Congressional Gold Medal

Congressional Gold Medal

A Congressional Gold Medal is an award bestowed by the United States Congress. The congressional practice of issuing gold medals to occasionally honor recipients from the military began during the American Revolution.

Congressional Gold Medal People (First 26 people) - Page 2

Oscar Lawton Wilkerson

Oscar Lawton Wilkerson

American aircraft pilot

Duncan Ingraham

Duncan Ingraham

Military officer

Roscoe Brown

Roscoe Brown

Airman

Edward L. Feightner

Edward L. Feightner

Commanding officer

John Paul Jones

John Paul Jones

American navy officer

Ernest King

Ernest King

Admiral

Roy Wilkins

Roy Wilkins

Activist

John Henry Towers

John Henry Towers

Admiral

Ernest J. King

Ernest J. King

American naval officer

Bogdan Maglich

Bogdan Maglich

Physicist

Steve Gleason

Steve Gleason

American football safety

Emmett Till

Emmett Till


Leo Ryan

Leo Ryan

Former United States Representative

Ola Mildred Rexroat

Ola Mildred Rexroat

American aircraft pilot

Charles W. Dryden

Charles W. Dryden

Aircraft pilot

Stephen Decatur

Stephen Decatur

American naval officer

Thomas Macdonough

Thomas Macdonough

American naval officer

Roald Amundsen

Roald Amundsen

Norwegian explorer

Chester Nez

Chester Nez

American military veteran

Mary Jackson

Mary Jackson

American mathematician

Dorothy Vaughan

Dorothy Vaughan

American mathematician

Constantino Brumidi

Constantino Brumidi

American-Greek-Italian painter

Clarence Dart

Clarence Dart

Fighter pilot

Edward Saylor

Edward Saylor


Charles Stewart

Charles Stewart

Former Premier of Alberta

Hamilton McWhorter III

Hamilton McWhorter III

Aviator