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Top 50 Most Highly Decorated U.S. Military Personnel of All Time

Last Updated:  27 March 2014

On this page I have used my Medal Points System to list the Top 50 Most Highly Decorated U.S. Mlitary Personnel in American History. This includes all military branches and all time periods. Although I believe the list to be inclusive of all Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines, it is still a work in progress. As I research new personnel, it is possible I will find someone new that will make the top 50 list. My master list I work from includes over 1,000 military personnel. There are two lists: the first list requires that the person has to have been awarded the Medal of Honor; the second list simply totals up the person's points, no matter what their highest decoration is.

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Red Bold - Denotes that the person is still alive.

 

Top 50 With Medal of Honor:                                             Top 50 by points, regardless of highest decoration:

 

1. GA Douglas MacArthur, USA 1. GA Douglas MacArthur, USA
2. Col Edward V. Rickenbacker, USAAS 2. Col David H. Hackworth, USA
3. VADM John D. Bulkeley, USN 3. LTG James F. Hollingsworth, USA
4. CDR Samuel D. Dealey, USN 4. Col Edward V. Rickenbacker, USAAS
5. SgtMaj Daniel J. Daly, USMC 5. LTG Thomas H. Tackaberry, USA
6. Col Robert L. Howard, USA 6. BG John T. Corley, USA
7. RADM Eugene B. Fluckey, USN 7. VADM John D. Bulkeley, USN
8. RADM Richard H. O'Kane, USN 8. CDR Samuel D. Dealey, USN
9. Maj Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., USAAF 9. SgtMaj Daniel J. Daly, USMC
10. VADM James B. Stockdale, USN 10. Col James H. Kasler, USAF
11. Maj Gen Smedley D. Butler, USMC 11. BG Charles E. Getz, USA
12. MG Patrick H. Brady, USA 12. LtGen Lewis B. Puller, USMC
13. VADM Joel T. Boone, USN 13. Gen John C. Meyer, USAF
14. Maj Richard I. Bong, USAAF 14. LTG Henry E. Emerson, USA
15. Col Jack L. Treadwell, USA 15. Col David C. Schilling, USAF
16. Col George E. Day, USAF 16. Col Robert L. Howard, USA
17. Col George A. Davis, USAF 17. Gen James A. Van Fleet, USA
18. Col Leo K. Thorsness, USAF 18. RADM Eugene B. Fluckey, USN
19. VADM Lawson P. Ramage, USN 19. RADM Richard H. O'Kane, USN
20. Gen Raymond G. Davis, USMC 20. Gen William E. DePuy, USA
21. 1stLt Henry L. Hulbert, USMC 21. Col Francis S. Gabreski, USAF
22. LTC Raymond Harvey, USA 22. Maj Thomas B. McGuire, Jr., USAAF
23. MajGen James L. Day, USMC 23. VADM James B. Stockdale, USN
24. LCDR John C. McCloy, USN 24. Gen Alexander M. Haig, Jr., USA
25. Col Gordon Johnston, USA 25. Col James C. Harding, USAF
26. Capt Joe R. Hooper, USA 26. MajGen Smedley D. Butler, USMC
27. Maj Gen Merritt A. Edson, USMC 27. MG Patrick H. Brady, USA
28. BGen Herman H. Hanneken, USMC 28. VADM Joel T. Boone, USN
29. Maj Audie L. Murphy, USA 29. Maj Gen Frank O. Hunter, USAAF
30. PO1 James E. Williams, USN 30. Brig Gen R. Stephen Ritchie, USAF
31. MG George L. Mabry, Jr., USA 31. Col Ralph S. Parr, Jr., USAF
32. Col Lloyd L. Burke, USA 32. RADM Roy M. Davenport, USN
33. Col Lewis L. Millett, USA 33. BG John C. Bahnsen, USA
34. CPL John H. Pruitt, USMC 34. Maj Richard I. Bong, USAAF
35. CAPT David McCampbell, USN 35. Col Jack L. Treadwell, USA
36. MG William J. Donovan, USA 36. Col Chester J. Hirschfelder, USA
37. Maj Louis Cukela, USMC 37. RADM James B. Linder, USN
38. SgtMaj John H. Quick, USMC 38. Gen Barry R. McCaffrey, USA
39. RADM Richard E. Byrd, USN 39. Maj Gen Robert M. White, USAF
40. LTC Matt L. Urban, USA 40. Gen Creighton W. Abrams, Jr., USA
41. Gen James H. Doolittle, USAF 41. LTG Edward M. Almond, USA
42. Col Neel E. Kearby, USAAF 42. ADM Bernard A. Clarey, USN
43. MajGen Wendell C. Neville, USMC 43. Col George E. Day, USAF
44. ADM Jonas H. Ingram, USN 44. LtCol George A. Davis, Jr., USAF
45. 2d Lt Frank Luke, Jr., USAAS 45. Col William T. Whisner, USAF
46. Sgt Matej Kocak, USMC 46. Lt Gen John P. Flynn, USAF
47. Gen Leon W. Johnson, USAF 47. Brig Gen Robin Olds, USAF
48. CDR Howard W. Gilmore, USN 48. Gen H. Norman Schwarzkopf, USA
49. LtCol Kenneth A. Walsh, USMC 49. LTG Welborn G. Dolvin, Sr., USA
50. MG Frank D. Baldwin, USA 50. Col Leo K. Thorsness, USAF

 

 

 

 

 
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