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April 3: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on April 3 between 1865 and 1945.

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April 3, 1865

Civil War · Petersburg, Virginia · 4 recipients

MB Milton Blickensderger Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WB William Brant Jr. Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1865 EB Elijah A. Briggs Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865 WP Wesley James Powers Corporal · Army Civil War · 1865

April 3, 1945

World War II · Birken, Germany · 1 recipient

WW Walter C. Wetzel Private First Class · Army World War II · 1945 ✦