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November 23: Medal of Honor Actions

6 Medal of Honors earned on November 23 between 1863 and 1951.

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November 23, 1863

Civil War · Chattanooga, Tennessee · 3 recipients

Henry Alanson Barnum Colonel · Army Civil War · 1863 RS Richard Henry Seward Paymaster's Steward · Navy Civil War · 1863

John James Toffey First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1863

November 23, 1901

Philippine Insurrection · near Nasugbu, Batangas Provience, Luzon, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

LV Louis Joseph van Schaick First Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1901

November 23, 1944

World War II · near St. Pravel, France · 1 recipient

ES Edward A. Silk First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944

November 23, 1951

Korean War · near Kowang-San, Korea · 1 recipient

NK Noah Odell Knight Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1951 ✦