The Medal of Honor on awarded on 24 occasions during the Nixon presidency. These are listed by date, followed by the names of the recipients.
Click on the White House Photographic Office (WHPO) contact sheets listed below to view a full-size image of the sheet.
Transcripts of remarks made by President Nixon or others at most of the medal presentation are available at the American Presidency Project on the University of California, Santa Barbara's website. Click on the transcript titles to visit the corresponding webpage.
In some cases, sound recordings made by the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) made by the are available. Click any of the sound links below to listen.
| Date |
Recipients |
Photos |
Transcript |
Sound Recording |
| 3/7/1969 |
United States Army:
Staff Sergeant Joe R. Hooper
Sergeant First Class Fred W. Zabitosky
Specialist Five Clarence E. Sasser |
0467
0468
0469
0470 |
Yes |
Yes |
3/18/1969 |
United States Marine Corps (posth.): Private First Class Melvin E. Newlin |
0542
0543 |
Yes |
No |
| 3/26/1969 |
United States Marine Corps (posth.): Sergeant Rodney M. Davis |
0610
0611 |
No |
No |
| 5/17/1969 |
United States Army:
Chief Warrant Officer Frederick E. Ferguson
Specialist Four Thomas J. Kinsman |
1076
1077
1078
1079 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 10/9/1969 |
United States Army:
Major Patrick H. Brady
Captain Jack H. Jacobs
Captain James M. Sprayberry
Sergeant Robert M. Patterson |
2115
2116
2117
2122
2129 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 10/31/1969 |
[names are currently undetermined] |
2307
2308 |
No |
No |
| 11/4/1969 |
[names are currently undetermined] |
2338
2339 |
No |
No |
| 11/18/1969 |
[names are currently undetermined] |
2441 |
No |
No |
| 11/24/1969 |
United States Army:
Sergeant Webster Anderson
Staff Sergeant Nicky D. Bacon
Staff Segeant Paul R. Lambers |
2476 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 12/2/1969 |
[names are currently undetermined] |
2521 |
No |
No |
| 4/7/1970 |
United States Army (posth.):
First Lieutenant Douglas B. Fournet
Sergeant First Class Rodney J. T. Yano
Staff Sergeant Laszlo Rabel
Specialist Five John J. Kedenburg
Corporal Thomas W. Bennet
Staff Sergeant Marvin R. Young
Sergeant Ray McKibben
Sergeant Anund C. Roark
Sergeant William W. Seay
Sergeant Lester R. Stone, Jr.
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz
Specialist Four Nicholas J. Cutinha
Specialist Four Edward A. Devore, Jr.
Specialist Four Peter M. Guenette
Specialist Four Kenneth L. Olson
Specialist Four Hector Santiago-Colon
Private First Class James W. Fous
Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn
Private First Class Milton A. Lee
Private First Class Phill G. McDonald
Private First Class David P. Nash |
3271
3272 |
No |
Yes |
| 4/20/1970 |
United States Marine Corps:
Sergeant Lawrence D. Peters
Hospital Corpsman Second Class David R. Ray (Navy)
Corporal Larry L. Maxam
Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron (Navy)
Lance Corporal Kenneth L. Worley
Lance Corporal William R. Prom
Lance Corporal Thomas E. Creek
Private First Class Ralph H. Johnson
Private First Class Robert C. Burke
Private First Class Dewayne T. Williams
Private First Class Oscar P. Austin
Private First Class Alfred M. Wilson
Private First Class Robert H. Jenkins, Jr.
Private First Class Ronald L. Coker
Private First Class Jimmy W. Phipps |
3392 |
No |
Yes |
| 5/14/1970 |
United States Army:
Lieutenant Colonel Charles C. Rogers
Captain Paul W. Bucha
Captain Ronald E. Ray
Sergeant Allen J. Lynch, Specialist Four Frank A. Herda
Medals awarded to the following members of the United States Marine Corps:
Major M. Sando Vargas, Jr. (Jay R. Vargas)
Captain James E. Livingston
United States Navy:
Lieutenant Commander Thomas G. Kelley
Lieutenant Junior Grade Joseph R. Kerrey (J. Robert Kerrey, Bob Kerrey)
Hospital Corpsman Second Class Donald E. Ballard
United States Air Force:
Captain James P. Fleming
Sergeant John L. Levitow |
3513 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 8/6/1970 |
United States Army (posth.):
First Lieutenant Gary L. Miller
First Lieutenant John E. Warren, Jr.
