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December 4: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on December 4 between 1864 and 2006.

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December 4, 1864

Civil War · Waynesboro, Georgia · 1 recipient

David L. Cockley First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864

December 4, 1899

Philippine Insurrection · Vigan, Luzon, Philippine Islands · 4 recipients

JE Joseph L. Epps Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899

Webb Cook Hayes Lieutenant Colonel · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JM James McConnell Private · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899 JP James Parker Lieutenant Colonel · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899

December 4, 1950

Korean War · Chosin Reservoir, Korea · 1 recipient

Thomas Jerome Hudner Jr. Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy Korean War · 1950

December 4, 2006

Iraq · Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq · 1 recipient

Ross A. McGinnis Private First Class · Army Iraq · 2006 ✦