U.S. Army First Sergeant Leonard Alfred Funk Jr. was presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. The Medal of Honor was the first medal for which all enlisted men in the U.S. military could be nominated. A bill introduced by the junior senator from Massachusetts, Henry Wilson, on February 17, 1862, calling for the introduction of an army Medal of Honor, was fashioned after a navy medal bill signed by the President two months earlier. Master Sergeant Raul Perez "Roy" Benavidez (August 5, 1935 – November 29, 1998) was a United States Army soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for his valorous actions in combat near Lộc Ninh, South Vietnam on May 2, 1968, while serving as a member of the United States Army Special Forces during the Vietnam War . The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress,March 3, 1863, has awarded in the name of The Congress the Medal of Honor to CAPTAIN ED W. FREEMAN UNITED STATES ARMY Why Roger Donlon was the first Medal of Honor recipient in Vietnam Posted On: October 23, 2020 Room dedicated to Medal of Honor recipient Roger Donlon at Wreaths Across America headquarters Posted On: September 29, 2020 Organization to dedicate room named after Leavenworth veteran Born: September 16, 1937, Spokane, Spokane County, WA, United States. Died: July 12, 1965, Republic of Vietnam. Buried: Greenwood Cemetery (MH) (7-346), Kellogg, ID, United States. U.S. Marine Corps First Lieutenant Frank Stanley Reasoner was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during the Vietnam War. Sixty-one Canadians who were serving in the United States Armed Forces have been awarded the Medal of Honor, with a majority awarded for actions in the American Civil War. Since 1900, only four have been awarded to Canadians. [61] In the Vietnam War, Peter C. Lemon was the only Canadian recipient of the Medal of Honor. Died: July 7, 1944, Saipan, Mariana Islands. Buried: Mound Cemetery (4-E-8-4), Racine, WI, United States. Location of Medal: Racine Veterans Legacy Museum (duplicate Medal), Racine, WI. U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Private First Class Harold Christ Agerholm was posthumously presented the Medal of Honor for military valor during World War II. 81YYLQ.