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January 30: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on January 30 between 1863 and 1951.

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January 30, 1863

Civil War · Stono River, South Carolina · 1 recipient

RS Richard Stout Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1863

January 30, 1944

World War II · Bougainville Island, Solomon Islands · 3 recipients

JD Jesse Ray Drowley Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944

Lloyd C. Hawks Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 TO Truman O. Olson Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

January 30, 1945

World War II · Kesternich, Germany · 1 recipient

JK Jonah Edward high Kelley Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦

January 30, 1951

Korean War · Subuk, Korea · 2 recipients

Carl Henry Dodd First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1951 RM Robert Milton McGovern First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1951 ✦