 13, 1893
Date of Death: March 19, 1904
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Zenas Randall Bliss
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1854
Infantry
Appointed From Rhode Island
Born: April 17, 1835 at Johnston, RI
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 13, 1862 - Fredericksburg, VA
Unit: 7th Rhode Island Infantry
Presentation: December 30, 1898
Date of Death: January 02, 1900
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
John Gregory Bourke
Private, US Army
Class of 1869*
Cavalry
Appointed At Large
Born: June 23, 1846 at Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: Dec. 31, 1862 & Jan. 01, 1863 - Stone River, TN
Unit: Company E, 15th Pennsylvania Cavalry
Presentation: November 16, 1887
Date of Death: June 08, 1896
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
*Enrolled USMA in 1865, 21 months after MOH action (Medal not awarded until 1887)
Alexander Stewart Webb
Brigadier General, US Army
Class of 1855
Artillery
Appointed From New York
Born: February 15, 1835 at New York, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 03, 1863 - Gettysburg, PA
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: September 28, 1891
Date of Death: February 12, 1911
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Horace Porter
Captain, US Army
Class of 1860
Ordnance
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: April 15, 1837 at Huntington, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 20, 1863 - Chickamauga, GA
Unit: Ordinance Department, US Army
Presentation: July 8, 1902
Date of Death: May 29, 1921
Buried At: Old First United Methodist Church Cemetery - West Long Branch, NJ
William Sully Beebe
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1863
Ordnance
Appointed At Large
Born: February 14, 1841 at Ithaca, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: April 23, 1864 - Cane River Crossing, LA
Unit: Ordinance Department, US Army
Presentation: June 30, 1897
Date of Death: October 12, 1898
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
John Cleveland Robinson
Brigadier General, US Army
Class of 1839*
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: April 10, 1817 at Binghamton, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 08, 1864 - Laurel Hill, VA
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: March 28, 1894
Date of Death: February 18, 1897
Buried At: Spring Forest Cemetery - Binghamton, NY
*Non-Graduating Member
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Abraham Kerns Arnold
Captain, US Army
Cavalry
Class of 1859
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: March 24, 1837 at Bedford, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 10, 1864 - Davenport Bridge, VA
Unit: 5th US Cavalry
Presentation: September 01, 1893
Date of Death: November 23, 1901
Buried At: St Philips In The Highlands Cemetery - Garrison, NY
George Lewis Gillespie, Jr.
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1862
Corps of Engineers
Appointed From Tennessee
Born: October 07, 1841 at Kingston, TN
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 31, 1864 - Bethesda Church, VA
Unit: Engineer Corps, US Army
Presentation: October 27, 1897
Date of Death: September 27, 1913
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
Guy Vernor Henry
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1861
Artillery
Appointed From At Large
Born: March 09, 1839 at Fort Smith, Indian Territory
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 01, 1864 - Cold Harbor, VA
Unit: 40th Massachusetts Infantry
Presentation: December 05, 1893
Date of Death: October 27, 1899
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Absalom Baird
Brigadier General, US Army
Class of 1849
Artillery
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: August 20, 1824 at Washington, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 01, 1864 - Jonesboro, GA
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: April 22, 1896
Date of Death: June 14, 1905
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Henry Algernon DuPont
Captain, US Army
Class of 1861
Corps of Engineers
Appointed At Large
Born: July 30, 1838 at Eleutherean Mills, DE
Date/Place of MOH Action: October 19, 1864 - Cedar Creek, VA
Unit: 5th US Artillery
Presentation: April 02, 1898
Date of Death: December 31, 1926
Buried At: DuPont Family Cemetery - Greenville, DE
David Sloane Stanley
Major General, US Army
Dragoons
Class of 1852
Appointed From Ohio
Born: June 01, 1828 at Cedar Valley, OH
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 30, 1864 - Franklin, TN
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: March 29, 1893
Date of Death: March 13, 1902
Buried At: Soldiers Home National Cemetery - Washington, DC
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont
Major, US Army
Class of 1861
Cavalry
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: August 02, 1837 at Wilks-Barre, PA
Date/Place of Action: Dec. 17, 1864 & Apr. 02, 1865 - Harpeth River, TN & Selma, AL
Unit: Cavalry Corps, Army of Mississippi
Presentation: March 30, 1898
Date of Death: August 17, 1916
Buried At: Hollenbeck Cemetery - Wilkes-Barre, PA
William Henry Harrison Benyaurd
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1863
Corps of Engineers
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: May 17, 1841 at Philadelphia, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: April 01, 1865 - Five Forks, VA
Unit: Engineers, US Army
Presentation: September 07, 1897
Date of Death: February 07, 1900
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Robert Goldthwaite Carter
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1870
Cavalry
Appointed From Massachusetts
Born: April 18, 1847 at Bridgton, ME
Date/Place of MOH Action: October 10, 1871 - Brazos River, TX
Unit: 4th US Cavalry
Presentation: February 27, 1900
Date of Death: January 04, 1936
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Edward Settle Godfrey
Captain, US Army
Class of 1867
Cavalry
Appointed From Ohio
Born: October 09, 1843 at Kalida, OH
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 30, 1877 - Bear Paw Mountain, MT
Unit: 7th US Cavalry
Presentation: November 27, 1894
Date of Death: April 01, 1932
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Oscar Fitzalan Long
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1876
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: June 16, 1852 at Utica, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 30, 1877 - Bear Paw Mountain, MT
Unit: 5th US Infantry
Presentation: March 22, 1895
Date of Death: December 23, 1928
Buried At: Mountain View Cemetery - Oakland, CA
Edward John McClernand
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1870
Cavalry
Appointed At Large
Born: December 29, 1848 at Jacksonville, IL
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 30, 1877 - Bear Paw Mountain, MT
Unit: 2d US Cavalry
Presentation: November 27, 1894
Date of Death: February 09, 1926
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Matthias Walter Day
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1877
Cavalry
Appointed From Ohio
Born: August 08, 1853 at Mansfield, OH
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 18, 1879 - Las Animas Canyon, NM
Unit: 9th US Cavalry
Presentation: May 07, 1890
Date of Death: September 12, 1927
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Robert Temple Emmet
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1877
Cavalry
Appointed At Large
Born: December 13, 1854 at New York, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 18, 1879 - Las Animas Canyon, NM
Unit: 9th US Cavalry
Presentation: August 24, 1899
Date of Death: October 25, 1936
Buried At: Beechwoods Cemetery - New Rochelle, NY
William Preble Hall
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1868
Infantry
Appointed From Missouri
Born: June 11, 1848 at Randolph County, MO
Date/Place of MOH Action: October 20, 1879 - White River (near Camp), CO
Unit: 5th US Cavalry
Presentation: September 18, 1897
Date of Death: December 14, 1927
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Lloyd Milton Brett
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1879
Cavalry
Appointed From Massachusetts
Born: February 22, 1856 at Dead River, ME
Date/Place of MOH Action: April 01, 1880 - O'Fallons Creek, MT
Unit: 2d US Cavalry
Presentation: February 07, 1895
Date of Death: September 23, 1927
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
George Ritter Burnett
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1880
Cavalry
Appointed From Pennsylvania
Born: April 21, 1858 at Lower Providence Township, PA
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 16, 1881 - Cuchillo Negro Mountains, NM
Unit: 9th US Cavalry
Presentation: July 23, 1897
Date of Death: November 01, 1908
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
William Harding Carter
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1873
Infantry
Appointed At Large
Born: November 19, 1851 at Nashville, TN
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 30, 1881 - Cibicu, AZ
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: October 17, 1891
Date of Death: May 24, 1925
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Wilber Elliiott Wilder
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1877
Cavalry
Appointed From Michigan
Born: August 16, 1857 at Atlas, MI
Date/Place of MOH Action: April 23, 1882 - Horseshoe Canyon, NM
Unit: 4th US Cavalry
Presentation: August 17, 1896
Date of Death: January 30, 1952
Buried At: Fairlawn Cemetery - Ridgefield, CT
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Thomas Cruse
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1879
Cavalry
Appointed From Kentucky
Born: December 29, 1857 at Owensboro, KY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 17, 1882 - Big Dry Fork (Chevelon's Fork), AZ
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: July 12, 1892
Date of Death: June 08, 1943
