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Union Army Sergeant James T. Clancy, who was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on July 3, 1865, was credited with firing the fatal shot.
He returns a war hero, having received the Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam, finishes school and becomes a successful currency banker.
He has volunteered for the Vietnam Veterans of America organization, is the liaison for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, and frequently gives speeches at military-related events, such as Memorial Day ceremonies.
Nicholas Kehoe, President of the Congressional Medal of Honor Foundation
William R. Shockley (1918–1945), awarded Congressional Medal of Honor, born in Bokoshe.
In October 2008, the Penguin Group published the memoir of Congressional Medal of Honor recipient Colonel Jack H. Jacobs, If Not Now, When?: Duty and Sacrifice In America's Time of Need, coauthored by Douglas Century, with a foreword by NBC Nightly News anchor and managing editor Brian Williams.
In the historical notes section epilogue of War and Remembrance (copyright 1978 by Herman Wouk, Library of Congress catalog Card Number 78-17746) Howard Gilmore is recognized by "The death of Carter Aster is based on the famous self-sacrifice of Commander Howard W. Gilmore of the U.S.S. Growler for which he was posthumously awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor"
James M. Burt (1917–2006), World War II Congressional Medal of Honor recipient
Frankie Zoly Molnar, recipient of Congressional Medal of Honor for his actions in the Vietnam War.
He is a double recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor as he received the medal from the army and from the navy for the same action while serving with 66th Company of the Marines 5th Regiment in 1918 near Villers-Cotterêts, France.
Robert C. Blankenship(1921–1970) was decorated with the Dutch Military Order of William (the Dutch equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor) for his bravery in Operation Market Garden; born in Porterdale.
Among his notable commissions are portraits of former General Motors Chairmen John F. Smith, Jr. and Edward Whitacre, Jr., noted heart surgeon Randolph Chitwood, Congressional Medal Of Honor recipient Bryant H. Womack, and distinguished Federal Judge Malcolm Jones Howard.
Joel Thompson Boone, U.S. Navy vice admiral who received Congressional Medal of Honor for actions during WW I.
Col. Nelson M. Holderman, a World War I veteran and recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor was appointed commandant of the home in 1919.