The action that leads to the awarding of the Medal of Honor does not always lead to immediate recognition.  At times the service member is awarded a slightly lower medal, and then as more evaluation is done the bravery of the service man is deemed significant enough to warrant the Medal of Honor.

In the section of the analysis we have listed the recipients in the order their actions occurred.  Where possible we have added the date of the action that was considered worthy of the Medal of Honor recognition.  The action date is shown below the recipient's name.

The color coding used in this chart is as follows: