May 26: Medal of Honor Actions

Civil War · Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · 1 recipient

Rufus Saxton Jr. Brigadier General · Army Civil War · 1862

Civil War · Duck River, Tennessee · 1 recipient

World War II · Attu Island, Alaska, Aleutian Islands · 1 recipient

Joe P. Martinez Private · Army World War II · 1943 ✦

World War II · off Tawi Tawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands · 2 recipients

Samuel David Dealey Commander · Navy World War II · 1944 ✦ BN Beryl Richard Newman First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944

Afghanistan · Paktya Province, Afghanistan · 1 recipient

Leroy Arthur Petry Staff Sergeant · Army Afghanistan · 2008