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
George Horace Morgan
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1880
Cavalry
Appointed From Minnesota
Born: January 01, 1855 at St. Catherines, Canada
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 17, 1882 - Big Dry Fork, AZ
Unit: 3d US Cavalry
Presentation: July 15, 1892
Date of Death: February 14, 1948
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Frank West
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1872
Cavalry
Appointed From New York
Born: September 26, 1850 at Mohawk, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 17, 1882 - Big Dry Wash, AZ
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: July 12, 1892
Date of Death: August 26, 1923
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Marion Perry Maus
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1874
Infantry
Appointed From Maryland
Born: August 25, 1850 at Burnt Mills, MD
Date/Place of MOH Action: Jan. 11, 1886 - Rio Aros, Sierra Madre Mtns., Mexico
Unit: 1st US Infantry
Presentation: November 27, 1894
Date of Death: February 09, 1930
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Powhatan Henry Clarke
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1884
Cavalry
Appointed From Louisiana
Born: October 09, 1862 at Alexandria, LA
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 03, 1886 - Pinito Mountains, Sonora, Mexico
Unit: 10th US Cavalry
Presentation: March 12, 1891
Date of Death: July 21, 1893
Buried At: Calvary Cemetery - St. Louis, MO
Ernest Albert Garlington
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1876
Cavalry
Appointed From Georgia
Born: February 20, 1853 at Newberry Hill, SC
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 29, 1890 - Wounded Knee Creek, SD
Unit: 7th US Cavalry
Presentation: September 26, 1893
Date of Death: October 16, 1934
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
John Chowning Gresham
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1876
Cavalry
Appointed From Virginia
Born: September 25, 1851 at Virginia
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 29, 1890 - Wounded Knee Creek, SD
Unit: 7th US Cavalry
Presentation: March 26, 1895
Date of Death: September 02, 1926
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
Charles Albert Varnum
Captain, US Army
Class of 1872
Cavalry
Appointed From Florida
Born: June 21, 1849 at Troy, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 30, 1890 - White Clay Creek, SD
Unit: Company B, 7th US Cavalry
Presentation: September 22, 1897
Date of Death: February 26, 1936
Buried At: San Francisco National Cemetery - San Francisco, CA
Robert Lee Howze
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1888
Cavalry
Appointed From Texas
Born: August 22, 1864 at Overton, TX
Date/Place of MOH Action: January 01, 1891 - White River, SD
Unit: Company K, 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: July 25, 1891
Date of Death: September 19, 1926
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
John Brown Kerr
Captain, US Army
Class of 1870
Cavalry
Appointed From Kentucky
Born: March 12, 1847 at Lexington, KY
Date/Place of MOH Action: January 01, 1891 - White River, SD
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: April 25, 1891
Date of Death: February 27, 1928
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Albert Leopold Mills
Captain, US Army
Class of 1879
Cavalry
Appointed From New York
Born: May 07, 1854 at New York, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 01, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: US Volunteers
Presentation: July 9, 1902
Date of Death: September 18, 1916
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Charles Duval Roberts
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1897
Infantry
Appointed From Wyoming
Born: June 18, 1873 at Cheyenne Agency, Dakota Territory
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 01, 1898 - El Caney, Cuba
Unit: 17th US Infantry
Presentation: June 21, 1899
Date of Death: October 24, 1966
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Ira Clinton Welborn
Second Lt., US Army
Class of 1898
Infantry
Appointed From Mississippi
Born: February 13, 1874 at Mico, MS
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 02, 1898 - Santiago, Cuba
Unit: 9th US Infantry
Presentation: June 21, 1899
Date of Death: July 13, 1956
Buried At: Biloxi National Cemetery - Biloxi, MS
John William Heard
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1883
Cavalry
Appointed From Mississippi
Born: March 27, 1860 at Woodstock, MS
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 23, 1898 - Bahia Honda, Cuba
Unit: 3d US Cavalry
Presentation: June 21, 1899
Date of Death: February 04, 1922
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
William Edward Birkhimer
Captain, US Army
Class of 1870
Artillery
Appointed From Iowa
Born: March 01, 1848 at Somerset, OH
Date/Place of MOH Action: May 13, 1899 - San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, P.I.
