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November 26: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on November 26 between 1862 and 1968.

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November 26, 1862

Civil War · Sinking Creek, Virginia · 1 recipient

William Henry Powell Major · Army Civil War · 1862

November 26, 1869

Indian Campaigns · Arizona · 1 recipient

JC John Crist Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

November 26, 1899

Philippine Insurrection · Passi, Panay, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

George Evans Stewart Second Lieutenant · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1899

November 26, 1944

World War II · Frenzenberg Castle, Weisweiler, Germany · 1 recipient

CS Carl Vernon Sheridan Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

November 26, 1950

Korean War · near Hansan-ni, Korea · 2 recipients

Frank Nicias Mitchell First Lieutenant · Marine Corps Korean War · 1950 ✦

John Albert Pittman Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1950

November 26, 1968

Vietnam War · near Duc Co, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

James Phillip Fleming Captain · Air Force Vietnam War · 1968