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July 4: Medal of Honor Actions

8 Medal of Honors earned on July 4 between 1863 and 1951.

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July 4, 1863

Civil War · Monterey Mountain, Pennsylvania · 2 recipients

Charles E. Capehart Major · Army Civil War · 1863 Marcus A. Hanna Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

July 4, 1909

Philippine Insurrection · Patian Island, Philippine Islands · 2 recipients

John Thomas Kennedy Second Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1909 Arthur Harrison Wilson Second Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1909

July 4, 1918

World War I · Hamel, France · 1 recipient

TP Thomas A. Pope Corporal · Army World War I · 1918

July 4, 1944

World War II · near Castellina (Hill 140), Italy · 2 recipients

William Kenzo Nakamura Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ Frank Harry Ono Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

July 4, 1951

Korean War · near Chich-on, Korea · 1 recipient

Leroy Anthony Mendonca Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1951 ✦