Unit: 3d US Artillery
Presentation: July 15, 1902
Date of Death: June 10, 1914
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
William Hampden Sage
Captain, US Army
Class of 1882
Infantry
Appointed At Large
Born: April 06, 1858 at Centerville, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 13, 1899 - Zapote River, Luzon, P.I.
Unit: 23d US Infantry
Presentation: July 24, 1902
Date of Death: June 04, 1922
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Hugh Jocelyn McGrath
Captain, US Army
Class of 1880
Cavalry
Appointed From Wisconsin
Born: April 08, 1856 at Fond Du Lac, WI
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 26, 1899 - Calamba, Luzon, P.I.
Unit: 4th US Cavalry
Presentation: April 29, 1902
Date of Death: November 07, 1899 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
**First Posthumous Award - KIA 3 months after his MOH Action
James Franklin Bell
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1878
Cavalry
Appointed From Kentucky
Born: January 09, 1856 at Shelbyville, KY
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 09, 1899 - Porac, Luzon, P.I.
Unit: 36th Infantry, US Volunteers
Presentation: December 11, 1899
Date of Death: January 08, 1919
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
John Alexander Logan, Jr.
Major, US Army
Class of 1887*
Infantry
Appointed At Large
Born: July 24, 1865 at Carbondale, IL
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 11, 1899 - San Jacinto, P.I.
Unit: 33d Infantry, US Volunteers
Presentation: May 3, 1902
Date of Death: November 11, 1899 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Oak Hill Cemetery - Youngstown, OH
*Non-Graduating Member - ***First Academy MOH Recipient KIA in MOH Action
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
James Parker
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Class of 1876
Cavalry
Appointed From New Jersey
Born: February 20, 1854 at Newark, NJ
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 04, 1899 - Vigan, Luzon, P.I.
Unit: 45th Infantry, US Volunteers
Presentation: March 8, 1902
Date of Death: June 02, 1934
Buried At: St. Mary's Episcopal Cemetery - Portsmouth, RI
Louis Joseph Van Schaick
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1900*
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: July 01, 1875 at Cobleskill, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 23, 1901 - Nasugbu, Batangas, P.I.
Unit: 4th US Infantry
Presentation:
Date of Death: February 14, 1945
Buried At: Santo Tomas Cemetery - Manila, Philippine Islands
*Non-Graduating Member
John Thomas Kennedy
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1908
Cavalry
Appointed From South Carolina
Born: July 22, 1885 at Hendersonville, SC
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 04, 1909 - Patian Island, P.I.
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: Presented By President William H. Taft on November 23, 1912
Date of Death: September 26, 1969
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Arthur Harrison Wilson
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1904
Infantry
Appointed From Illinois
Born: August 17, 1881 at Springfield, IL
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 04, 1909 - Patian Island, P.I.
Unit: 6th US Cavalry
Presentation: November 12, 1923
Date of Death: December 15, 1953
Buried At: Oak Ridge Cemetery - Springfield, IL
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Louis Bowem Lawton
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1893
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: 1872 at Independence, IA
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 13, 1900 - Tientsin, China
Unit: 9th US Infantry
Presentation: March 11, 1902
Date of Death: July 09, 1949
Buried At: Fort Hill Cemetery - Auburn, NY
Calvin Pearl Titus
Musician, US Army
Class of 1905
Infantry
Appointed At Large
Born: September 22, 1879 at Vinton, IA
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 14, 1900 - Peking, China
Unit: Company E, 14th US Infantry
Presentation: Presented at USMA-West Point
By President Theodore Roosevelt on March 11, 1902
Date of Death: May 27, 1966
Buried At: Forest Lawn Memorial Park - Hollywood, CA
Entered West Point AFTER his MOH Action - Awarded MOH during his Sophomore Year
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Emory Jenison Pike
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Class of 1901
Cavalry
Appointed From Iowa
Born: December 17, 1876 at Columbus City, IA
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 15, 1918 - Vandieres, France
Unit: Division Machine-Gun Officer, 82d Division
Presentation: G.O. 16, WD - January 22, 1919
Date of Death: September 16, 1918 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Woodland Cemetery - Des Moines, IA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Alexander Ramsey Nininger, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1941
Infantry
Appointed From Florida
Born: October 20, 1918 at Gainesville, GA
Date/Place of MOH Action: January 12, 1942 - Abucay, Bataan, P.I.
