List of members of the Sons of the American Revolution

The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) is a United States patriotic and lineage organization founded in 1889. The following is a list of distinguished members since the organization's founding.

National leaders Presidents of the United States To date, 17 presidents of the United States have been members of the SAR. President Grant was admitted posthumously in recognition of his being a member of the Sons of Revolutionary Sires, whose members were later admitted to membership in the SAR. Ulysses S. Grant (posthumous)(President Grant died in 1885 – prior to the founding of the S.A.R. – but he was a member of the "Sons of Revolutionary Sires". Though it had no direct connection with the SAR, its members were later granted admission to the Sons of the American Revolution after its organization if they so desired.) 18th Rutherford B. Hayes 19th Benjamin Harrison 23rd William McKinley 25th Theodore Roosevelt 26th William Howard Taft 27th Warren G. Harding 29th Calvin Coolidge 30th Herbert Hoover 31st Franklin D. Roosevelt 32nd Harry S. Truman 33rd Dwight D. Eisenhower 34th Lyndon B. Johnson 36th Gerald R. "Jerry" Ford 38th James Earl "Jimmy" Carter 39th George H. W. Bush 41st George W. Bush 43rd

Of the presidents who lived since the SAR's founding in 1889 and are not listed above, presidents Grover Cleveland, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden all had patriot ancestors but did not join the SAR. Presidents Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, and Donald Trump did not have ancestors in the United States at the time of the Revolution.

President Joe Biden, then a United States Senator, was awarded a Gold Good Citizenship Medal by The Delaware Society of the Sons of the American Revolution in 1999. Other presidents who received the Gold Good Citizenship Medal include Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush.

Of the 22 presidents who served prior to the founding of the SAR in 1889, six qualify as patriot ancestors – George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe and Andrew Jackson. Two others, Grant and Hayes, were members of SAR. Of the remaining 14, all except for Martin Van Buren had patriot ancestors.

Vice presidents of the United States Charles G. Dawes Levi P. Morton Nelson Rockefeller

In addition to the above, presidents Theodore Roosevelt, Calvin Coolidge, Harry Truman, Lyndon Johnson, Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush all served as vice-president before becoming president.

Nobel Prize recipients Nobel Peace Prize recipients President Theodore Roosevelt President Jimmy Carter Vice President Charles G. Dawes Secretary of State Elihu Root Secretary of State Frank B. Kellogg

Nobel Prize for Literature recipient Sir Winston Churchill

Military Medal of Honor recipients The following 43 SAR Compatriots are known to have received the United States Congressional Medal of Honor. It is possible that there are other Medal of Honor recipients who were SAR Compatriots. The number recipients for each conflict is as follows: Civil War – 17, Indian Wars – 6, Spanish–American War – 1, Philippines – 2, Vera Cruz – 1, Peacetime – 3, World War II – 8, Korea - 2, Vietnam – 3. Only two of these recipients, Major General Patrick Brady and Captain Gary M. Rose, are living as of 2025.

This link is the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution Medal of Honor Recipient timeline: https://www.sar.org/sar-compatriot-medal-of-honor-recipients/

(The rank indicated is the highest held by the individual and not necessarily that held at the time the Medal of Honor was earned or awarded.)

Civil War Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles, USA – U.S. Army Commanding General, 1895–1903. Major General Theodore S. Peck, VTNG – Adjutant General of Vermont Major General William R. Shafter, USA – Commanded the Fifth Army Corps during the Siege of Santiago. Major General David S. Stanley, USV – hero of the Battle of Franklin during the Civil War. Brevet Major General Lewis Addison Grant, USV – Assistant Secretary of War. Brevet Major General Rufus Saxton, USV – Defended Harper's Ferry during the Civil War. Brevet Major General Orlando Willcox, USA – Wounded in action at the Battle of Bull Run. Brigadier General Horatio Collins King, NYNG - Received Medal of Honor for actions near Dinwiddie Courthouse. Brigadier General Edmund Rice, USA – Earned the Medal of Honor at the Battle of Gettysburg. Brevet Brigadier General Byron Mac Cutcheon, USV – Brigade commander during the Civil War. Brevet Brigadier General Horace Porter, USV – President General of the SAR from 1892 to 1897. Brevet Brigadier General Philip S. Post, USV – Civil War veteran and U.S. Representative. Brevet Brigadier General Edward W. Whitaker, USV – Cavalry officer during the Civil War. Brevet Colonel Clinton A. Cilley, USV - Received the Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of Chickamauga. Brevet Lieutenant Colonel George G. Benedict, USV - Received Medal of Honor for actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. Brevet Major Ira H. Evans, USV - Received the Medal of Honor for heroism at the Battle of Hatcher's Run in Virginia. Captain George Washington Brush, USV – Commanded a company of the 34th United States Colored Troops (USCT).

Indian Wars Brigadier General John B. Babcock, USA – Veteran of the Civil War and earned the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars. Brigadier General Oscar F. Long, USA – Served in the campaign against Chief Joseph. Colonel John C. Gresham, USA - received the Medal of Honor for actions at Wounded Knee. Colonel Charles H. Heyl, USA - received the Medal of Honor for actions against hostile Indians. Lieutenant Colonel John O. Skinner, USA - Received Medal of Honor for actions against hostile Indians while serving as a civilian contract surgeon. First Lieutenant Powhatan H. Clarke, USA – Commanded African-American Cavalrymen (a.k.a. "Buffalo Soldiers") against Apache Indians.

Spanish-American War Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, USV (posthumous recipient) - Only person to receive both the Medal of Honor and the Nobel Peace Prize.

