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July 20: Medal of Honor Actions

9 Medal of Honors earned on July 20 between 1864 and 1950.

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July 20, 1864

Civil War · Peach Tree Creek, Georgia · 5 recipients

DB Denis Buckley Private · Army Civil War · 1864 ✦ WC William Henry harrison Crosier Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

Douglas Hapeman Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 JS John Shanes Private · Army Civil War · 1864 WW William Haliday Williams Private · Army Civil War · 1864

July 20, 1898

Spanish-American War · Santiago de Cuba, Cuba · 2 recipients

PK Philip Bogan Keefer Coppersmith · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 RP Robert Penn Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898

July 20, 1950

Korean War · Taejon, Korea · 2 recipients

William Frishe Dean Sr. Major General · Army Korean War · 1950

George Dalton Libby Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