The American Medal of Freedom is considered to be the civilian equivalent of the Congressional Medal of Honor. It was instituted to honour civilians who made a specially meritious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, the world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavours.
It was instituted in 1945 by President Truman to honour those civilians that contributed to the US efforts in World War Two
Name | Date of birth | Date of death | Awards | |
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Brouard, Alice | 00-00-1904 | |||
Bergsma, Hillegonda (Hilda) | ||||
Bergmans, Louis F.J. | 19-06-1923 | |||
Bergmans, Alphonse | 11-01-1899 | |||
Berg, van den, Jannis | 26-07-1917 | |||
Bent, van den, Simon | 22-09-1919 | 10-10-1944 | ||
Bent, van den, Jacob | 16-01-1924 | |||
Bateman, Alfred David | 17-07-1893 | |||
Brutel de la Rivière, Jean J. | ||||
Born, van den, Marinus Alydus | 10-09-1922 | 08-03-1945 | ||
Baars, Arnold | ||||
Bruyn, de, Fredericus Arnoldus Franciscus | 04-10-1920 | |||
Brugge, van der, Dirk L. | 21-06-1922 | 17-12-2003 | ||
Brink, van den, Wouter | 22-05-1914 | |||
Bongaerts, Charles Marie Hubert Joseph | 07-08-1909 | 23-11-1944 | ||
Bode, Jan | 19-12-1912 | |||
Bensen, Guillaume Hubert | 02-09-1911 | 05-03-1998 | ||
Beelen, Matheus H.L. | 13-04-1919 | |||
Bartels, Michel C.M.H. | 29-03-1902 | 10-06-1979 | ||
Bois, du, Abraham | 12-04-1916 | 08-03-1945 | ||
Buckley, Denys Burton | 06-02-1906 | 13-09-1998 | ||
Bakker, Dionisius Dirk | 01-10-1879 | 02-03-1945 | ||
Beernink, Hendrikus Dirk Jan | 03-02-1910 | 08-02-1945 | ||
Betbèze, Antonin Alexis Jean | 06-09-1910 | 02-02-1993 | more | |
Bouman, Martinus Antonius Marie | 05-05-1899 | 02-05-1943 |