The Medal of Honor: Its Dark Sides
This book answers five questions: 1) Are there soldiers who were officially approved for Medals of Honor but the Medals were never issued? “Yes” ‒ at least six soldiers. 2) Are there soldiers and sailors who received Medals of Honor who deserted after award and who are still on the official Medal of Honor rolls? “Yes” ‒at least 60 recipients. 3) Are there soldiers whose Medals of Honor were revoked on flawed factual analysis? “Yes” ‒at least four soldiers. 4) Are there Medal of Honor recipients with no known grave locations who remain unrecognized with official markers? “Yes” ‒at least 200 recipients. 5) Were there soldiers whose Medal of Honor recommendations were misplaced for decades by the War Department? “Yes” ‒over 200 Civil War soldiers.
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