Liste de récipiendaires de la médaille d'or du Congrès des États-Unis
Ceci est une liste de récipiendaires de la médaille d'or du Congrès, la plus haute distinction civile qui puisse être accordée par le Congrès des États-Unis, le corps législatif de ce pays.
| Récipiendaire(s) | Date d'approbation | Loi publique |
|---|---|---|
| George Washington | Continental Congress | |
| Major General Horatio Gates | Continental Congress | |
| Major General Anthony Wayne | Continental Congress | |
| Major Henry Lee | Continental Congress | |
| Brigadier General Daniel Morgan | Continental Congress | |
| Major General Nathaniel Greene | Continental Congress | |
| John Paul Jones | Continental Congress | |
| Capitaine Thomas Truxtun | 2 Stat. 87 | |
| Commodore Edward Preble | 2 Stat. 346–347 | |
| Capitaine Isaac Hull, Capitaine Stephen Decatur, et Capitaine Jacob Jones | 2 Stat. 830 | |
| Capitaine William Bainbridge | 2 Stat. 831 | |
| Capitaine Oliver Hazard Perry et Capitaine Jesse D. Elliott (en) | 3 Stat. 141 | |
| Lieutenant William Ward Burrows II (en) et Lieutenant Edward McCall (en) | 3 Stat. 141–142 | |
| Capitaine James Lawrence | 3 Stat. 142 | |
| Capitaine Thomas Macdonough, Capitaine Robert Henley (en), et Lieutenant Stephen Cassin (en) | 3 Stat. 245–246 | |
| Capitaine Lewis Warrington (en) | 3 Stat. 246 | |
| Capitaine Johnson Blakely (en) | 3 Stat. 246–247 | |
| Major General Jacob Brown | 3 Stat. 247 | |
| Major General Winfield Scott | 3 Stat. 247 9 Stat. 333 | |
| Brigadier General Eleazar Ripley (en), Brigadier General James Miller (en), et Major General Peter Buell Porter | 3 Stat. 247 | |
| Major General Edmund P. Gaines | 3 Stat. 247 | |
| Major General Alexander Macomb, Jr. | 3 Stat. 247 | |
| Major General Andrew Jackson | 3 Stat. 249 | |
| Capitaine Charles Stewart | 3 Stat. 341 | |
| Capitaine James Biddle | 3 Stat. 341 | |
| Major General William Henry Harrison et Governor Isaac Shelby | 3 Stat. 476 | |
| Colonel George Croghan (en) | 4 Stat. 792 | |
| Major General Zachary Taylor | 9 Stat. 111 9 Stat. 206 | |
| Rescuers of the Officers et Crew of the brig USS Somers | 9 Stat. 208 | |
| Commander Duncan Ingraham (en) | 10 Stat. 594–595 | |
| Frederick Rose (en) | 11 Stat. 369 | |
| Major General Ulysses S. Grant | 13 Stat. 399 | |
| Cornelius Vanderbilt | 13 Stat. 401 | |
| Capitaine Creighton, Capitaine Low, et Capitaine Stouffer | 14 Stat. 365–366 | |
| Cyrus Field | 14 Stat. 574 | |
| George Peabody | 15 Stat. 20 | |
| George F. Robinson (en) | 16 Stat. 704 | |
| Capitaine Jared Crandall et d’autres | 17 Stat. 638 | |
| John Horn, Jr. (en) | 18 Stat. 573 33 Stat. 1684–1685 | |
| John F. Slater (en) | 22 Stat. 636 | |
| Joseph Francis (en) | 25 Stat. 1249 | |
| Chief Engineer George Wallace Melville et d’autres | 26 Stat. 552–553 | |
| First Lieutenant Frank Newcomb (en) | 31 Stat. 717 | |
| First Lieutenant David Jarvis (en), Second Lieutenant Ellsworth P. Bertholf (en) et Dr Samuel Call (en) | 32 Stat. 492 | |
| Orville et Wilbur Wright | 35 Stat. 1627 | |
| Capitaine Arthur Henry Rostron | 37 Stat. 639 | |
| Capitaine Paul Kreibohm (en) et d’autres | 38 Stat. 769 | |
| Domicio da Gama (en), Romulo Naon (en), et Eduardo Suarez (en) | 38 Stat. 1228 | |
| Charles Lindbergh | 45 Stat. 490 | |
| Lincoln Ellsworth, Roald Amundsen, et Umberto Nobile | 45 Stat. 2026–2027 | |
| Thomas Edison | 45 Stat. 1012 | |
| First Successful Trans-Atlantic Flight | 45 Stat. 1158 | |
| Major Walter Reed et Associates for Yellow Fever Experimentations in Cuba | 45 Stat. 1409–1410 | |
| Officers et Men of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition | 46 Stat. 379 | |
