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April 28: Medal of Honor Actions

9 Medal of Honors earned on April 28 between 1863 and 1951.

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April 28, 1863

Civil War · Grand Gulf, Mississippi · 3 recipients

Fitz W. Guerin Private · Army Civil War · 1863 HH Henry A. Hammel Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 JP Joseph M. Pesch Private · Army Civil War · 1863

April 28, 1876

Indian Campaigns · Fort Hartsuff, Nebraska · 3 recipients

CH Charles Pettit Heath Heyl Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PL Patrick Thomas Leonard Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JL Jeptha L. Lytton Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

April 28, 1943

World War II · near Medjez-el-Bab, Tunisia · 1 recipient

NM Nicholas Minue Private · Army World War II · 1943 ✦

April 28, 1945

World War II · Okinawa, Ryukyu Islands · 1 recipient

Alejandro Renteria Ruiz Private First Class · Army World War II · 1945

April 28, 1951

Korean War · Kalma-Eri, Korea · 1 recipient

JN Juan E. Negron Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1951 ✦