On this day in history

July 15: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on July 15 between 1862 and 1969.

July 15, 1862

Civil War · Yazoo River, Mississippi · 1 recipient

Interim 1865–1870 · off New Orleans, Louisiana · 1 recipient

Interim 1871–1899 · off The Battery, New York Harbor, New York · 2 recipients

World War II · near Pieve Di S. Luce, Italy · 1 recipient

Vietnam War · Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Vietnam War · A Shau Valley, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient