Theodore Roosevelt of Rough Rider fame in the Spanish-American War was nominated for the Congressional Medal of Honor repeatedly. There were multiple letters from a wide range of people in this campaign. Probably for political reasons he was never awarded the medal during his lifetime.
103 years later, after Congress changed the law on posthumous awards of military medals, he received it. It took another campaign during which the Army turned down the request once. Bill Clinton signed the award into law during the waning days of his administration.
There are now two sets of father and son to receive this medal. Theodore Roosevelt and his son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. who received it actions on D-Day at Normandy, are one set. The other set is Arthur MacArthur during the Civil War and his son Douglas MacArthur (yes that one) during WWII.
Now you know.