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Events with high posterior probability

Karam Singh	The citation for the Param Vir Chakra awarded to him reads : LANCE NAIK KARAM SINGH 1 SIKH (NO-22356) Tithwal in Jammu and Kashmir was captured on 23 May 1948.
John Pilkington Hudson	In 1944 he received a bar to his George Medal for defusing the first V1 flying bomb or'' doodlebug'' to land intact.
Tetsuz? Iwamoto	Iwamoto was awarded the citation of flying group Cmdr Tsukahara for his extreme courage and conspicuous gallantry in action above and beyond the call of duty as a fighter pilot against intense Chinese air force on April 29, 1938.
Samuel D. Sturgis, Jr.	He died July 5, 1964, in Washington, D. C. His military decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit and the Bronze Star.
Friedrich-Wilhelm Karl	During World War II he was awarded the Iron Cross I & II class during the Battle of France in 1940 as part of the 13th Company, SS Infantry Regiment Germania, which was armed with small caliber Artillery guns.
Eduard Dietl	A convinced Nazi and one of Hitler's favourite generals, he was the first German soldier to receive, on 19 June 1940, the oak leaves cluster to the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Johannes Seifert	In June 1942, Hauptmann Seifert was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for his leadership and 36 victories.
Joan Pujol Garcia	As, Pujol was, on 29 July 1944, awarded the Iron Cross Second Class for his services to the German war effort.
Joachim-Friedrich Lang	In this regiment, Lang was awarded the German Cross on 14 June 1942.
Joachim Rumohr	In November 1944 he received his last promotion to Brigadeführer and led his division during the fighting in the Budapest area for which he was awarded the Oakleaves to the Knight's Cross.
Alexander Johnston (British Army officer)	In 1916 whilst commanding the 10th Battalion Cheshire Regiment he was award the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) for his actions at the Battle of the Somme.
Maurice Buckley	Following the award of the Distinguished Conduct Medal he was promoted to sergeant in August 1918 and involved in the advance on the Hindenburg Line.
Hans von Salmuth	After the crushing defeat of the Allies in Case Yellow and the surrender of France, von Salmuth was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940.
Nicky Barr	For this exploit, and his earlier successes, Barr was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC), the full citation being published in the London Gazette on 20 February 1942 :
Rowland Bourke	In recognition of his gallantry and devotion to duty, Bourke was gazetted the Victoria Cross on 28 August 1918.
Cassin Young	Medal of Honor citation : For distinguished conduct in action, outstanding heroism and utter disregard of his own safety, above and beyond the call of duty, as Commanding Officer of the U. S. S. Vestal, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by enemy Japanese forces on December 7, 1941.
Luis Manuel de Pando y S?nchez	He served in the Great Ten-year War until the end of 1874, having taken part, over those five years, in numerous battles, achieving the rank of Commander and Lieutenant-Colonel, and he was awarded the Military Merit Cross.
Rufus King, Jr.	Lieutenant King was awarded one brevet promotion (to captain) for his bravery during the Seven Days Battles, in actions at the Battle of White Oak Swamp, on June 30, 1862.
Hubert Lanz	Relieved of command on 17 December 1942, he was awarded the Oak Leaves to the Knight's Cross on the 23rd.
Reinhard Seiler	He was awarded the German Cross in Gold on 15 October then the Knight's Cross on 20 December 1941, having flown 200 missions.
Leland D. Crawford	During this tour he earned the Bronze Star with Combat'' V'' and gold star in lieu of second award ; and later a Purple Heart for wounds received on 11 June 1968.
Karl Keck	He next took part in the Balkans campaign (Operation Marita) and the invasion of the Soviet Union (Operation Barbarossa) and was awarded the Iron Cross I class in December 1941, while in command of the Pionier Company.
John W. Blunt	`` The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant John W. Blunt, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 October 1864, while serving with Company K, 6th New York Cavalry, in action at Cedar Creek, Virginia.
George Reginald Geary	Geary was also awarded the Military Cross and Croix de Guerre during World War I. On March 24, 1919 he was discharged.
Wallace M. Greene	Following the disbanding of the group in March 1944, he joined the 2nd Marine Division as G-3, earning a second Legion of Merit for outstanding service in this capacity prior to and during combat on Saipan and Tinian.
