When the bill proposing that Pits be awarded the MOH was presented to Congress, he is addressed as Staff Sergeant Pitsenbarger, a rank he had not achieved. While there are occasions when promotion can be awarded posthumously, this was not the case. The MOH was awarded to Airman First Class Pitsenbarger, which (at that time) was one rank below Staff Sergeant.
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