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February 22: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on February 22 between 1864 and 1969.

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February 22, 1864

Civil War · Ivy Farm, Mississippi · 1 recipient

CB Charles Bieger Private · Army Civil War · 1864

February 22, 1865

Civil War · Forts Fisher & Wilmington, North Carolina · 2 recipients

JE John P. Erickson Captain of the Forecastle · Navy Civil War · 1865 JV James W. Verney Chief Quartermaster · Navy Civil War · 1865

February 22, 1944

World War II · near Padiglione, Italy · 1 recipient

Jack Cleveland Montgomery First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944

February 22, 1969

Vietnam War · A Shau Valley, Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam · 3 recipients

Wesley Lee Fox Captain · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1969 GL George Charles Lang Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1969 RL Robert David Law Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1969 ✦