John Cordes
John Cordes
John Cordeswas a detective in the New York Police Department and the only detective to win the department's Medal of Honor twice. He was awarded it first in 1923 after he suffered five gunshot woundswhen he stumbled into a Manhattan cigar store robbery. His second Medal of Honor was awarded in 1927 for his work in solving the kidnapping of real estate tycoon Abe Scharlin...