Awards lists Ritchie Boys recorded as receiving the Medal of Honor, Distinguished Service Cross, or Silver Star in the source spreadsheet used on theritchieboys.com. Names link to soldier profiles when a clear roster match exists.
The chart below shows The Ritchie Boys who were awarded the following:
- Medal of Honor (1)
- Distinguished Service Cross (1)
- Silver Star recipients (57)
Medal of Honor
Distinguished Service Cross
Silver Star
| Name |
Rank |
Class |
Field of action
|
| Ackerman, Efraim |
Master Sergeant |
Class 4 |
France
|
| Arnold, David S. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 4 |
Italy
|
| Axtell, Eugene N. |
Captain |
Class 5 |
Germany
|
| Bagby, Edward R. |
T/5 |
Class 17 |
Alaska
|
| Bailey, Samuel L. |
Sergeant |
DC 28 |
Austria
|
| Bongers, August L. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 29 |
Italy
|
| Bothwell, Lyman |
Major |
Class 7 |
Philippines
|
| Brancato, Jacob S. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 8 |
France
|
| Bronneck, Gary H. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 17 |
France
|
| Burns, James D. |
1st Sergeant |
Class 24 |
Tunisia
|
| Buttery, Edwin B. |
Captain |
SC 6 |
Germany
|
| Cahn, Herbert |
Staff Sergeant |
Class 16 |
France
|
| Canak, Dan |
T/Sergeant |
Class 5 |
Austria
|
| Cane, Lawrence |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 6 |
France
|
| Cohn, Frederick G. |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 18 |
Germany
|
| Cook |
Captain |
Class 9 |
France
|
| Csasar, John F. |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 10 |
Germany
|
| Defourneaux, Rene |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 14 |
France
|
| Deka, Stanley J. |
Sergeant |
Class 27 |
Tarawa
|
| Delnore, Victor E. |
Lt. Colonel |
Class 2 |
Germany
|
| * Demetriou, Fotios D. |
T/4 |
Class 4 |
Italy
|
| Duncan, Hoyt C. Jr. |
Lieutenant |
Class 27 |
New Britain
|
| Dunlay, Philip |
Lieutenant |
Class 5 |
Sicily
|
| Edgar, Bernhard |
Master Sergeant |
Class 4 |
France
|
| Ewald, William |
Captain |
Class 8 |
Germany
|
| ** Frank, Peter R. |
Master Sergeant |
Class 6 |
France (?)
|
| Gilbert, Carl J. |
Major |
Class 31 |
Philippines
|
| Glenn, Edmund S. |
Master Sergeant |
Class 8 |
France, Belgium
|
| Grombacher, Gerd S. |
Master Sergeant |
Class 18 |
France
|
| Hadley, Arthur |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 21 |
Germany
|
| Harrington, Francis J. |
T/3 |
Class 15 |
France
|
| Irving, Clark |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 15 |
Philippines
|
| Keeney, Barnaby |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 15 |
Holland, Germany
|
| Kittstein, Karl, Jr. |
Captain |
Class 7 |
France
|
| Komma, William M. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 29 |
Saipan
|
| Landgraff, Alfred |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 13 |
France
|
| LaVaux, Lloyd P. |
Private |
Class 13 |
France
|
| Lee, Glynn B. |
Sergeant |
Class 4 |
Italy
|
| Marsh, Louis V. |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 15 |
France
|
| Midener, Walter |
Master Sergeant |
Class 9 |
France
|
| * Mills, Benjamin |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 14 |
France
|
| * Mosbacher, Stephen H. |
Sergeant |
Class 22 |
Germany
|
| Pendergast, James R. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 4 |
France
|
| Phelps, Charles P. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 29 |
New Guinea
|
| Pierce, Theodore L. |
T/5 |
Class 15 |
France
|
| Pisarcik, John A. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 6 |
France
|
| Robinow, Wolfgang F. |
Master Sergeant |
Class 18 |
Germany
|
| Scanlon, John H. |
1st Lieutenant |
Class 7 |
Luxembourg
|
| Skala, Peter H. |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 10 |
France
|
| Smith, Norman |
T/5 |
Class 15 |
Holland
|
| Sperl, Ferdinand R |
Capitain |
Class 8 |
Czech., Germany
|
| Streit, Pierre D. |
Master Sergeant |
Class 15 |
France
|
| Tomich, Alex |
Corporal |
Class 5 |
France
|
| Valtin, Ralph |
2nd Lieutenant |
Class 13 |
Germany
|
| Wells, Henry J. |
T/3 |
Class 11 |
Germany
|
| White, Joseph E. |
Corporal |
Class 24 |
Tunisia
|
| ** Wolf, Julius K |
T/3 |
Class 10 |
Germany (?)
|
- Notes
- * Killed in action
- ** Undocumented
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