Union soldier to be awarded MOH

[Stealhead]

I often wonder how many soldiers from WWII and Korea who should have been awarded a MOH but never received one for one reason or another.

@Vienna basically you have to perform an action that goes well above and beyond the expected duty of combat. A very common myth is that one must kill the enemy to be awarded the MOH not so many combat medics have been awarded the MOH while not killing or harming a single enemy solider. Of course their actions saved the lives of their comrades.

Another unique thing about the MOH. Usually in the US military enlisted men salute officers and lowering ranking officers salute higher ranking officers the person giving the salute holds it until the recipient lowers their salute . The exception to this ethic is a person that has been awarded the MOH if he or she is in uniform and wears either the physical medal or the ribbon on their chest everyone salutes them. So even the highest ranking staff officer must salute a MOH recipient even if they are the lowest ranking enlisted.