May 23: Medal of Honor Actions

Civil War · Plymouth, North Carolina · 2 recipients

Civil War · North Anna River, Virginia · 2 recipients

Joseph Keele Sergeant Major · Army Civil War · 1864 JK Jonathan C. Kirk Captain · Army Civil War · 1864

Indian Campaigns · Sycamore Canyon, Arizona · 1 recipient

Interim 1920–1940 · Portsmouth, southeast off the Isle of Shoals, New Hampshire · 4 recipients

WB William Badders Chief Machinist's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 Orson Leon Crandall Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 James Harper McDonald Chief Metalsmith · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939 John Mihalowski Torpedoman First Class · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1939

World War II · near Carano, Italy · 7 recipients

Van Thomas Barfoot Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 Ernest Herbert Dervishian Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 JD John W. Dutko Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ TF Thomas Weldon Fowler Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ GH George John Hall Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 PK Patrick L. Kessler Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ HS Henry Schauer Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944

World War II · near San Jose Hacienda, Negros, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient