List of Medal of Honor recipients who were also Eagle Scouts

This is a list of Medal of Honor recipients who were also Eagle Scouts.

The Medal of Honor is the U.S. military's highest award for bravery. The Eagle Scout is the highest rank attainable in the Boy Scouts of America.

Image Name Eagle Scout Military
branch of service
Military rank Medal of Honor
conflict
Notes
Aquilla J. Dyess 1925 c. Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel World War II  
Robert E. Femoyer 1937 Army Air Forces Second Lieutenant World War II  
Eugene B. Fluckey 1948 Navy Commander (Later Rear Admiral) World War II
Walter J. Marm Jr. c. 1958 Army First Lieutenant (Later Colonel) Vietnam War
Thomas R. Norris 1959 Navy Lieutenant Vietnam War
Arlo L. Olson 1934 c. Army Captain World War II  
Mitchell Paige 1936 Marine Corps Platoon sergeant (Later Colonel) World War II
Ben L. Salomon 1930 c. Army Captain World War II  
Britt Slabinski 1984 Navy Senior Chief Special Warfare Operator Afghanistan
Leo K. Thorsness 1948 c. Air Force Major (Later Colonel) Vietnam War
Jay Zeamer, Jr. 1932 Army Air Forces Captain (Later Lieutenant Colonel) World War II

References

    • "Eagle Scout Badge Memoriam". Retrieved August 29, 2011.
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