SAMUEL B asked:


His full name is PVT. Forman J. Outcalt he is suppose to be buried in plot(L) in a cemetary for US soldiers on Manila Island his mother is Annie Outcalt his father is Forman James Outcalt his mothers maiden name is Clark the soldiers home of record is Newark NJ. he had 5 more brothers and 7 sisters one of his sisters is my mother Mary Etta Outcalt born 3/3/1918 in Newark NJ. All 6 brothers served in the armed forces of the US. the deceased service number is 421-44-573. I would very much love to see where my uncle is buried before I’m dead I myself served in the US Army and was disabled during active service. Thank you for any assistance in this matter

RUSS

Has the CMH turned into a posthumous only award ?

When the award was first established during the civil war it was given quite summarily even in peacetime but by WWII it had evolved into a combat only award for which it’s generally known for today.

But today no active member of our armed forces has received the award. In fact of the 16 given in the last 10 years only three were from our actions in the gulf and all three posthumously

There have been nine Army Distinguished Service Crosses and well over twenty Navy Crosses given during this time. The stories that are available, that I have read about, are just as impressive if not more so than those who were awarded the CMH during WWII, Korea ,and Vietnam.

So why do they not award CMH to active personnel anymore ?
Lavadog you should read some of the stories released about those who were awarded the “Cross” level of awards recently i assure you they weren’t exactly playing it safe and like i said some of their stories rival and outweigh some previous CMH awards.
Count…. That is indeed true
With that being said my point is that by only giving out three awards suggests that only three people during this long ordeal has demonstrated this level of valor and I find that unacceptable our service men and women deserve to be recognized
Last rant sorry….but
In WWII Korea and Veitnam the majority of these awards were given to people who survived perhaps not the war but for the action in which they received the award

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