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March 8: Medal of Honor Actions

4 Medal of Honors earned on March 8 between 1906 and 1945.

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March 8, 1906

Philippine Insurrection · Mount Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

JF Joseph Fitz Ordinary Seaman · Navy Philippine Insurrection · 1906

March 8, 1943

World War II · Near Porlock Harbor, New Guinea · 1 recipient

George Watson Private · Army World War II · 1943 ✦

March 8, 1945

World War II · Iwo Jima, Volcano Islands · 2 recipients

James Dennis la Belle Private First Class · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦

Jack Lummus First Lieutenant · Marine Corps World War II · 1945 ✦