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December 26: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on December 26 between 1872 and 1944.

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December 26, 1872

Interim 1871–1899 · Norfolk, Virginia · 1 recipient

Joseph B. Noil Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1872

December 26, 1944

World War II · Serchio River Valley in the vicinity of Sommocolonia, Italy · 3 recipients

John Robert Fox First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

James Richard Hendrix Private · Army World War II · 1944

Keith Lincoln Ware Lieutenant Colonel · Army World War II · 1944