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February 26: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on February 26 between 1945 and 1971.

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February 26, 1945

World War II · Hill 382, Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands · 2 recipients

Douglas Thomas Jacobson Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1945

Wilson Douglas Watson Private · Marine Corps World War II · 1945

February 26, 1951

Korean War · near Maltari, Korea · 1 recipient

Einar Harold Ingman Jr. Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1951

February 26, 1967

Vietnam War · near Phu Hoa Dong, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Maximo Yabes First Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦

February 26, 1971

Vietnam War · Cambodia · 1 recipient

Jon Edward Swanson Captain · Army Vietnam War · 1971 ✦