What percentage of people that received the Medal Of Honor received it posthumously?"?

I was trying to explain to some friends of mine what a huge deal this is and wanted this information to pass on.What percentage of people that received the Medal Of Honor received it posthumously?"?
In total, 3,465 medals have been awarded to 3,446 different people. Since the beginning of World War II, 854 Medals of Honor have been awarded, 528 posthumously. In total, 618 had their medals presented posthumously.



So, 18% in total, but since the beginning of WW2 almost 61% have been posthumous.
Found this on a web site:



This statement is FALSE for several reasons. The first is in the actual numbers:



Since it was established in 1862 a total of 3,467 Medals of Honor (Army, Navy/Marine Corps, and Air Force) have been awarded for specific acts of heroism. During World War I, however, FIVE MARINES received BOTH the Army Medal of Honor and the Navy Medal of Honor for THE SAME ACTION. This means that there have actually been 3,462 SEPARATE ACTS OF VALOR THAT HAVE BEEN RECOGNIZED WITH A MEDAL OF HONOR AWARD.



Of the 3,462 heroic actions, 14 were performed by men who had previously been awarded Medals of Honor for a different action (these 14 + the 5 World War I Marines comprise the 19 DOUBLE AWARDEES of the Medal of Honor). When these 14 SECOND ACTIONS by a previous Medal Recipient are subtracted from the total number of Medal of Honor actions, the statement becomes more correct if stated:



"3,467 Medals of Honor have been awarded to 3,448 individual American Soldiers."



There are 2 additional corrections that are required of this final sentence, however.



Of the 3,448 INDIVIDUALS who have received Medals of Honor, FIVE were awarded to FOREIGN NATIONALS (the unknown soldiers of Belgium, Great Britain, France, Italy, and Rumania.)



Eight civilians have received Medals of Honor including Dr. Mary Edwards Walker (the only woman to ever receive the award), one civilian scout and two civilian Naval pilots during the Civil War, and 4 civilian scouts during the Indian Campaigns (including William Cody..."Buffalo Bill").

http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/war/1_a_鈥?/a>What percentage of people that received the Medal Of Honor received it posthumously?"?
I am not sure what the exact number is, but I do know it is very high like in the 90% range, it is rare to find medal of honor recipient still alive and it's a huge honor to be able to meet them
A total of 3,465 have been awarded since its creation in 1862, of those 618 were awarder posthumously. (18%)What percentage of people that received the Medal Of Honor received it posthumously?"?
Billy 11B (Infantry knows best)

Have known 5 MOH winners in my lifetime. One an old class mate. The other was my First Sgt in 68 at Boot camp and the 3rd one is a neighbor.

Other two were just at a Meeting / VFW.
I don't know. I would almost say all of them.



They pretty much don't give it out anymore unless you've died saving other people's lives.