<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Medal of Honor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Army, Navy, and Air Force versions of the Medal of Honor </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Awarded by the President of the United States in the name of the U.S. Congress </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Type </Th> <Td> U.S. military medal with neck ribbon (Decoration) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Eligibility </Th> <Td> Military personnel only </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Awarded for </Th> <Td> Conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of life above and beyond the call of duty </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Status </Th> <Td> Currently awarded </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Statistics </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Established </Th> <Td> U.S. Navy: December 21, 1861 U.S. Army: July 12, 1862 U.S. Air Force: April 14, 1965 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> First awarded </Th> <Td> March 25, 1863: American Civil War, U.S. Army recipient </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Last awarded </Th> <Td> October 23, 2017 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Total awarded </Th> <Td> 3,517 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Posthumous awards </Th> <Td> 621 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Distinct recipients </Th> <Td> 3,498 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Precedence </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next (higher) </Th> <Td> None </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Next (lower) </Th> <Td> Army: Distinguished Service Cross Navy and Marine Corps: Navy Cross Air Force: Air Force Cross Coast Guard: Coast Guard Cross </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Medal of Honor </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Army, Navy, and Air Force versions of the Medal of Honor </Td> </Tr>

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