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April 23: Medal of Honor Actions

14 Medal of Honors earned on April 23 between 1864 and 1951.

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April 23, 1864

Civil War · Cane River Crossing, Louisiana · 1 recipient

William Sully Beebe First lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

April 23, 1875

Indian Campaigns · Sappa Creek, Kansas · 8 recipients

JA James F. Ayers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 MD Michael Dawson Trumpeter · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 PG Peter W. Gardiner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 EH Elisha Simpson Hornaday Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 JL James Lowthers Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 FP Frederick Platten Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875

Marcus M. Robbins Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 RT Richard Longstreet Tea Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875

April 23, 1882

Indian Campaigns · Horseshoe Canyon, New Mexico · 2 recipients

JS John P. Schnitzer Wagoner · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 WW Wilber Elliott Wilder First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882

April 23, 1918

World War I · the French Front, France · 1 recipient

Alexander Gordon Lyle Lieutenant Commander · Navy World War I · 1918

April 23, 1944

World War II · near Padiglione, Italy · 1 recipient

John C. Squires Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

April 23, 1951

Korean War · Hill 902 near Hwachon Reservoir, Korea · 1 recipient

Harold Edward "speedy" Wilson Technical Sergeant · Marine Corps Korean War · 1951