Staff Sergeant Robert W. Hartsock
Sergeant William D. Port
Specialist Four Robert D. Law
Specialist Four Thomas J. McMahon
United States Marine Corps (posth.):
Corporal William D. Morgan
Lance Corporal Jose F. Jimenez
United States Air Force (posth.):
Lieutenant Colonel William A. Jones |
4099 |
No |
Yes |
| 2/16/1971 |
United States Army (posth.):
First Lieutenant Stephen H. Doane
First Lieutenant Robert L. Poxon
Sergeant First Class William M. Bryant
Sergeant Charles C. Fleek
Sergeant John N. Holcomb
Corporal Terry L. Kawamura
Specialist Four Donald R. Johnston
Private First Class Daniel J. Shea
United States Marine Corps (posth.):
Staff Sergeant Karl G. Taylor
Lance Corporal Thomas P. Noonan Jr.
Lance Corporal Lester W. Weber
Private First Class Daniel D. Bruce |
5657 |
No |
Yes |
| 3/2/1971 |
United States Army:
Captain Harold A. Fritz
Captain Robert L. Howard
Platoon Sergeant Finnis D. McCleery
Staff Segeant Don J. Jenkins
Sergeant Gordon R. Roberts
Specialist Four George C. Lang
United States Marine Corps:
Captain Wesley L. Fox |
5791
5800 |
No |
Yes |
| 4/22/1971 |
United States Army (posth.):
Staff Sergeant Robert J. Pruden
Sergeant Rodney J. Evans
Specialist Four Michael R. Blanchfield |
6130 |
No |
Yes |
| 6/15/1971 |
United States Army:
Major Kern W. Dunagan
Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel
Staff Sergeant Franklin D. Miller
Sergeant Peter C. Lemon
Sergeant Richard A. Penry
Specialist Four John P. Baca
United States Marine Corps (posth.):
Private First Class Raymond M. Clausen, Jr. |
6628 |
No |
Yes |
| 9/9/1971 |
United States Marine Corps (posth.):
Lance Corporal Richard A. Anderson
Lance Corporal Emilio A. De La Garza, Jr.
Lance Corporal James D. Howe
Lance Corporal Miguel Keith
Private First Class Bruce W. Carter |
7212 |
No |
Yes |
| 12/16/1971 |
United States Army (posth.):
First Lieutenant Russell A. Steindam
Second Lieutenant Robert R. Leisy
Sergeant Brian L. Buker
Sergeant Donald S. Skidgel,
Corporal Michael F. Folland
Specialist Four Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr. |
8052 |
No |
Yes |
| 1/18/1973 |
Does not include the reading of the citations. |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 10/15/1973 |
United States Army:
First Lieutenant Brian M. Thacker
Sergeant First Class Gary L. Littrell
Staff Sergeant James L. Bondsteel
Sergeant Gary B. Beikirch
Specialist Four Michael J. Fitzmaurice
Private First Class Kenneth M. Kays
United States Navy:
Engineman First Class Michael E. Thornton
United States Marine Corps:
Gunnary Sergeant Allan J. Kellogg, Jr.
United States Air Force:
Lieutenant Colonel Leo K. Thorsness |
E1645
E1646
E1647
E1648 |
Yes |
Yes |
| 7/17/1974 |
United States Army (posth.):
Lieutenant Colonel Andre C. Lucas
Staff Sergeant Hammett L. Bowen, Jr.
Staff Sergeant John G. Gertsch
Sergeant Mitchell W. Stout
Specialist Four Danny J. Petersen
Private First Class David F. Winder
United States Marine Corps (posth.):
Ralph E. Dias |
No |
No |
Yes |
| 8/8/1974 |
United States Army (posth.):
Major William E. Adams
First Lieutenant Loren D. Hagen
Staff Sergeant Glenn H. English, Jr.
Staff Sergeant Robert C. Murray
Corporal Frank R. Fratellenico
Specailist Four Larry G. Dahl
United States Air Force (posth.):
Captain Steven L. Bennett |
No |
No |
Yes |
