Most decorated: the Navy’s Lieut. Commander John Bulkeley, 5; the Army’s Lieut. Colonel Felix Hardison, 8.† Highest U.S. award is the Congressional Medal of Honor, which President Roosevelt ...

After the Medal of Honor, the award bestowing the highest honor in the U.S. military is the Service Cross. Each branch awards this medal for actions of extreme gallantry and risk of life in actual ...