Decorated Punjabi Sikhs in the military

Captain Ishar Singh - The first Sikh to receive the Victoria Cross.
Gian Singh - awarded the Victoria Cross.
Major Havildar Parkash Singh - awarded the Victoria Cross.
Nand Singh - awarded the Victoria Cross
Gurmukh Singh Saini- awarded the Cross of St George
Lieutenant Karamjit Singh Judge - awarded the Victoria Cross.
Bana Singh - awarded the Param Vir Chakra.
Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria - awarded Param Vir Chakra.
Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon - awarded Param Vir Chakra (the only officer of the Indian Air Force to be awarded Param Vir Chakra).
Lt. General Jagjit Singh Aurora - supervised the surrender of more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
Joginder Singh (Subedar) - awarded Param Vir Chakra.
Lance Karam Singh - awarded the Military Medal in World War II and awarded Param Vir Chakra (the second person to receive Param Vir Chakra).
Col.Shamsher Singh- Hero of Zojila post independence operations.