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May 28: Medal of Honor Actions

8 Medal of Honors earned on May 28 between 1864 and 1952.

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May 28, 1864

Civil War · Hawes Shops, Virginia · 2 recipients

JC James Isaac Christiancy First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 JS John Hamilton reid Storey Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

May 28, 1898

Spanish-American War · Santiago de Cuba · 2 recipients

PJ Peter Johnson Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898 GM George Mahoney Fireman First Class · Navy Spanish-American War · 1898

May 28, 1899

Interim 1899–1910 · off Annapolis, Maryland · 1 recipient

PS Patrick Shanahan Chief Boatswain's Mate · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1899

May 28, 1944

World War II · Artena, Italy · 1 recipient

Rudolph Bianco Davila Second Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944

May 28, 1952

Korean War · Korea · 2 recipients

David Bernard Champagne Corporal · Marine Corps Korean War · 1952 ✦

John Doran Kelly Private First Class · Marine Corps Korean War · 1952 ✦