 On May 19 , 1951 , Kouma was presented the Medal of Honor by US President Harry S. Truman in a ceremony at the White House . He got his medal alongside Carl Dodd and John Pittman , two other 2nd Infantry Division soldiers who were awarded the medal . After being awarded the medal , Kouma served as a recruiter in Omaha , Nebraska . Kouma then spent the remainder of the Korean War as a tank gunnery instructor for the US Army Armor School at Fort Knox , Kentucky . 