G?nther Tonne	/ Schnellkampfgeschwader 210 (SKG 210), and he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in October 1941.
Erbo Graf von Kageneck	By October 1941, von Kageneck had recorded 48 Soviet victories and -- with his total now at 65 -- was awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross (Nr.
Wolfgang Tonne	Oberleutnant Tonne was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 6 September 1942 following his 54th victory.
Helmuth Bode	He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on October 10, 1941.
Humbert Achamer-Pifrader	Achamer-Pifrader was, on 31 August 1943, awarded with the Iron Cross 2nd Class and also the War Merit Cross, 1st class.
Harry Mazer	He became a sergeant, and he received a Purple Heart and an Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters after his B-17 bomber was shot down over Czechoslovakia in April 1945.
Robert A. Birkbeck	He received the Distinguished Flying Cross on 3 June 1918.
William Dolley Tipton	He was commissioned on March 9, 1918, He was awarded the British Distinguished Flying Cross during the war He later rose to the position of Division Air Officer for the 29th Infantry Division, of which the 104th was a part.
Arnold Meri	In August 1941 he was awarded a Gold Star of the Hero of the Soviet Union for organizing the defense of the headquarters of the Estonian Territorial Corps when the German army broke through the lines near Dno in July 1941.
Paramasiva Prabhakar Kumaramangalam	During World War II, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) as a Major for action in Libya on 27 May 1942.
Harry Meshel	He was awarded two Bronze Battle Stars for the battle of Leyte Gulf in 1944.
Robert M. McTureous, Jr.	UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS for service as set forth in the following CITATION : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while serving with Company H, Third Battalion, Twenty-ninth Marines, Sixth Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Okinawa in the Ryūkyū Chain, June 7, 1945.
Hugh John Casey	For his service in the 1942 campaign in the Philippines, he was awarded the Army Distinguished Service Medal.
Henry Gale (British Army officer)	The citation reads : Throughout the operations on the Kodish front between 28 and 30 August 1919, he showed great gallantry.
Nelson W. Ward	He received the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Staunton River Bridge on June 25, 1864.
Edward Puttick	Late in the year he was again mentioned in dispatches and on 1 January 1918, in recognition of his service in the previous six months, he was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).
Hugh Haggard	On 17 March 1942, he was appointed as a Companion of the Distinguished Service Order'' for bravery and enterprise while serving in H. M. S. Truant during successful Submarine patrols.''
Terence Otway	Otway was awarded the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) in October 1944 for his outstanding leadership in the actions at Merville and Le Plein.
Bernard L. Austin	For meritorious achievement in command of Woolsey that day, Austin received the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device `` V.'' Seeing action in the Solomon Islands campaign, Austin -- with the destroyer as his flagship -- commanded Destroyer Division 46 in two battles off Bougainville Island, the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay on 2 November 1943 and the Battle of Cape St. George on 25 November 1943.
Eli Thomas Reich	Reich received the Navy Cross three times, the second-highest decoration for valor the United States Navy awards, after the Medal of Honor, for'' extraordinary heroism'' as commander of the Sealion II from its March 8, 1944 commission ing until relieved by Lieutenant Commander Charles F. Putnam on December 4, 1944.
Josef Priller	He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak leaves (Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes mit Eichenlaub) in October 1941 for 41 victories.
Robert Quigg	Robert Quigg was awarded the Victoria Cross for his'' Most Conspicuous Bravery'' at the Battle of the Somme, 1 July 1916.
George U. Harvey	He was honored with the Distinguished Service Cross for the capture of a machine gun nest during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive in 1918.
Billy Milne	During the war, Milne served with the Seaforth Highlanders in France and won the Distinguished Conduct Medal in 1918.
Filip Konowal	During the period 22 -- 24 August 1917, at the Battle of Hill 70 in Lens, France, he performed an act of bravery for which he was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Bob Quinn (Australian footballer)	Showing the same fearlessness that he displayed in football, Warrant Officer Quinn was awarded the Military Medal for bravery at the Siege of Tobruk, when, on 3 August 1941, Quinn took command of the 10th platoon and defied German troops, ignoring the wounds he received during the battle.
Luis Farell	Because of his actions in battle, on April 5 of 1929, Farell he was promoted to Major and the President Emilio Portes Gil awarded him with the Cruz de Guerra medal for having flown hundreds of missions and for having engaged the enemy in battle at least 50 times.
