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February 19: Medal of Honor Actions

6 Medal of Honors earned on February 19 between 1944 and 1968.

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February 19, 1944

World War II · Engebi Island, Eniwetok Atoll, Marshall Islands · 1 recipient

AD Anthony Peter Damato Corporal · Marine Corps World War II · 1944 ✦

February 19, 1945

World War II · Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands · 4 recipients

JC Justice Marion Chambers Lieutenant Colonel · Marine Corps World War II · 1945

Darrell Samuel Cole Sergeant · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦

Donald Jack Ruhl Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦

Tony Stein Corporal · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦

February 19, 1968

Vietnam War · Laos · 1 recipient

Fred William Zabitosky Sergeant First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1968