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June 5: Medal of Honor Actions

10 Medal of Honors earned on June 5 between 1862 and 1966.

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June 5, 1862

Civil War · Tranter's Creek, North Carolina · 2 recipients

WA William B. Avery Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862 JH John C. Hunterson Private · Army Civil War · 1862

June 5, 1864

Civil War · Piedmont, Virginia · 4 recipients

AB Alexander Mitchell Beatty Captain · Army Civil War · 1864 TE Thomas Evans Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JS James Snedden Musician · Army Civil War · 1864 JS Julius H. Stahel Major General · Army Civil War · 1864

June 5, 1944

World War II · over Wimereaux, France · 1 recipient

Leon Robert Vance Jr. Lieutenant Colonel · Air Force World War II · 1944 ✦

June 5, 1945

World War II · near Maglamin, Mindanao, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

HH Harry R. Harr Corporal · Army World War II · 1945 ✦

June 5, 1951

Korean War · near Hwach'on-Myon, Korea · 1 recipient

BW Benjamin F. Wilson First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1951

June 5, 1966

Vietnam War · near Moc Hoa, Binh Dinh province, Vietnam · 1 recipient

HN Hugh Reavis Nelson Jr. Captain · Army Vietnam War · 1966 ✦