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March 23: Medal of Honor Actions

3 Medal of Honors earned on March 23 between 1865 and 1971.

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March 23, 1865

Civil War · Evergreen, Alabama · 1 recipient

Andrew Barclay Spurling Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1865

March 23, 1945

World War II · Near Speyer, Germany · 1 recipient

Edward Allen Carter Jr. Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1945 ✦

March 23, 1971

Vietnam War · Khesanh, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Michael John Fitzmaurice Specialist Fourth Class · Army Vietnam War · 1971