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January 8: Medal of Honor Actions

8 Medal of Honors earned on January 8 between 1877 and 1968.

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January 8, 1877

Indian Campaigns · Wolf Mountain, Montana · 4 recipients

EB Edmond Thomas Butler Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

James Seaman Casey Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 FH Fred O. Hunt Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 RM Robert McDonald First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877

January 8, 1945

World War II · Rimling, France · 3 recipients

CC Charles F. Carey Jr. Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦ RD Russell Dunham Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 DT Day G. Turner Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦

January 8, 1968

Vietnam War · near Ap Dong An, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Gary George Wetzel Private First Class · Army Vietnam War · 1968