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March 17: Medal of Honor Actions

6 Medal of Honors earned on March 17 between 1865 and 1968.

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March 17, 1865

Civil War · Mattox Creek, Virginia · 2 recipients

PM Patrick Mullen Boatswain's Mate · Navy Civil War · 1865

Aaron Sanderson Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1865

March 17, 1876

Indian Campaigns · Powder River, Montana · 3 recipients

William Charles Bryan Hospital Steward · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 AG Albert Glavinski Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

Jeremiah J. Murphy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

March 17, 1968

Vietnam War · near Saigon, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

ED Edward Allen Devore Jr. Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1968 ✦