USCIS Facilities Dedicated to the Memory of Immigrant Medal of Honor Recipients
March 25 is National Medal of Honor Day, a date set aside each year to pay tribute to the recipients of our nation’s highest award for valor. Since the first Medals of Honor were presented during the Civil War, more than 700 recipients of the award have been immigrants who distinguished themselves by their gallantry during military action.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services recognizes the extraordinary heroism of this select group of heroes by dedicating space in 29 of our facilities to recognize their gallantry and tremendous courage. Their bravery serves as an enduring reminder that immigrant recipients of the Medal of Honor embody the best of American values and continues to inspire us today.
The following immigrant Medal of Honor recipients have USCIS facilities named after them:
- J.C. Julius Langbein, Musician
USCIS Buffalo Field Office - Capt. Adolphe Libaire - Civil War
USCIS Baltimore Field Office - Boilermaker Edward Floyd - Spanish-American War
USCIS Charleston Field Office - Sgt. John Kennedy - Civil War
USCIS Fort Smith Field Office - Pvt. Cornelius J. Leahy - Spanish-American War
USCIS Fresno Field Office - Pvt. Joseph Frantz - Civil War
USCIS Indianapolis Field Office - Pvt. Charles Bieger - Civil War
USCIS Kansas City Field Office - Cpl. John J. Beaufort - Civil War
USCIS New Orleans Field Office - Spc. Leslie Sabo Jr.- Vietnam
USCIS Pittsburgh Field Office - Sgt. Jesus S. Duran - Vietnam War
USCIS San Bernardino Field Office - Lt. Col. Frederick Füger- Civil War
USCIS Philadelphia Field Office - Army Sergeant Major John M. Farquhar - Civil War
USCIS Buffalo, New York Verification Operations Center - Army Staff Sergeant Isadore Jachman - World War II
USCIS 111 Massachusetts Ave. Headquarters Building, Washington, DC - Army Air Force Sergeant Archibald Mathies - World War II
USCIS Dallas District Office - Army Trumpeter Isaac Payne - Indian Wars
USCIS Denver District Office - Army Private First Class George Dilboy - World War I
USCIS Detroit District and Field Offices and Application Support Center - Army Private First Class Silvestre Santana Herrera - World War II
USCIS Field Office, Orlando, Florida - Navy Chief Watertender Peter Tomich - World War II
USCIS Headquarters Conference Center, Washington, DC - Army Sergeant James Mestrovich - World War I
USCIS Headquarters History Office and Library, Washington, DC - Marine Corps Sergeant Louis Cukela - World War I
USCIS Hialeah, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center - Army Technician Fifth Grade Eric Gibson - World War II
USCIS Kendall, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center - Army Sergeant Thomas Plunkett - Civil War
USCIS Lawrence, Massachusetts Field Office and Application Support Center - Army Sergeant Major Abraham Cohn - Civil War
USCIS Manchester, New Hampshire Field Office - Army Private Macario Garcia - World War II
USCIS Miami District and Field Offices and Application Support Center - Army Corporal Tibor "Ted" Rubin - Korea
USCIS Oakland Park, Florida Field Office and Application Support Center - Navy Chief Gunner's Mate Thomas Eadie - Interim Period of 1920-1940
USCIS Providence Rhode Island Field Office - Marine Corps Sergeant Matej Kocak - World War I
USCIS Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina Field Office and Application Support Center - Army Staff Sergeant Laszlo Rabel - Vietnam
USCIS Southeast Regional Office Orlando, Florida - Marine Corps Private Henry Lewis Hulbert - Philippine Insurrection
USCIS West Palm Beach Florida Field Office and Application Support Center