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August 9: Medal of Honor Actions

10 Medal of Honors earned on August 9 between 1862 and 1944.

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August 9, 1862

Civil War · Cedar Mountain, Virginia · 2 recipients

GC George W. Corliss Captain · Army Civil War · 1862

John L. Younker Private · Army Civil War · 1862

August 9, 1877

Indian Campaigns · Big Hole, Montana · 6 recipients

LB Lorenzo Dow Brown Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 WC Wilfred Clark Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 WE William D. Edwards First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 JM John McLennon Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 PR Patrick Rogan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 MW Milden H. Wilson Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

August 9, 1918

World War I · Chipilly Ridge, France · 1 recipient

Jake Allex Corporal · Army World War I · 1918

August 9, 1944

World War II · L'Isle Adam railroad bridge over the Seine River, France · 1 recipient

Darrell Robins Lindsey Captain · Air Force World War II · 1944 ✦