Military Order of Foreign Wars - Noteworthy Companions

Noteworthy Companions

Among the Companions of the Order have been:

Note - The rank listed is the highest held by that individual in their career.

Honorary Companions

• President Benjamin Harrison - Civil War general. Brigade commander in nine battles.
• President William McKinley - President during Spanish-American War and Civil War veteran. Breveted for gallantry in action.
• President Grover Cleveland - Purchased a substitute to avoid being drafted during the Civil War.
• Lieutenant General John M. Schofield - Civil War veteran, Commanding General of the United States Army, Superintendent of West Point and Secretary of War.
• Rear Admiral George E. Belknap - Civil War veteran. Commanded monitor USS Canonicus at the Second Battle of Fort Fisher.
• Rear Admiral Thomas H. Stevens, Jr. - Civil War veteran. Commanded monitor USS Winnebago at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
• Major General Frank Wheaton - Civil War veteran with a total of 42 years of military service.

Veteran Companions

• Admiral of the Navy George Dewey - Hero of the Battle of Manila Bay.
• General of the Armies John J. Pershing - Commander of the American Expeditionary Force and Army Chief of Staff.
• General of the Army Douglas MacArthur - Army Chief of Staff, Commander Southwest Pacific Area and United Nations Commander during the Korean War.
• General of the Army and President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower - Army Chief of Staff and Supreme Allied Commander in Europe.
• Fleet Admiral William Halsey - Commander of the 3rd Fleet in Second World War.
• Admiral William B. Caperton - Pacific Fleet commander during First World War.
• Admiral Cameron McRae Winslow - Commanded cable cutting operation in Cuba.
• General Tasker H. Bliss - Army Chief of Staff.
• General Alexander Haig - NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Secretary of State.
• Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles - Commanding General of the United States Army.
• Rear Admiral George Balch - Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy.
• Rear Admiral Bancroft Gherardi - Veteran of the Battle of Mobile Bay.
• Rear Admiral Richmond P. Hobson - Medal of Honor recipient.
• Rear Admiral Stephen B. Luce - Founder of the United States Naval War College.
• Rear Admiral Bowman H. McCalla - Captured Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
• Rear Admiral William T. Sampson - Leader of the Naval Campaign in Cuba.
• Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley - Hero the Battle of Santiago.
• Rear Admiral Thomas O. Selfridge - Veteran of Vera Cruz expedition.
• Rear Admiral Charles D. Sigsbee - Captain of the Armored Cruiser USS Maine.
• Rear Admiral John L. Worden - Commanding officer of the USS ''Monitor''.
• Major General Christopher C. Augur - Mexican War Veteran and Civil War general.
• Major General John R. Brooke - Commander of Puerto Rican Expedition in Spanish-American War.
• Major General Matthew C. Butler - Confederate officer in the American Civil War and general in the Spanish-American War.
• Major General Smedley Butler, USMC - Two time Medal of Honor recipient.
• Major General John Clem - Youngest Union soldier in the American Civil War.
• Major General George W. Getty - Mexican War Veteran and American Civil War Union general
• Major General Francis V. Greene - Spanish-American War Veteran
• Major General Albion P. Howe - Mexican War and Civil War Veteran
• Major General Wesley Merritt - Military Governor of the Philippines
• Major General Paul B. Malone - General in First World War
• Major General Fitz John Porter - Mexican War and Civil War Veteran
• Major General William R. Shafter - Commander of V Corps in Cuba during the Spanish-American War.
• Major General Samuel S. Sumner - Cavalry brigade commander at the Battle of San Juan Hill
• Major General Joseph Wheeler - Confederate Lieutenant General and division commander at Battle of San Juan Hill.
• Brevet Major General Zealous B. Tower - Mexican War Veteran and Civil War general.
• Brigadier General Adelbert Ames - Medal of Honor recipient, Governor of Mississippi, United States Senator, Civil War and Spanish-American War Veteran.
• Brigadier General Frederick D. Grant - Son of General and President Ulysses S. Grant.
• Brigadier General Marion Maus - Medal of Honor recipient.
• Brigadier General Alexander C. M. Pennington - Career Army officer.
• Colonel Theodore Roosevelt - Hero of the Battle of San Juan Hill and President of the United States.
• Lieutenant Colonel John Jacob Astor IV - Reputed wealthiest man in the United States when he died on the RMS Titanic in 1912.

Hereditary Companions

• Rear Admiral Reginald R. Belknap - Commander of the North Sea Mine Barrage in First World War. (Also as Veteran Companion.)
• Reverend Alexander Hamilton - Direct descendant of Secretary of the Treasury and Major General Alexander Hamilton.
• Major Russell Benjamin Harrison - Great Grandson of President and Major General William Henry Harrison. (Also a Veteran Companion.)
• Brevet Major Rufus King, Jr. - Medal of Honor recipient and descendant of Major and Senator Rufus King who was a signer of the United States Constitution.
• Rear Admiral John G. Walker - Descendant of Lieutenant Aaron Walker who served in the American Revolution.
• Brevet Major General Alexander S. Webb - Civil War general and signer of the Original Institution of the Military Order of Foreign Wars in 1894