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April 11: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on April 11 between 1865 and 1970.

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April 11, 1865

Civil War · Mount Pleasant, Alabama · 1 recipient

AD August Dorley Private · Army Civil War · 1865

April 11, 1944

World War II · over Stettin, Germany · 1 recipient

Edward Stanley Michael First Lieutenant · Air Force World War II · 1944

April 11, 1966

Vietnam War · near Cam My, Republic of Vietnam · 2 recipients

William Hart Pitsenbarger Airmen First Class · Air Force Vietnam War · 1966 ✦

James William Robinson Jr. Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦

April 11, 1970

Vietnam War · near Da Nang, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Emilio Albert de la Garza Jr. Lance Corporal · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1970 ✦