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February 21: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on February 21 between 1945 and 1968.

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February 21, 1945

World War II · Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands · 2 recipients

Ross Franklin Gray Sergeant · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦ JM Joseph Jeremiah McCarthy Captain · Marine Corps World War II · 1945

February 21, 1968

Vietnam War · near Hue, Republic of Vietnam · 2 recipients

Joe Ronnie Hooper Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 CS Clifford Chester Sims Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1968 ✦