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Double Recipients:
Nineteen men have been awarded the Medal of Honor twice. Five of these men were awarded both the Army and Navy Medal of Honor for the same action. Since February 1919, no single individual can be awarded more than one Medal of Honor for the same action, although a member of one branch of the armed forces can receive the Medal of Honor from another branch if the actions for which it was awarded occurred under the authority of the second branch.To date, the maximum number of Medals of Honor earned by any service member has been two. Rank refers to rank held at time of Medal of Honor action. Name , Service, Rank, War(s), Notes Frank Baldwin Army First Lieutenant, Captain American Civil War, Indian Wars Smedley Butler Marine Corps Major Veracruz, Haiti John Cooper Navy Coxswain American Civil War Louis Cukela Marine Corps Sergeant World War I Awarded both Navy and Army versions for same action. Thomas Custer Army Second Lieutenant American Civil War Battle of Namozine Church on 3 April and Battle of Sayler's Creek on 6 April 1865. Daniel Daly Marine Corps Private, Gunnery Sergeant Boxer Rebellion, Haiti Henry Hogan Army First Sergeant Indian Wars Ernest A. Janson Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant World War I Both awarded for same action. Received the Army MOH under the name Charles F. Hoffman. John J. Kelly Marine Corps Private World War I Both awarded for same action. John King Navy Water tender Peacetime 1901 and 1909 Matej Kocak Marine Corps Sergeant World War I Both awarded for same action. John Lafferty Navy Fireman, First Class Fireman American Civil War, peacetime John C. McCloy Navy Coxswain, Chief ![]() Patrick Mullen Navy ![]() John H. Pruitt Marine Corps Corporal World War I Both awarded for same action. Robert Sweeney Navy Ordinary Seaman Peacetime 1881 and 1883 Albert Weisbogel Navy Captain of the Mizzen Top Peacetime 1874 and 1876 Louis Williams Navy Captain of the Hold Peacetime 1883 and 1884 William Wilson Army Sergeant Indian Wars Info from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medal_o...ent_recipients
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