On this day in history

August 23: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on August 23 between 1862 and 1944.

August 23, 1862

Civil War · Rappahannock Station, Virginia · 2 recipients

Philippine Insurrection · near Sariaya, Luzon, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

World War II · near Plougastel, Brittany, France · 1 recipient