29. The Military Honors and Awards of WWI’s Unknown Soldier
Not only is America’s World War I Unknown Soldier a posthumous recipient of the Congressional Medal of Honor, he has also been awarded the Victoria Cross, The Legion of Honor, the Croix de Guerre, as well as the highest service awards of numerous other nations.
Each of his Unknown comrades who have joined him over the years, in the aftermath of World War II, the Korean War, and Vietnam, has also been awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor, presented by the US President presiding at his funeral.