en ▁individuals ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor ▁twice . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Henry ▁Hog an ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁County ▁Cla re , ▁Ireland . ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁en list ed ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁Company ▁G , ▁in ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁United ▁States ▁Infantry ▁Regiment , ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Colonel ▁Nelson ▁A . ▁Mil es . ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 8 7 6 , ▁Hog an ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁C ed ar ▁Creek , ▁in ▁Mont ana ▁Territ ory ▁against ▁Lak ota ▁war riors ▁under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁Native ▁American ▁Chief ▁S itting ▁Bull . ▁For ▁his ▁actions ▁in ▁this ▁eng agement , ▁he ▁would ▁receive ▁his ▁first ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁Near ly ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁C ed ar ▁Creek ▁on ▁September ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 8 7 7 , ▁Hog an ▁fought ▁with ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁Infantry ▁against ▁the ▁Ne z ▁Per ce ▁under ▁Chief ▁Joseph ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Bear ▁P aw . ▁In ▁this ▁battle , ▁he ▁carried ▁out ▁a ▁dram atic ▁rescue ▁of ▁Henry ▁Rome yn , ▁carrying ▁his ▁wounded ▁Second ▁lieutenant ▁off ▁the ▁field ▁in ▁the ▁midst ▁of ▁heavy ▁fire ▁from ▁the ▁Ne z ▁Per ce ▁war riors . ▁For ▁this , ▁he ▁received ▁a ▁second ▁Medal ▁of ▁Honor . ▁Hog an ▁lived ▁in ▁Mil es ▁City , ▁Mont ana , ▁which ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Hog an ' s ▁commander , ▁the ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