List of American Victoria Cross recipients
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The following people are American recipients of the Victoria Cross.
- Bellenden Seymour Hutcheson - 1918; Queant Drocourt Support Line, France*
- William Henry Metcalf - 1918; Arras, France*
- George Harry Mullin - 1917; Passchendaele, Belgium*
- William Henry Harrison Seeley - 1864; Shimonoseki, Japan
- Raphael Louis Zengel* - 1918; Warvillers, France
- The Unknown Soldier of World War I buried in Arlington National Cemetery was posthumously awarded the cross in 1921. This gesture was reciprocated by the award of the Medal of Honor to the British Unknown Warrior.
In 1904, Frederick Russell Burnham was to be awarded the Victoria Cross for his valor in Southern Africa, but Burnham declined rather than renounce his U.S. citizenship -- a requirement at the time. He instead was awarded the British Army's second highest commendation, the Distinguished Service Order.
* also considered Canadian recipient
