List of highest medals awarded in DES

This is a list of medals awarded in DES.

Recipients of Presidential Medals of Freedom
Since its inception in December of 2020, 69 Medals of Freedom have been awarded to 49 individuals. Traditionally awarded to governmental officials for distinguished service, there have been several instances of an incumbent president awarding the medal to those who have contributed to the culture of the United States. 12 individuals have earned multiple medals. Jakob Goldwater has received the most at five, Trey Cranfield has the second most at four, and former presidents Harry Bennett and Benjamin Bryant each have received three medals. President Lucas Underwood awarded 15 medals, the most of any president, and Harry Bennett awarded three, the least. Rachel Harper, who was the acting president for five days in February 2022, is the only person to award a medal whom was not the elected president; he awarded his medal to the incapacitated incumbent president, Aaron Scott, an unprecedented move by an individual acting as president of the United States. Scott and Harry Bennett are the only two presidents since the beginning of the medal's presentation to not award the medal to their sitting vice presidents, an established formality among most presidents.