Medal of Honor

1877 P William R. Parnell First Lieutenant · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1836 – 1910 1945 Laverne Parrish Technical Fourth Grade · World War II U.S. Army Posthumous 1862 Jacob Parrott Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1908 1863 Joel Parsons Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1919 1863 P John T. Patterson Musician · Civil War U.S. Army 1838 – 1922 1864 P John H. Patterson First Lieutenant · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1920 1968 Robert M. Patterson Living Sergeant · Vietnam War U.S. Army Living 1965 Joe Calvin Paul Lance Corporal · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1862 William H. Paul Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1844 – 1911 1863 P Byron E. Pay Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1844 – 1906 1865 P Irvin C. Payne Corporal · Civil War U.S. Army 1830 – 1887 1875 Isaac Payne Trumpeter · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1854 – 1904 1865 Thomas H. L. Payne First Lieutenant · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1909 2015 Thomas P. Payne Living Sergeant First Class · Iraq U.S. Army Living 1863 P Platt Pearsall Corporal · Civil War U.S. Army 1841 – 1931 1865 Alfred L. Pearson Colonel · Civil War U.S. Army 1838 – 1903 1942 Harl Pease JR Captain · World War II U.S. Army 1917 – 1942 1864 P Joachim Pease Seaman · Civil War U.S. Navy 1842 1918 Archie A. Peck Private · World War I U.S. Army 1894 – 1978 1862 P Cassius Peck Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1842 – 1913 1862 P Oscar E. Peck Second Class Boy · Civil War U.S. Navy 1848 – 1906 1864 Theodore S. Peck First Lieutenant · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1918 1945 Forrest E. Peden Technical Fifth Grade · World War II U.S. Army Posthumous 1865 P James K. Peirsol Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1927 1864 William Pelham Landsman · Civil War U.S. Navy 1847 – 1933 1950 Mike C. Pena Master Sergeant · Korean War U.S. Army Posthumous 1953 Charles F. Pendleton Corporal · Korean War U.S. Army 1931 – 1953 1944 Jack J. Pendleton Staff Sergeant · World War II U.S. Army 1918 – 1944 1869 P Edward Pengally Private · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1824 – 1874 1898 Robert Penn Fireman First Class · Spanish-American War U.S. Navy 1872 – 1912 1874 P Josiah Pennsyl Sergeant · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1850 – 1920 1865 Galusha Pennypacker Colonel · Civil War U.S. Army 1844 – 1916 1970 Richard A. Penry Sergeant · Vietnam War U.S. Army 1948 – 1994 1865 P Patrick H. Pentzer Corporal · Civil War U.S. Army 1839 – 1901 1944 Frank D. Peregory Technical Sergeant · World War II U.S. Army 1915 – 1944 1945 Manuel Perez Jr Private First Class · World War II U.S. Army 1923 – 1945 1918 Michael J. Perkins Private First Class · World War I U.S. Army 1899 – 1918 1967 William Thomas Perkins JR Corporal · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1864 P Thomas Perry Boatswain's Mate · Civil War U.S. Navy 1836 1863 P Joseph M. Pesch Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1835 – 1903 1904 P Alexander Peters Boatswain's Mate First Class · Interim 1901-1916 U.S. Navy 1869 – 1951 1945 George J. Peters Private · World War II U.S. Army 1924 – 1945 1863 P Henry C. Peters Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1923 1967 Lawrence David Peters Sergeant · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1900 Carl E. Petersen Chief Machinist · China Relief Expedition U.S. Navy 1875 – 1971 1970 Danny John Petersen Specialist Fourth Class · Vietnam War U.S. Army Posthumous 1862 P Alfred Peterson Seaman · Civil War U.S. Navy 1838 1945 George Peterson Staff Sergeant · World War II U.S. Army 1945 1942 Oscar Verner Peterson V Chief Watertender · World War II U.S. Navy Posthumous 1943 Frank Joseph Petrarca Private First Class · World War II U.S. Army Posthumous 2008 Leroy A. Petry Living Staff Sergeant · Afghanistan U.S. Army Living 1918 Orlando H. Petty Lieutenant · World War I U.S. Navy 1874 – 1932 1862 Philip Petty Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1917 1901 P Louis F. Pfeifer Private · Interim 1901-1916 U.S. Marine Corps 1876 – 1949 1898 P Herman Pfisterer Musician · Spanish-American War U.S. Army 1866 – 1905 1941 P Jackson C. Pharris Lieutenant · World War II U.S. Navy 1912 – 1966 1864 Charles E. Phelps Colonel · Civil War U.S. Army 1833 – 1908 1944 Wesley Phelps Private First Class · World War II U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1868 Lewis Phife Sergeant · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1841 – 1913 1879 P Wilhelm O. Philipsen Blacksmith · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1852 – 1913 1900 P Franklin J. Phillips Private · China Relief Expedition U.S. Marine Corps 1874 – 1900 1898 George F. Phillips Machinist First Class · Spanish-American War U.S. Navy 1862 – 1904 1945 P George W Phillips Private · World War II U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1865 P Josiah Phillips Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1830 – 1894 1950 Lee Hugh Phillips Corporal · Korean War U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1900 P Reuben J. Phillips Corporal · China Relief Expedition U.S. Marine Corps 1874 – 1936 1877 P Samuel D. Phillips Private · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1845 – 1915 1864 P William Phinney Boatswain's Mate · Civil War U.S. Navy 1824 1969 Jimmy Wayne Phipps Private First Class · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps Posthumous 1862 Frederick Phisterer First Lieutenant · Civil War U.S. Army 1836 – 1909 1874 P Edwin Phoenix Corporal · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1846 – 1932 1864 Alonzo H. Pickle Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1925 1899 Charles H. Pierce Private · Philippines U.S. Army 1875 – 1944 1945 Francis J. Pierce Pharmacist's Mate First Class · World War II U.S. Navy 1924 – 1986 1965 Larry Stanley Pierce Sergeant · Vietnam War U.S. Army Posthumous 1862 P Edward M. Pike First Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1838 – 1924 1918 Emory Jenison Pike Lieutenant Colonel · World War I U.S. Army Posthumous 1872 P Richard Pile Ordinary Seaman · Interim 1866-1898 U.S. Navy 1849 1951 Herbert K. Pililaau Private First Class · Korean War U.S. Army 1928 – 1951 1944 John J. Pinder JR Technical Fifth Grade · World War II U.S. Army Posthumous 1862 Samuel E. Pingree Captain · Civil War U.S. Army 1832 – 1922 1865 Charles H. Pinkham Sergeant Major · Civil War U.S. Army 1844 – 1920 1864 Robert Pinn First Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1843 – 1911 1864 P James Pipes Captain · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1928 1865 George J. Pitman Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1839 – 1884 1966 William Hart Pitsenbarger Airman First Class · Vietnam War U.S. Air Force 1944 – 1966 1862 William Pittinger Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1904 1950 John A Pittman Sergeant · Korean War U.S. Army 1928 – 1995 1966 Richard A. Pittman Sergeant · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps 1945 – 2016 1967 Riley Leroy Pitts Captain · Vietnam War U.S. Army Posthumous 2008 Ryan M. Pitts Living Sergeant · Afghanistan U.S. Army Living 1865 Henry E. Plant Corporal · Civil War U.S. Army 1841 – 1925 1863 George C. Platt Private · Civil War U.S. Army 1842 – 1912 1875 P Frederick Platten Sergeant · Indian Wars U.S. Army 1849 – 1939 1967 Stephen W. Pless Major · Vietnam War U.S. Marine Corps 1939 – 1969 1865 William Plimley First Lieutenant · Civil War U.S. Army 1839 – 1913 1864 P George H. Plowman Sergeant Major · Civil War U.S. Army 1840 – 1921 2013 Earl D. Plumlee Living Staff Sergeant · Afghanistan U.S. Army Living 1862 Thomas Plunkett Sergeant · Civil War U.S. Army 1841 – 1885 1898 P Alfred Polond Private · Spanish-American War U.S. Army 1872 – 1956