Unit: Philippine Scouts, Company A, 1st Bn, 57th Infantry
Presentation: Presented At Third Air Force Headquarters, Tampa, FL
By Major General Walter H. Frank on February 10, 1942
Date of Death: January 12, 1942 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Abucay Church - Manila, Philippine Islands
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright, IV
General, US Army
Class of 1906
Cavalry
Appointed At Large
Born: August 23, 1883 at Fort Walla Walla, WA
Date/Place of MOH Action: March 12 - May 07, 1942 - Philippine Islands
Unit: US Army Forces in the Philippine Islands
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Harry S Truman on September 10, 1945
Date of Death: September 02, 1953
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Douglas MacArthur
General of the US Armies
Class of 1903
Corps of Engineers
Appointed From Wisconsin
Born: January 26, 1880 at Little Rock, AR
Date/Place of MOH Action: 1942 - Bataan Peninsula, Philippine Islands
Unit: US Army Forces in the Far East
Presentation: Presented At Melbourne, Australia
By Nelson Trussler Johnson, Minister of Australia on June 30, 1942
Date of Death: April 05, 1964
Buried At: Old Norfolk City Hall Memorial Cemetery - Norfolk, VA
USMA Superintendent 1919 - 1922
Demas Nick Thurlow Craw
Colonel, US Army Air Force
Class of 1924
Army Air Force
Appointed From Active Duty, US Army
Born: April 09, 1900 at Traverse City, MI
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 08, 1942 - Port Lyautey, French Morocco
Unit: XII Ground Air Support Command
Presentation: Presented to his widow and son Nicholas at the White House
By President Franklin D. Roosevelt in March, 1943
Date of Death: November 08, 1942 (Killed In Action)
Cremated: Ashes Scattered in Germany
William Hale Wilbur
Colonel, US Army
Class of 1912
Infantry
Appointed From Massachusetts
Born: September 24, 1888 at Palmer, MA
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 08, 1942 - Fedala, North Africa
Unit: Western Task Force, North Africa
Presentation: Presented At Casablanca, Algiers
By President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 24, 1943
Date of Death: December 27, 1979
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Leon William Johnson
Colonel, US Army Air Force
Class of 1926
Army Air Force
Appointed From Kansas
Born: September 13, 1904 at Columbia, MO
Date/Place of MOH Action: August 01, 1943 - Ploesti, Rumania
Unit: 44th Bombardment Group, 2d Bomb Division, 9th Air Force
Presentation: Presented In England
By Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers on November 22, 1943
Date of Death: November 10, 1997
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
Lt. Col., US Army Air Force
Class of 1939
Army Air Force
Appointed From Oklahoma
Born: August 11, 1916 at Enid, OK
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 05, 1944 - Wimereaux, France
Unit: 489th Bombardment Group, 8th Air Force
Presentation: Presented To His Widow and Daughter At Enid AFB, Enid, OK
By Major General James P. Hodges on October 11, 1946
Date of Death: July 26, 1944 (Missing In Action)
Memorialized At: A.B.M.C. Cambridge - Cambridge, England
Robert George Cole
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Class of 1939
Infantry
Appointed At Large
Born: March 19, 1915 at Fort Sam Houston, TX
Date/Place of MOH Action: June 11, 1944 - Carentan, France
Unit: 3d Bn, 502d Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented To His Mother At Fort Sam Houston, TX
By Major General Jonathan W. Anderson on October 30, 1944
Date of Death: September 18, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: A.B.M.C. Netherlands American Cemetery - Margraten, Holland
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Frederick Walker Castle
B/General, US Army Air Force
Class of 1930
Army Air Force
Appointed From New Jersey
Born: October 14, 1908 at Manila, Philippine Islands
Date/Place of MOH Action: December 24, 1944 - Germany
Unit: 4th Bombardment Wing, 8th Air Force
Presentation: Presented To His Mother At Mountain Lakes, NJ
By General Ira Eaker - G.O. 22 - February 28, 1946
Date of Death: December 24, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: A.B.M.C. Henri-Chapelle - Henri-Chapelle, Belgium
Michael Joseph Daly
Captain, US Army
Class of 1945*
Infantry
Appointed From Connecticut
Born: September 15, 1924 at New York, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: April 18, 1945 - Nuremberg, Germany
Unit: Company A, 1st Bn, 15th Infantry, 3d Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Harry S Truman on August 23, 1945
Currently Living in Connecticut
*Non-Graduating Member
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Samuel Streit Coursen
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1949
Infantry
Appointed From New Jersey
Born: August 04, 1926 at Madison, NJ
Date/Place of MOH Action: October 12, 1950 - Kaesong, Korea
Unit: Company C, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division
Presentation: Presented To His Son At The Pentagon
By General Omar N. Bradley on June 21, 1951
Date of Death: October 12, 1950 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
Richard Thomas Shea, Jr.
