Medal of Honor DisplayA special area located inside the walk through vault was set aside to honor all Medal of Honor recipients. A digital kiosk is available with all recipients and their information included from Civil War thru present day Afghanistan. Fort Chadbourne also has all the Medals of Honor on display beginning with the earlier Medals issued in the 1800’s, up to the Medals of today. The Medals were donated by James Kenney of San Antonio, along with years of research. All of his clippings, articles, and photographs have been placed in a database, and each Medal of Honor recipient has a file. Although, some recipients have a tremendous amount of information, others may have nothing more than a mention that they were issued the Medal of Honor. Fort Chadbourne also had six soldiers that served at Fort Chadbourne, who were awarded the Medal of Honor for their actions during the Civil War. Each of these men has a special tribute. They were Major General David Sloane Stanley, 2nd Dragoons, Company C, Brigadier General Henry Clay Wood, 1st Infantry, Company D, Major Peter Martin Boehm, 4th Cavalry, Company A, Major General Zenus Randall Bliss, 8th Infantry, Company A, Lt.Colonel Eugene Beauharnais Beaumont, 4th Cavalry, Company A, and Major Joseph S. Hedges 4th Cavalry, Company D. The museum has Medal of Honor recipient Major Peter Boehm’s saber on display. It was given to him for his bravery at Dinwiddie Court House, Virginia. On loan from Jackson Armory in Dallas, is a special Henry Repeating Rifle that belonged to Alanson Pitts Webber. He was awarded the Medal for his actions at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. Webber, who was a Fife Major, used the rapid fire Henry Repeating Rifle to hold off the Rebels long enough for his company to take cover below a crest, saving many lives. Major General Patrick Brady donated his uniform and is on display within the Medal of Honor area. There are also three pistols belonging to Medal of Honor recipients Robert G. Carter, Frank Baldwin and James Dosher. Baldwin is one of only 19 double Medal of Honor recipients. 
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Medal of Honor StatisticsTHERE HAVE BEEN 3,536 MEDALS OF HONOR AWARDED TO 3,517 RECIPIENTS 19 DOUBLE RECIPIENTS 6 CIVILIANS INCLUDING ONE WOMAN 1ST MEDAL OF HONOR WAS AWARDED ON MARCH 25, 1863 TO JACOB PARROTT YOUNGEST TO RECEIVE MEDAL OF HONOR WAS 12 YEAR OLD WILLIAM JOHNSTON SONS OF TWO PRESIDENTS HAVE RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR TWO FATHERS AND SONS HAVE RECEIVED THE MEDAL OF HONOR THE CORRECT NAME IS MEDAL OF HONOR, NOT CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL OF HONOR NUMBER OF MEDALS BY WAR OR INTERIM CIVIL WAR - 1,523 INDIAN CAMPAIGNS - 426 KOREA 1871 - 15 SPANISH AMERICAN WAR - 110 PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION - 80 SAMOAN CAMPAIGN - 4 CHINA RELIEF BOXER REBELLION - 59 PHILIPPINES 1911 - 6 MEXICAN CAMPAIGN VERA CRUZ - 56 HAITIAN CAMPAIGN 1915 - 6 DOMINICAN CAMPAIGN - 3 WORLD WAR I - 126 HAITIAN CAMPAIGN 1919-1920 - 2 NICARAGUAN CAMPAIGN - 2 INTERIM PERIODS - 193 WORLD WAR II - 472 KOREAN WAR - 146 VIETNAM - 268 SOMALIA - 2 IRAQ - 8 AFGHANISTAN - 20 UNKNOWNS - 9 |
 Texas Legislative Medal of HonorThe Texas Legislative Medal of Honor is the highest military decoration that may be awarded to a member of the Texas Military Forces. This includes Air National Guard, Army National Guard, and State Guard. This medal may only be awarded to federal military personnel, or state military personnel who serve in the Armed Forces of the State of Texas. 2003 Law: Provided for one nominee of the award chosen by as five member nominating committee. (Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House, Adjutant General-Texas Military Forces, Both Chambers of the Legislature) The nominee selected must be approved by the Governor. 2013 Amendment: HB 1589 was signed into law by Governor Rick Perry. It amended the statute for the bestowal of two Texas Legislative Medals of Honor for each legislative session, one for service prior to 1956, and one for service after 1956. The medal features the Seal of Texas, Vince's Bridge, Cannon from the Battle of Gonzales, The Alamo, and the Six Historical Flags of Texas. |
Texas Legislative Medal of Honor Recipients James M. Logan WWII Army Technical Sergeant, 6th Infantry Division Awarded Posthumously 1997 __ Jack L. Knight WWII Army First Lieutenant, 124th Cavalry Regiment Awarded Posthumously 1999 __ Roy P. Benavidez Vietnam Army Master Sergeant, 5th Special Forces Group Awarded Posthumously 2001 __ M. B. Etheredge WWII Army Colonel, 3rd Infantry Division Awarded 2003 __ Robert Thomas Edlin WWII Army Captain, 2nd Ranger Battalion Awarded Posthumously 2005 __ Alfredo Catu Gonzalez Vietnam Marine Sergeant, 1st Marine Division Awarded Posthumously 2007 __ Pedro Cano WWII Army Private, 4th Infantry Division Awarded Posthumously 2009 __ Roy Cisneros Vietnam Marine Corporal, 3rd Marine Division Awarded Posthumously 2011 __ Darryn Deen Andrews Afghanistan Army 2nd Lieutenant, 501 1st Parachute Division Awarded Posthumously 2013 __ Audie Leon Murphy WWII Army Major, 3rd Infantry Division Awarded Posthumously 2013 __ Christopher Scott Kyle Iraq Navy Chief Petty Officer, SEAL Team 3 Awarded 2015 __ William Edwin Dyess WWII Army Air Corp Lt. Colonel, 21st Pursuit Squadron Awarded 2015 __ Travis Earl Watkins Korea Army Master Sergeant, 2nd Infantry Division Awarded 2017 __ George B. Turner WWII Army PFC, 499th Armored Field Artillery Division Awarded 2019 __ William Ray Flores Noncombat Heroism Seaman Apprentice, United State Coast Guard Awarded 2021 __ Marcelino Serna WWI Army PFC, 355th Infantry, 89th Division Awarded 2021 |