| Lincoln Ellsworth | 49 Stat. 2324 | |
| George Cohan | 49 Stat. 2371 | |
| Mrs. Richard Aldrich (en) et Anna Bouligny (en) | 52 Stat. 1365 | |
| Howard Hughes | 53 Stat. 1525 | |
| Reverend Francis Quinn (en) | 53 Stat. 1533 | |
| William Sinnott (en) | 54 Stat. 1283 | |
| Roland Boucher | 56 Stat. 1099–1100 | |
| George Catlett Marshall, General of the Army, et Fleet Admiral Ernest Joseph King | 60 Stat. 1134–1135 | |
| John J. Pershing, General of the Armies of the United States | 60 Stat. 1297–1298 | |
| Brigadier General William Mitchell | 60 Stat. 1319 | |
| Vice Président Alben Barkley | P.L. 81-221, 63 Stat. 599 | |
| Irving Berlin | P.L. 83-536, 68 Stat. A120 | |
| Doctor Jonas Salk | P.L. 84-297, 69 Stat. 589 | |
| Surviving Veterans of the War Between the States | P.L. 84-730, 70 Stat. 577 | |
| Rear Admiral Hyman Rickover | P.L. 85-826, 72 Stat. 985 | |
| Doctor Robert Goddard | P.L. 86-277, 73 Stat. 562-563 | |
| Robert Frost | P.L. 86-747, 74 Stat. 883 | |
| Doctor Thomas Anthony Dooley III | P.L. 87-42, 75 Stat. 87 | |
| Bob Hope | P.L. 87-478, 76 Stat. 93 | |
| Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives | P.L. 87-478, 76 Stat. 605 | |
| Douglas MacArthur, General of the Army | P.L. 87-760, 76 Stat. 760 | |
| Walt Disney | P.L. 90-316, 82 Stat. 130–131 | |
| Sir Winston Churchill | P.L. 91-12, 83 Stat. 8–9 | |
| Roberto Walker Clemente (sic — should be Roberto Clemente Walker; see Spanish naming customs) | P.L. 93-33, 87 Stat. 71 | |
| Marian Anderson | P.L. 95-9, 91 Stat. 19 | |
| Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker | P.L. 95-438, 92 Stat. 1060 | |
| Robert Kennedy | P.L. 95-560, 92 Stat. 2142 | |
| John Wayne | P.L. 96-15, 93 Stat. 32 | |
| Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson (en), et Larry Newman (en) | P.L. 96-20, 93 Stat. 45 | |
| Hubert Humphrey | P.L. 96-91, 93 Stat. 46 | |
| Croix-Rouge américaine | P.L. 96-138, 93 Stat. 1063 | |
| Ambassador Kenneth D. Taylor OC (en) | P.L. 96-201, 94 Stat. 79 | |
| Simon Wiesenthal | P.L. 96-211, 94 Stat. 101 | |
| La reine Beatrix des Pays-Bas | P.L. 97-158, 96 Stat. 18–19 | |
| Admiral Hyman Rickover (seconde fois) | P.L. 97-201, 96 Stat. 126–127 | |
| Fred Waring (en) | P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315–316 | |
| Joe Louis | P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315–316 | |
| Louis L'Amour | P.L. 97-246, 96 Stat. 315–316 | |
| Leo Ryan, only member of Congress to die in the line of duty | P.L. 98-159, 97 Stat. 992 | |
| Danny Thomas | P.L. 98-172, 97 Stat. 1119–1120 | |
| Harry Truman | P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173–175 | |
| Lady Bird Johnson | P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173–175 | |
| Elie Wiesel | P.L. 98-278, 98 Stat. 173–175 | |
| Roy Wilkins | P.L. 98-285, 98 Stat. 186 | |
| George Gershwin et Ira Gershwin | P.L. 99-86, 99 Stat. 288–289 | |
| Natan Sharansky et Avital Shcharansky | P.L. 99-298, 100 Stat. 432–433 | |
| Harry Chapin | P.L. 99-311, 100 Stat. 464 | |
| Aaron Copland | P.L. 99-418, Stat. 952–953 | |
| Mary Lasker | P.L. 100-210, 101 Stat. 1441 | |
| Jesse Owens | P.L. 100-437, 102 Stat. 1717 | |
| Andrew Wyeth | P.L. 100-639, 102 Stat. 3331–3332 | |
| Laurance Rockefeller | P.L. 101-296, 104 Stat. 197–199 | |
| General Matthew Ridgway | P.L. 101-510, 104 Stat. 1720–1721 | |
| General Norman Schwarzkopf | P.L. 102-32; 105 Stat. 175–176 | |
| General Colin Powell | P.L. 102-33; 105 Stat. 177–178 | |
| Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson | P.L. 103-457, 108 Stat. 4799–4800 | |
