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August 6: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on August 6 between 1862 and 1950.

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August 6, 1862

Civil War · Malvern Hill, Virginia · 1 recipient

John Moulder Wilson First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862

August 6, 1864

Civil War · Atlanta, Georgia · 1 recipient

SG Samuel Grimshaw Private · Army Civil War · 1864

August 6, 1942

World War II · near Rabaul, New Britian, New Britain · 1 recipient

Harl Pease Jr. Captain · Air Force World War II · 1942 ✦

August 6, 1950

Korean War · near Haman, Korea · 1 recipient

WT William Henry Thompson Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