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February 17: Medal of Honor Actions

3 Medal of Honors earned on February 17 between 1944 and 1945.

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February 17, 1944

World War II · near Padiglione, Italy · 1 recipient

William James Johnston Sr. Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944

February 17, 1945

World War II · Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Territory · 2 recipients

Owen Francis patrick Hammerberg Boatswain's Mate Second Class · Navy World War II · 1945 ✦

Rufus Geddie Herring Lieutenant, j.g. · Navy World War II · 1945