| Ruth Graham (en) et Billy Graham | P.L. 104-111, 110 Stat. 772–773 | |
| Frank Sinatra | P.L. 105-14, 111 Stat. 32–33 | |
| Mère Teresa de l'Inde | P.L. 105-16, 111 Stat. 35–36 | |
| Bartholomée Ier de Constantinople | P.L. 105-51, 111 Stat. 117-1171 | |
| Nelson Mandela | P.L. 105-215, 112 Stat. 895–896 | |
| Les neuf de Little Rock | P.L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-597 | |
| Gerald Ford et Betty Ford | P.L. 105-277, 112 Stat. 2681-598 | |
| Rosa Parks | P.L. 106-26, 113 Stat. 50–51 | |
| Father Theodore Hesburgh | P.L. 106-153, 113 Stat. 1733–1734 | |
| John Joseph O'Connor | P.L. 106-175, 114 Stat. 20–21 | |
| Charles Schulz | P.L. 106-225, 114 Stat. 457–458 | |
| Jean-Paul II | P.L. 106-250, 114 Stat. 622–623 | |
| Ronald Reagan et Nancy Reagan | P.L. 106-251, 114 Stat. 624–625 | |
| Navajo Code Talkers | P.L. 106-554, 114 Stat. 2763 | |
| General Henry Shelton | P.L. 107-127, 115 Stat. 2405–2406 | |
| Premier ministre du Royaume-Uni Tony Blair | P.L. 108-60, 117, Stat. 862–863 | |
| Jackie Robinson | P.L. 108-101, 117 Stat. 1195–1197 | |
| Dr Dorothy Height | P. L. 108-162, 117 Stat. 2017 | |
| Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine (en), Harry & Eliza Briggs, and Levi Pearson | P.L. 108-180, 117 Stat. 2645–2647 | |
| Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr. et Coretta Scott King | Pub.L. 108-368, 118 Stat. 1746-1748 | |
| Tuskegee Airmen[1] | Pub.L. 109-213, 20 Stat. 322-325 | |
| Tenzin Gyatso, le 14e dalaï-lama | Pub.L. 109-287, 120 Stat. 1231-1232). | |
| Byron Nelson | Pub.L. 109-357, 120 Stat. 2044 | |
| Dr Norman Borlaug | Pub.L. 109-395 120 Stat. 2708 | |
| Dr Michael E. DeBakey[2] | Pub.L. 110–95, 121 Stat. 1008 | |
| Aung San Suu Kyi | Pub.L. 110–209, 122 Stat. 721 | |
| Constantino Brumidi | Pub.L. 110–259, 122 Stat. 2430 | |
| Edward William Brooke III | Pub.L. 110–260, 122 Stat. 2430 | |
| Code talker Nord-Amérindiens | Pub.L. 110–420, 122 Stat. 4774 | |
| Women Airforce Service Pilots | Pub.L. 111–40, 123 Stat. 1958 | |
| Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, Michael Collins, John Glenn | Pub.L. 111–44, 123 Stat. 1966 | |
| Arnold Palmer | Pub.L. 111–65, 123 Stat. 2003 | |
| Muhamad Yunus | Pub.L. 111–253, 124 Stat. 2635 | |
| 100e bataillon, dit Bataillon du cœur pourpre (en), 442e Regimental Combat Team et Military Intelligence Service (en) | Pub.L. 111–254, 124 Stat. 2637 | |
| Montford Point Marine Association (en) | Pub.L. 112–59, 125 Stat. 749 | |
| Victimes des attentats du 11 septembre 2001 | Pub.L. 112–76, 125 Stat. 1275 | |
| Raoul Wallenberg | Pub.L. 112–148, 126 Stat. 1140 | |
| Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley | Pub.L. 113–11 | |
| Bob Dole | ||
| Steve Gleason (en) | Pub.L. 115-415 | |
| Katherine Johnson, Christine Darden, Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson ainsi que toutes les femmes ayant travaillé à la NACA puis à la NASA entre 1930 et 1980[3] | Pub.L. 116.68 |
Références
- « Tuskegee Airmen Gold Medal Bill Signed Into Law », Office of Congressman Charles B. Rangel (consulté le )
- Congress awards gold medal to heart surgeon Michael DeBakey
Liens externes
- (en) « Congressional Gold Medal Recipients », Office of the Clerk, United States House of Representatives (consulté le ). This reference is updated shortly after awards are granted. Awards authorized but not yet granted may not be in this list.
- (en) « THOMAS (Library of Congress) », Library of Congress (consulté le Date invalide (2007-04-30, search for bills and laws))
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