There are many people of the name who have won the top awards in their field. Military valour is the obvious example eg Patrick Donohue won the Victoria Cross in 1857.
This project would uncover all the people from all over the world who have won the ultimate accolade in their country
Short term objective
A initial journal article telling some of the stories
Next Stages
An initial listing (mainly US) done
Need to get more input from other countries