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November 24: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on November 24 between 1863 and 1877.

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November 24, 1863

Civil War · Lookout Mountain, Tennessee · 3 recipients

Peter Kappesser Private · Army Civil War · 1863

John Kiggins Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863 NP Norman F. Potter First Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1863

November 24, 1874

Interim 1871–1899 · Mare Island Navy Yard, California · 1 recipient

TL Thomas Lakin Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1874

November 24, 1877

Interim 1871–1899 · Nags Head, North Carolina · 1 recipient

AW Antonio Williams Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1877