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1952
Infantry
Appointed From Active Duty, US Army
Born: January 03, 1927 at Portsmouth, VA
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 07 & 08, 1953 - Pork Chop Hill, Sokkogae, Korea
Unit: Company A, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented To His Widow At On the Parade Grounds, Fort Meyers, VA
By Secretary of the Army Robert T. Stevens on May 16, 1955
Date of Death: July 08, 1953 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Olive Branch Cemetery - Portsmouth, VA
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Humbert Roque Versace
Capt., Army Special Forces
Class of 1959
Infantry
Appointed From Virginia
Born: July 2, 1937 at Honolulu, HI
Date/Place of Action: Oct. 29, 1963 - Sep. 26, 1965 - An Xuyen Province, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-23, 5th Special Forces
Presentation: Presented To His family At the White House
By President George W. Bush on July 8, 2002
Date of Death: September 26, 1965 (Executed as a POW)
Buried At: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
Roger Hugh Charles Donlon
Capt., Army Special Forces
Class of 1959*
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: January 30, 1934 at Saugerties, NY
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 06, 1964 - Nam Dong, Vietnam
Unit: Detachment A-726, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), 1st Special Forces
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson on December 05, 1964
Currently Living in Kansas
*Non-Graduating Member
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Frank Stanley Reasoner
First Lt., US Marine Corps
Class of 1962
US Marine Corps
Appointed From Idaho
Born: September 16, 1937 at Spokane, WA
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 12, 1965 - Da Nang , Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 3d Reconnaissance Bn, 3d Marine Division (Rein) FMF
Presentation: Presented To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Navy Paul H. Nitze on January 31, 1967
Date of Death: July 12, 1965 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Greenwood Cemetery - Kellogg, ID
James Alton Gardner
First Lieutenant, US Army
Class of 1965*
Infantry
Appointed From Tennessee
Born: February 07, 1943 at Dyersburg, TN
Date/Place of MOH Action: February 07, 1966 - My Canh, Vietnam
Unit: HQ & HQ Co, 1st Bn, (Airborne), 1st Bde, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented To His Family At The Pentagon
By Secretary of the Army Stanley A. Resor on October 19, 1967
Date of Death: February 07, 1966 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Fairview Cemetery - Dyersburg, TN
*Non-Graduating Member
Robert Franklin Foley
Captain, US Army
Class of 1963
Infantry
Appointed From Massachusetts
Born: May 30, 1941 at Newton, MA
Date/Place of MOH Action: November 05, 1966 - Quan Dau Tieng, Vietnam
Unit: Company A, 2d Bn, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Lyndon B. Johnson on May 01, 1968
Currently Living in Alabama
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West Point Medal of Honor Recipients
Paul William Bucha
Captain, US Army
Class of 1965
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: August 01, 1943 at Washington, DC
Date/Place of Action: March 16 - 19, 1968 - Phuoc Vinh, Binh Duong Prov., Vietnam
Unit: Company D, 3d Bn, 187th Infantry, 3d Brigade, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon on May 14, 1970
Currently Living in Connecticut
William Atkinson Jones, III
Colonel, US Air Force
Class of 1945
US Air Force
Appointed From Virginia
Born: May 31, 1922 at Norfolk, VA
Date/Place of MOH Action: September 01, 1968 - Dong Hoi, North Vietnam
Unit: 602d Special Operations Sqd., Nakon Phanom Royal Thai AFB, Thailand
Presentation: Presented Posthumously To His Family At the White House
By President Richard M. Nixon on August 06, 1970
Date of Death: November 15, 1969 (Killed In Accident after returning home)
Buried At: Saint John's Church Cemetery - Warsaw, VA
Andre Cavaro Lucas
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Class of 1954
Infantry
Appointed From New York
Born: October 02, 1930 at Washington, DC
