Awarded by the U.S. military to personnel who performs acts of heroism, meritorious achievement or meritorious service. Created in 1945.
| Name | Occupation | Birth | Death | Known for |
|---|
| Joseph B. Anderson, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1943 |
|
TAG Holdings LLC |
| Scott C. Black |
Attorney |
? |
|
US Army Judge Advocate General |
| Edward Thomas Brady |
Judge |
1-Nov-1943 |
|
Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court |
| Marvin D. Brailsford |
Business |
31-Jan-1939 |
|
Retired US Army Lt. General |
| Terry E. Branstad |
Politician |
17-Nov-1946 |
|
Governor of Iowa, 1983-99 |
| Anthony G. Brown |
Politician |
21-Nov-1961 |
|
Lt. Governor of Maryland |
| George S. Brown |
Military |
17-Aug-1918 |
5-Dec-1978 |
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1974-78 |
| George W. Casey, Jr. |
Military |
21-Jul-1948 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff |
| Ming W. Chin |
Judge |
31-Aug-1942 |
|
Justice, California Supreme Court |
| Donald Fowler |
Government |
12-Sep-1935 |
|
DNC chairman, 1995-97 |
| Tommy Franks |
Military |
17-Jun-1945 |
|
Former C-in-C, US Central Command |
| Jay Garner |
Military |
15-Apr-1938 |
|
Ex-Director of Reconstruction of Iraq |
| Mike Hayden |
Politician |
16-Mar-1944 |
|
Governor of Kansas, 1987-91 |
| Russel Honore |
Military |
c. 1948 |
|
Three-star general |
| George A. Joulwan |
Military |
16-Nov-1939 |
|
Supreme Allied Commander, 1993-97 |
| Janis Karpinski |
Military |
c. 1953 |
|
Brig. General in charge of Abu Ghraib prison |
| John M. Keane |
Military |
1-Feb-1943 |
|
US Army Vice Chief of Staff, 1999-2003 |
| Albert S. Macmillan, Jr. |
Business |
c. 1944 |
|
Triaxia Partners |
| John E. McLaughlin |
Government |
15-Jun-1942 |
|
Deputy Director CIA, 2000-04 |
| Sonny Montgomery |
Politician |
5-Aug-1920 |
12-May-2006 |
Congressman from Mississippi, 1967-97 |
| William Dale Montgomery |
Diplomat |
1945 |
|
US Ambassador to the Balkans |
| Ronald E. Neumann |
Diplomat |
30-Sep-1944 |
|
US Ambassador to Afghanistan, 2005-07 |
| David Petraeus |
Military |
7-Nov-1952 |
|
Commander, Multi-National Force, Iraq |
| Hawthorne L. Proctor |
Military |
c. 1946 |
|
Army Quartermaster General, 1999-2001 |
| Charles A. Ray |
Diplomat |
? |
|
US Ambassador to Cambodia, 2003-05 |
| Frances Rice |
Activist |
c. 1944 |
|
National Black Republican Association |
| Hugh G. Robinson |
Military |
4-Aug-1932 |
|
CEO of Global Building Systems |
| John K. Singlaub |
Military |
10-Jul-1921 |
|
US Army general, CIA operative |
| Gordon R. Sullivan |
Military |
25-Sep-1937 |
|
US Army Chief of Staff, 1991-95 |
| Antonio Taguba |
Military |
31-Oct-1950 |
|
Authored Taguba Report on Abu Ghraib |
| William L. Waller, Jr. |
Judge |
c. 1952 |
|
Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court |
| John C. West |
Politician |
27-Aug-1922 |
21-Mar-2004 |
Governor of South Carolina, 1971-75 |
| Frank J. Williams |
Judge |
24-Aug-1940 |
|
Rhode Island Chief Justice |
