New Mexico

 

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Many Medal of Honor recipients have given interviews detailing their actions which have been posted online. There are also many actual award presentations online. We have linked to these under the alphabetical listings.

For a list of born in, accredited to and Medals earned in New Mexico, click here: NewMexico (updated 12 Aug 2019)


BONNYMAN, Jr. Alexander “Sandy” (World War II) IMO in Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section MA, Lot 84) Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6958 LON -105.9497
Actually buried in Highland Memorial Cemetery Garden, Knoxville, TN

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BOWMAN, Alonzo (Indian Campaigns) Fort Bayard National Cemetery (Section A, Row I, Grave 31), Fort Bayard, NM LAT 32.7980 LON -108.1544

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BRATLING, Frank (Indian Campaigns) Originally buried at Ft. McRae, NM which is now in Elephant Butte Lake. Memorial to Ft. McRae which mentions Bratling is at Elephant Butte Lake, NM LAT 33.1809 LON -107.2050

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Bratling was likely moved to Ft. Leavenworth Nat’l Cemetery in 1886 but the Ft. McRae burial register doesn’t list him.
IMO at Fort Bliss National Cemetery (Section MA Site 29), Fort Bliss, TX


CLARY, Edward Alvin (Interim 1899-1910) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section O, Lot 335), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6968 LON -105.9491

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ELWOOD, Edwin L. (Indian Campaigns) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section H, Lot 705), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6956 LON -105.9487

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FERNANDEZ, Daniel (Vietnam) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section S, Lot 249), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6959 LON -105.9493

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GUNTHER, Jacob (Indian Campaigns) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section A3, Lot 1055), Santa Fe, NM
Buried as Jacob Guenther LAT 35.6950 LON -105.9491

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LYTLE, Leonidas S. (Indian Campaigns) Memory Lane Cemetery (Section E), Silver City, NM LAT 32.7823 LON -108.2563

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MCNALLY, James (Indian Campaigns) IMO in Kingston Cemetery, Kingston, NM LAT 32.9124 LON -107.7065

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The VA recently confirmed that James McNally, Indian Campaigns recipient, is buried in Los Angeles National Cemetery (Section 10, Row L, Grave 10), Los Angeles, CA. He died in the Sawtelle soldiers home, not in New Mexico.


MCVEAGH, Charles H. (Indian Campaigns) Cedarvale Cemetery aka White Oaks Cemetery, White Oaks, NM LAT 33.7415 LON -105.7461

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MIYAMURA, Hiroshi Hershey (Korea) Sunset Memorial Park, Gallup, NM Center of the first section on the right as you enter the cemetery. Cemetery GPS LAT 35.50288 LON  -108.84436

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MOON, JR. Harold Herman (World War II) Sunset Memorial Gardens (Block 9, Section 56, Grave 1 {might be Section 57}), Albuquerque, NM LAT 35.1092 Lon -106.6342

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MORRIS, James L. (Indian Campaigns) Fairview Memorial Park (Section 76A, in center)(formerly Section R, Lot 28), Albuquerque, NM LAT 35.0706 LON -106.6213

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MURPHY, Raymond Gerald (Korean War) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section S Site 282), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6959 LON -105.9495

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MURPHY, Thomas (Indian Campaigns) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section A1, Site 740)Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6955 LON -105.9491

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ROWDY, Y.B. (Indian Campaigns) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section A, Lot 894), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6955 LON -105.9494

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SCHNITZER, John (Indian Campaigns) Fort Bayard Post Cemetery (Section A, Row O, Lot 43), Fort Bayard, NM LAT 32.7978 LON -108.1549

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SCOTT, Robert Sheldon (World War II) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section 9, Grave 460), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.7012 LON -105.9469

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SHARPLESS, Edward Clay (Indian Campaigns) Mountainair Cemetery (In The Rear Center), Mountainair, NM LAT 34.5161 LON -106.2771

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STANLEY, Eben (Indian Campaigns) Hillsboro Cemetery (Monument, Lot South, Lot East Section Of Cemetery), Hillsboro, NM LAT 32.9168 LON -107.5659

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VALDEZ, Jose F. (World War II) Santa Fe National Cemetery (Section Q, Lot 29), Santa Fe, NM LAT 35.6976 LON -105.9501

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