 The Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration awarded by the United States . It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces who distinguishes himself or herself " ... conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States ... " . The following table contains the names of the men who were recipients of the Medal of Honor while serving in 2 / 9 . They are listed in accordance to the " Date of Action " in which the MoH citation was made . † indicates that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously 
 The Medal of Honor <a href='drop_aux' title='1'><mark>is</mark></a>the highest military decoration awarded by the United States . It is bestowed on a member of the United States armed forces <a href='null_relcl' title='2'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>distinguishes</mark></a> himself or herself " ... conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States ... " . The following table <a href='uninflect' title='4'><mark>contains</mark></a> the names of the men <a href='null_relcl' title='5'><mark>who</mark></a><a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>were</mark></a> recipients of the Medal of Honor while serving in 2 / 9 . They are listed in accordance to the " Date of Action " in which the MoH citation was made . † <a href='uninflect' title='7'><mark>indicates</mark></a> that the Medal of Honor was awarded posthumously 
The Medal of Honor the highest military decoration awarded by the United States . It is bestowed on a member of da United States armed forces distinguish himself or herself " ... conspicuously by gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of tdaUnited States ... " . The following table contain thdaames of thedan was recipients of the daal of Honor while serving in 2 / 9 . They r listed in accordance to the "date of Action " in which the MoH citation was made . † indicate that the Meda of Honor was awarded posthumously