Bobby Gibbes	Recommended for the Victoria Cross for this action, he was instead awarded the Distinguished Service Order, which was promulgated on 15 January 1943 and cited his'' outstanding qualities of leadership and enthusiasm''.
Noel Godfrey Chavasse	Chavasse's second award was made during the period 31 July to 2 August 1917, at Wieltje, Belgium ; the full citation was published on 14 September 1917 and read : Chavasse died of his wounds in Brandhoek and is buried at Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Vlamertinge.
Hans von Luck	On 2 January 1942 Luck was awarded a new honor that Hitler had created, the German Cross in Gold.
George Brudenell-Bruce, 6th Marquess of Ailesbury	From he 1914 fought in the Great War where he was again Mentioned in Dispatches, and decorated with the Territorial Decoration (T. D.).
Reginald Skelton	During the First World War Skelton was awarded the DSO for his actions at the Battle of Jutland, 31 May 1916.
James Stockdale	; 1992 election for U. S. President/Vice President - popular vote share Stockdale's official Medal of Honor citation reads : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty while senior naval officer in the Prisoner of War camps of North Vietnam.
Allen B. Reed	Reed was awarded the Navy Cross in 1920'' for distinguished service in the line of his profession as commanding officer of the, engaged in the important, exacting and hazardous duty of transporting and escorting troops and supplies to European ports through waters infested with enemy submarines and mines.''
Al Schmid	Schmid was awarded the Navy Cross on 18 February 1943.
Jonas H. Ingram	Ingram also received the Navy Cross, Distinguished Service Medal with two award stars ; Purple Heart (for wounds received during an encounter with a German submarine'' wolf-pack'' in 1942) ; Mexican Service Medal ; World War I Victory Medal (United States) with Grand Fleet Clasp ; American Defense Service Medal with Bronze'' A'' ; American Campaign Medal ; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal ; and the World War II Victory Medal.
Hershel W. Williams	The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR to CORPORAL HERSHEL W. WILLIAMS UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Demolition Sergeant serving with the First Battalion, Twenty-First Marines, Third Marine Division, in action against enemy Japanese forces on Iwo Jima, Volcano Island, 23 February 1945.
Sylvester Stadler	In 1943, Stadler was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross after the German recapture of Kharkov -- a strategically located city south of Kursk in the Soviet Union -- during Spring 1943.
Ronald William Turner	He was rewarded for his valour with the Distinguished Flying Cross on 4 November 1918.
John Shivers	He received the Medal of Honor for his actions during the Second Battle of Fort Fisher on January 15, 1865.
Dale E. Stovall	The citation reads in part : Three months later, on June 27, 1972, he was instrumental in recovering another air man for which he was awarded the Silver Star with Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster : For his flights on two days deep inside North Vietnam on June 1 and 2, 1972, to rescue Maj. Lochar, Stovall received the Air Force Cross on November 22, 1972 : On April 13, 1972, Stovall he assisted in rescuing a Marine pilot for which he received the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Marc Mitscher	By July 1946, when he returned to the United States to serve as Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Air), Mitscher received, among other awards, two Gold Stars in lieu of a second and third Navy Cross and the Distinguished Service Medal with two Gold Stars.
Frank Manning Covert	On May 10, 1945, he was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross.
Artur Phleps	Phleps was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 November 1944, which was presented to his son, SS-Obersturmführer (First Lieutenant) Dr. med.
Sydney Jacobson, Baron Jacobson	He was awarded the Military Cross in 1944 in recognition of his exemplary gallantry.
Ludwig Becker (pilot)	He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in July 1942, he then served as a Staffelkapitän (squadron leader) in 12.
Ernst Lindemann	Shortly after Christmas on 27 December 1941, exactly seven months after the sinking of Bismarck and the death of its commander, Captain Ernst Lindemann received a posthumous Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.
Bruno Kahl	Just over three months later, Hauptmann Kahl received the Iron Cross First Class and the German Cross in Gold followed in September 1942, for his actions on the Eastern Front.
Arnulfo E. Acedera	General Arnulfo E. Acedera (born December 18, 1941) is a Filipino general and a recipient of such awards as Distinguished Service Star, Distinguished Aviation Cross, Bronze Cross Medal and Silver Wing Medal.
