Medal of Honor Recipients
Medal of Honor
The Medal of Honor is the United States of America's highest and most-prestigious personal military decoration that may be awarded to recognize U.S. military service members who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor.
Below is a list of OCS Alumni who have been awarded the Medal of Honor
World War II
NAME
COL John J. Tominac (1LT at time of action)
COL Charles P. Murray, Jr. (1LT at time of action)
1LT Vernon J. Baker
1LT Arnold L. Bjorklund (2LT at time of Action)
COL Orville E. Bloch (1LT at time of action)
COL Cecil H. Bolton (1LT at time of action)
* 2LT George W.G. Boyce, Jr.
MAJ Francis X. Burke (1LT at time of action)
* 2LT John E. Butts
* 2LT Dale E. Christensen
* 2LT Robert Craig
CPT James H. Fields (1LT at time of action)
LTC Almond E. Fisher (2LT at time of action)
* 2LT Thomas W. Fowler
MAJ Freeman V. Horner (SSG at time of action)
* 1LT Victor L. Kandle
* 1LT Jack L. Knight
CPT Daniel W. Lee, Sr. (2LT at time of action)
* 1LT Edgar H. Lloyd (2LT at time of action)
* 2LT Harry J. Michael
* 1LT Jimmie W. Monteith, Jr.
COL Robert B. Nett (1LT at time of action)
MAJ Carlos C. Ogden, Sr. (1LT at time of action)
* 1LT Bernard J. Ray
* 2LT Paul F. Riordan
* 1LT James E. Robinson, Jr.
* CPT Robert E. Roeder
1LT Donald K. Schwab
COL Robert S. Scott (2LT at time of action)
LTC Edward A. Silk (1LT at time of action)
* CPT Seymour W. Terry (1LT at time of action)
MAJ Charles L. Thomas (1LT at time of action)
* 2LT Robert M. Viale
* CPT Francis B. Wai
MG Keith L. Ware (LTC at time of action)
* 1LT Robert T. Waugh
1LT David C. Waybur
CPT Eli L. Whiteley (1LT at time of action)
* 2LT Thomas W. Wigle
* 2LT Raymond Zussman
Korean War
GRADUATION LOCATION / YEAR
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Camp Columbia SWPA 1944
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Camp Columbia SWPA 1944
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Knox 1943
Fort Riley 1949
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Riley 1942
Fort Riley 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1944
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Sill 1943
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Camp Hood 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1941
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Riley 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Knox 1943
NAME
* CPT Reginald B. Desiderio
* LTC Don C. Faith, Jr.
LTC Raymond Harvey (1LT at time of action)
* CPT Edward C. Krzyzowski
* 1LT Robert M. McGovern
MAJ Benjamin F. Wilson (MSG at time of action)
Vietnam War
NAME
COL Bruce P. Crandall (MAJ at time of action)
* 1LT Stephen H. Doane
COL Roger H.C. Donlon (CPT at time of action)
MAJ John J. Duffy
COL Kern W. Dunagan (CPT at time of action)
* 2LT Harold B. Durham, Jr.
* 1LT Douglas B. Fournet
LTC Harold A. Fritz (1LT at time of action)
* 1LT James A. Gardner
* 1LT Joseph X. Grant
* 1LT Loren D. Hagen
* 2LT Robert J. Hibbs
LTC Charles S. Kettles (MAJ at time of action)
* 2LT Robert R. Leisy
COL Walter J. Marm, Jr. (2LT at time of action)
* 1LT Gary L. Miller
* 1LT Robert L. Poxon
LTC Alfred V. Rascon (SP4 at time of action)
LTC Ronald E. Ray (1LT at time of action)
CPT Gary M. Rose (SGT at time of action)
* 1LT Ruppert L. Sargent
* 1LT George K. Sisler
LTC James M. Sprayberry (1LT at time of action)
MAJ James A. Taylor (1LT at time of action)
* 1LT John E. Warren, Jr.
MAJ Charles Q. Williams (2LT at time of action)
Operation Enduring Freedom
NAME
CPT Florent A. Groberg
LTC William D. Swenson (CPT at time of action)
* Died as a result of the action.
GRADUATION LOCATION / YEAR
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1942
Fort Benning 1943
Fort Benning 1947
Fort Sill 1943
GRADUATION LOCATION / YEAR
Fort Belvoir 1954
Fort Benning 1968
Fort Benning 1959
Fort Benning 1963
Fort Benning 1963
Fort Sill 1966
Fort Benning 1967
Fort Knox 1967
Fort Benning 1964
Fort Benning 1964
Fort Belvoir 1969
Fort Benning 1965
Fort Knox 1953
Fort Benning 1969
Fort Benning 1965
Fort Benning 1967
Fort Knox 1967
Fort Benning 1970
Fort Benning 1964
Fort Benning 1974
Fort Benning 1965
Fort Benning 1965
Fort Knox 1967
Fort Benning 1966
Fort Benning 1967
Fort Benning 1964
GRADUATION LOCATION / YEAR
Fort Benning 2008
Fort Benning 2002
The OCS Alumni Association
The United States Army Officer Candidate Schools Alumni Association (TUSAOCSAA) is the Alumni Association for the United States Army Officer Candidate School (OCS). The mission of our Alumni Association is to preserve the legacy of the Army’s OCS Program by supporting the Army OCS Heritage Center and the OCS Memorial Walk, as well as conducting a National Annual Reunion.