Philippine Insurrection Lieutenant Colonel Bernard A. Byrne, USV - Received the Medal of Honor for heroic actions in the Philippines. Major John Alexander Logan Jr., USV (posthumous recipient) - Died during his Medal of Honor action in the Philippines.

Vera Cruz Admiral Frank F. Fletcher, USN - Commander of the Vera Cruz expedition.

Peacetime (non-combat) Major General Adolphus Greely, USA – Civil War veteran and Arctic explorer. Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd Jr., USN – Awarded Medal of Honor for first flight over the North Pole. Lieutenant William Lowell Hill, USN – Awarded Medal of Honor for rescuing a sailor from drowning.

World War II General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, USA – Legendary general (General MacArthur approved an SAR service medal, the Patriot Medal, bearing his likeness, and was the first recipient following his death in 1964.) General Jonathan Wainwright, USA – Commanded the defense of the Philippines. Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., AUS (posthumous recipient) – Landed at Utah Beach on D-Day. Brigadier General Joseph Foss, SDANG – Marine fighter pilot on Guadalcanal and Governor of South Dakota. Major Robert Hugo Dunlap, USMC – Commanded a company of Marines at Iwo Jima. Chief Warrant Officer Hershel W. Williams, USMCR – Last surviving World War II Medal of Honor recipient. Technical Sergeant Charles H. Coolidge, USA – Infantry soldier who served in France during World War II. Sergeant John D. Hawk, USA – Earned the Medal of Honor at the Battle of the Falaise Pocket.

Korean War Colonel Ralph Puckett, Jr., USA Corporal Fred B. McGee, USA (posthumous recipient)

Vietnam Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, USN – Prisoner of War in Vietnam. Major General Patrick Brady, USA – Vietnam War helicopter pilot. Captain Gary Michael Rose, USA - Received the Medal of Honor for actions in Laos.

Military and naval officers Admiral of the Navy George Dewey – Hero of the Battle of Manila Bay General of the Armies Ulysses S. Grant – Commanding General of the Union Army and President of the United States General of the Armies John J. Pershing – U.S. Army Chief of Staff and commander of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War General of the Army Dwight Eisenhower – Supreme Commander of Allied Forces Europe General of the Air Force Henry H. Arnold, USAF – Commander of the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II Fleet Admiral William F. Halsey – Commander of the 3rd Fleet in World War II General Joseph E. Johnston, CSA – Confederate general General Frederick Kroesen – Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Army General James N. Mattis, USMC – 26th Secretary of Defense and Commander the United States Joint Forces Command 2007 to 2010. General Charles P. Summerall – U.S. Army Chief of Staff and president of The Citadel General William C. Westmoreland – Commander of Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV) Admiral Thomas H. Moorer – Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral David Dixon Porter – Senior admiral of the U.S. Navy from 1870 to 1891 Admiral Harry D. Train II – NATO Supreme Allied Commander Atlantic Lieutenant General Simon B. Buckner, CSA – Veteran of the Civil War and Governor of Kentucky Lieutenant General Joseph Wheeler, CSA – Veteran of the Civil War and the Spanish–American War Lieutenant General Theodore G. Stroup, USA – Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel Lieutenant General Guy Swan, USA – Commanding General, Fifth US Army Lieutenant General David H. Ohle, USA – Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel Vice Admiral James Bond Stockdale, USN – President of the Naval War College Major General James A. Adkins, USA – 28th Adjutant General of Maryland Major General Thomas M. Anderson – Veteran of the Civil War, Spanish–American War and the Philippine Insurrection Major General Joseph Cabell Breckinridge Sr., USV – Veteran of the Civil War and the Spanish–American War Major General Donald Burdick, USA – Director, Army National Guard Major General Darius N. Couch, USV – Union Army general during the Civil War Major General George Crook, USA - Veteran of the Civil War and Indian campaigns. Major General Frederick D. Grant, USV – Son of President Ulysses S. Grant Major General Ulysses S. Grant III – Grandson of President Ulysses S. Grant Major General Curtis Guild Jr., MVM – Governor of Massachusetts Major General William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, CSA – Son of General Robert E. Lee Major General George Owen Squier USA, – Chief Signal Officer of the United States Army in World War I, inventor of telephone carrier multiplexing in 1910 and Muzak background music Rear Admiral Charles Johnston Badger – Superintendent of the United States Naval Academy Rear Admiral John R. Bartlett – Oceanographer Rear Admiral George Belknap Rear Admiral Charles Edgar Clark – Captain of the battleship USS Oregon during the Spanish–American War Rear Admiral Walter S. Crosley – Navy Cross recipient Rear Admiral Lewis A. Kimberly Rear Admiral Winfield Scott Schley – Hero of the Battle of Santiago de Cuba Rear Admiral Yates Stirling – Veteran of the American Civil War and the Spanish–American War Rear Admiral John L. Worden – Commander of the USS Monitor Brigadier General James Devereux, USMC – Recipient of the Navy Cross and congressman Brigadier General Charles Wheaton Abbot Jr., RING – Adjutant General of Rhode Island Brigadier General George Andrews – Adjutant General of the United States Army Brigadier General George Lippitt Andrews Brigadier General William H. Bisbee – Veteran of the Civil War and Spanish–American War (lived to age 102) Brigadier General Charles A. Coolidge – Veteran of the Civil War and Spanish–American War. Brigadier General Charles Duke, USAF – Apollo 16 lunar module pilot. Brigadier General Elisha Dyer Jr., RIM – Adjutant General of Rhode Island