Leonid Punin	For his courage, this officer was awarded with St. George's cross (4th class), St. Vladimir's cross (4th class with swords and bow), and many other military order s. In September 1915 Punin (then commanding officer) started a project for a partisan squad.
Edward Preston Young	She undertook a number of patrols and Young was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross (DSC) following the sinking of the Italian submarine Granito in December 1942.
Henry Tombs	It was during this siege, on the 9th of July, 1857 that he performed the act of gallantry for which he was to be awarded the Victoria Cross.
Harald Freiherr von Elverfeldt	He was wounded in May 1918 and was awarded the Iron Cross II.
Charles Treat	His Distinguished Service Medal citation reads : : The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Brigadier General Charles G. Treat, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I.
Bernard A. Clarey	Clarey was awarded the Navy Cross with the following citation :'' For extraordinary heroism as Commanding Officer of the USS Pintado, during the first war patrol of that vessel in enemy Japanese-controlled waters, from May 16 to July 1, 1944.
Leighton Bracegirdle	Bracegirdle was awarded the Distinguished Service Order in June 1916 and received his third Mention in Despatches in July that year.
Death of Keith Blakelock	Blakelock and the other constables of Serial 502 were awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal for bravery in 1988.
Otto Paetsch	On 20 April 1942, he was promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major) and awarded the German Cross in Gold for bravery.
Louis H. Wilson, Jr.	During the assault on Guam, on 25-July 26, 1944, while commanding Company F, 2nd Battalion, 9th Marines, Wilson earned the nation's highest honor for heroism in combat when he and his company repelled and destroyed a numerically superior enemy force.
Anton Hafner	Emil Lang, -LSB- -LSB- Günther Schack Alfred Grislawski, Emil Lang, -LSB- -LSB- Günther Schack, Otto Kittel and Anton Hafner (shaking hands with Adolf Hitler) receiving the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves from Adolf Hitler and Hermann Göring at the Berghof, Obersalzberg on 5 May 1944.
George W. Corliss	Corliss received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Cedar Mountain in Virginia on 9 August 1862.
Max Seela	He was awarded the Iron Cross, 2nd class, in May 1940 and the Iron Cross, 1st class, in June 1940.
James H. Critchfield	He won the Bronze Star twice, and the Silver Star for gallantry in resisting a German assault on December 12, 1944.
Hermann Maringgele	He was awarded the German Cross in Gold on the 28 January 1945 for his achievements during the fighting for Budapest and by the 8 February had qualified for the Close Combat Clasp in Gold, with 50 battles of hand to hand combat.
G?nther Tonne	He was posthumously awarded the Oak Leaves to his Knight's Cross on 24 October 1944.
Isaac C. Kidd	:'' For conspicuous devotion to duty, extraordinary courage, and complete disregard of his own life, during the attack on the Fleet in Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii, by Japanese Forces on December 7, 1941.
Henry A. Schade	The commendation attached to his award read as follows : Two days before Christmas, 1944, Captain Schade was advanced to the rank of Commodore.
Joseph Stenhouse	On 26 September 1917 the ship engaged and sank a U-boat in the Irish sea, an action which earned Stenhouse a Distinguished Service Cross (DSC).
Thomas Sinclair Harrison	Supplement to the London Gazette, 21 September 1918 (30913/11251) Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) Bar Lieut. Thomas Sinclair Harrison.
Fritz Witt	Witt had led his formation exceptionally over this period, and as a reflection, in the month of July 1942 he was awarded the Order of the Star of Romania, Officer Class with Swords on the Ribbon of Military Virtue, and the Bulgaria n Military Order for Bravery in War 4th Class, 1st Grade.
Horst Carganico	Flying intensively following the German invasion of the Soviet Union, Carganico was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 25 September 1941 for 27 victories.
Max Hansen	In 1941, he was awarded the German Cross in Gold and promoted to Sturmbannführer (Major).
Julius H. Stickoffer	Stickoffer won distinction during the fight and was awarded the Medal of Honor for'' gallantry in action'' on March 3, 1870.
Klaus Bretschneider	On 18 November 1944 he received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross for 31 victories.
George H. O'Brien, Jr.	UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION : For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as a Rifle Platoon Commander of Company H, Third Battalion, Seventh Marines, First Marine Division (Reinforced), in action against enemy aggressor forces in Korea on 27 October 1952.