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May 24: Medal of Honor Actions

11 Medal of Honors earned on May 24 between 1861 and 1970.

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May 24, 1861

Civil War · Alexandria, Virginia · 1 recipient

Francis Edwin Brownell Private · Army Civil War · 1861

May 24, 1864

Civil War · Ashepoo River, South Carolina · 6 recipients

George Washington Brush Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 WD William Downey Private · Army Civil War · 1864 JD John Duffey Private · Army Civil War · 1864

David L. Gifford Private · Army Civil War · 1864 MM Michael C. Murphy Lieutenant Colonel · Army Civil War · 1864 PS Patrick Scanlan Private · Army Civil War · 1864

May 24, 1944

World War II · near Cisterna di Littoria, Italy · 2 recipients

SA Sylvester Antolak Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ JM James Henry Mills Private · Army World War II · 1944

May 24, 1969

Vietnam War · near the village of Lang Sau, An Loc Province, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

JB James Leroy Bondsteel Staff Sergeant · Army Vietnam War · 1969

May 24, 1970

Vietnam War · northeast of Katum, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Louis Richard Rocco Warrant Officer · Army Vietnam War · 1970