Date/Place of MOH Action: July 01 - 23, 1970 - FSB Ripcord, Vietnam
Unit: 2d Bn, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division
Presentation: Presented To His Family At Blair House, Washington, DC
By Vice President Gerald R. Ford on July 17, 1974
Date of Death: July 23, 1970 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: US Military Academy Cemetery - West Point, NY
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OVERVIEW OF WEST POINT
MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS
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A total of 82 West Point cadets have received Medals of Honor including:
o 73 Men who earned Medals of Honor after graduating from West Point
o 2 Men who attended and graduated from West Point AFTER earning Medals of Honor
o 7 Men who attended West Point but did not graduate
RECIPIENTS BY
WAR
RECIPIENTS BY
BRANCH OF COMMISSION
Civil War...........................................25
Indian Wars .......................................21
Spanish-American War .......................4
Philippine Insurrection ........................9
China (Boxer Rebellion) .....................2
World War I ........................................1
World War II .....................................10
Korean War .........................................2
Vietnam War .......................................8
John Alexander Logan, Jr.
Emory Jenison Pike
Alexander Ramsey Nininger, Jr.
Demas Thurlow Craw
Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
Robert George Cole
Frederick Walker Castle
Samuel Streit Coursen
Richard Thomas Shea, Jr.
Humbert Roque Versace
Frank Stanley Reasoner
James Alton Gardner
Andre Cavaro Lucas
Philippines
World War I
World War II
World War II
World War II
World War II
World War II
World War II
Korean War
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam
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Cavalry ...........................................29
Infantry...........................................27
Artillery ..........................................11
Engineers..........................................4
Air Corps ..........................................4
Ordnance ..........................................3
Dragoons ..........................................1
Mounted Rifles.................................1
US Air Force ....................................1
US Marine Corps .............................1
Major, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Second Lieutenant, US Army
Colonel, US Army Air Corps
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army Air Force
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
Brigadier General, US Army Air Force
First Lieutenant, US Army
First Lieutenant, US Army
Captain, US Army
First Lieutenant, US Marine Corps
First Lieutenant, US Army
Lieutenant Colonel, US Army
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CLASSES WITH MULTIPLE RECIPIENTS OF THE MEDAL OF HONOR
Class
1849
MOHs:
2
1853
2
1854
2
1860
2
1861
5
1863
2
1870
4
1872
2
1876
4
1877
3
1879
3
1880
3
1939
2
1959
2
1965
2
Recipient’s Names
 Rufus Saxton, Jr.
 Absalom Baird
 John McAlister Schofield
 Oliver Otis Howard
 Oliver Duff Greene
 Zenas Randall Bliss
 John Moulder Wilson
 Horace Porter
 Samuel Nicholl Benjamin
 Adelbert Ames
 Guy Vernor Henry
 Henry Algernon DuPont
 Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont
 William Sully Beebe
 William Henry Harrison Benyaurd
 Robert Goldwaite Carter
 Edward John McClernand
 John Brown Kerr
 William Edward Birkhimer
 Frank West
 Charles Albert Varnum
 Oscar Fitzalan Long
 Ernest Albert Garlington1
 John Chowning Gresham1
 James Parker
 Matthias Walter Day2
 Robert Temple Emmett2
 Wilbur Elliott Wilder
 Lloyd Milton Brett
 Thomas Cruse
 Albert Leopold Mills
 George Ritter Burnett
 George Horace Morgan
 Hugh Jocelyn McGrath
 Leon Robert Vance, Jr.
 Robert George Cole
 Humbert Roque Versace
 Roger H. C. Donlon
 James Alton Gardner
 Paul William Bucha
1 Earned
2
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Medal of Honor on the same date and for the same battle.
Earned Medal of Honor on the same date and for the same battle.
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