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January 4: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on January 4 between 1882 and 1945.

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January 4, 1882

Interim 1871–1899 · off Coasters Harbor Island, Newport, Rhode Island · 2 recipients

HM Henry J. Manning Quartermaster · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882 JM John McCarton Ship's Printer · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1882

January 4, 1910

Interim 1899–1910 · Hampton Roads, Virginia · 1 recipient

WS William Ellsworth Snyder Chief Electrician · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1910

January 4, 1945

World War II · Flamierge, Belgium · 1 recipient

Isadore Seigfreid Jachman Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