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March 4: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on March 4 between 1876 and 2002.

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March 4, 1876

Interim 1871–1899 · Norfolk, Virginia · 1 recipient

RR Richard Ryan Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1876

March 4, 1900

Philippine Insurrection · Tinuba, Luzon, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

GW George Weed Wallace Second Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1900

March 4, 1944

World War II · Los Negros Island, Los Negros Islands, Admiralty Group · 1 recipient

TM Troy A. McGill Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

March 4, 2002

Afghanistan · Takur Ghar, Afghanistan · 2 recipients

John A. Chapman Technical Sergeant · Air Force Afghanistan · 2002 ✦

Britt Kelly Slabinski Senior Chief · Navy Afghanistan · 2002