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On this day in history

July 13: Medal of Honor Actions

12 Medal of Honors earned on July 13 between 1872 and 2008.

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July 13, 1872

Indian Campaigns · Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory · 3 recipients

MG Michael Glynn Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 John Nihill Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

July 13, 1900

Boxer Rebellion · Tientsin, China · 8 recipients

John Mapes Adams Sergeant · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Harry Chapman Adriance Corporal · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Andre Walker Brewster Captain · Army Boxer Rebellion · 1900 JC James Cooney Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Louis Bowem Lawton First Lieutenant · Army Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Clarence Edward Mathias Private · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Clarence Edwin Sutton Sergeant · Marine Corps Boxer Rebellion · 1900 Robert H. von Schlick Private · Army Boxer Rebellion · 1900

July 13, 2008

Afghanistan · Vicinity of Wanat Village, Kunar Province, Afghanistan · 1 recipient

Ryan M. Pitts Sergeant · Army Afghanistan · 2008