Illinois Medal of Honor Recipients

The following Medal of Honor Recipients were BORN in the State of Illinois but either moved to or enlisted in military service in another state to which their award is accredited. By virtue of their birth, they are still among our "Home Town Heroes".
L	RECIPIENT'S NAME	Branch	PLACE OF BIRTH	MOH ACCREDITED TO:
	Archer, James W.	Army	Edgar Co, IL	Spencer, IN
	Flynn, James Edward	Army	Pittsfield, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Holmes, William T.	Army	Vermilion, IL	Indanapolis, IN
	Luce, Moses Augustine	Army	Payson, IL	Adrian, MI
	Pond, George F.	Army	Libertyville, IL	Fairwater, WI
	Sterling, John T.	Army	Edgar County, IL	Indianapolis, IN
	Hall, John	Army	Logan County, IL	Sacramento, CA
	Hobday, George	Army	Pulaski County, IL	Memphis, TN
	Huggins, Eli Lundy	Army	Schuyler County, IL	Minnesota
	Knight, Joseph F.	Army	Danville, IL	Denver, CO
	Daniels, James Thomas	Army	Richland County, IL	Fort Leavenworth, KS
	Vokes, Leroy H.	Army	Lake County, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Berg, George Francis	Army	Mount Erie, IL	Fort Omaha, NE
	Church, James Robb	Army	Chicago, IL	Washington, DC
	**Logan, Jr., John Alexander	Army	Carbondale, IL	Youngstown, OH
	Longfellow, Richard Moses	Army	Logan County, IL	Mandan, ND
	Miller, Archie	Army	Fort Sheridan, IL	St. Louis, MO
	Ross, Frank Fulton	Army	Avon, IL	Langdon, ND
	Horton, William M. Charlie	USMC	Chicago, IL	Philadelphia, PA
	**Smith, Fred E.	Army	Rockford, IL	Bartlett, ND
	**Baker, Addison Earl	Army AC	Chicago, IL	Akron, OH
	**Kraus, Richard Edward	USMC	Chicago, IL	Minnesota
	Dean, Sr., William Frishe	Army	Carlyle, IL	California
	**Kilmer, John Edward	Navy	Highland Park, IL	Houston, TX
	**Poynter, James Irsley	USMC	Bloomington, IL	Downey, CA
	**Windrich, William Gordon	USMC	Chicago, IL	Hammond, IN
	**Wilson, Richard G.	Army	Marion, IL	Cape Girardeau, MO
L	Fritz, Harold Arthur	Army	Chicago, IL	Milwaukee, WI
	**Wilson, Alfred Mac	USMC	Olney, IL	Abilene, TX
	Young, Gerald Orren	USAF	Chicago, IL	Colorado Springs, CO
	Smith, Eugene P.	Navy	Illinois	California
	Badders, William	Navy	Harrisburg, IL	Indianapolis, IN

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Due the large number of Medals of Honor accredited to Illinois we have divided the Recipients into three separate pages.
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