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October 1: Medal of Honor Actions

9 Medal of Honors earned on October 1 between 1864 and 1944.

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October 1, 1864

Civil War · Vaughn Road, Virginia · 4 recipients

JC James T. Clancy Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

Joseph S. Keen Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1864

Theodore Schwan First Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1864 RW Robert Wright Private · Army Civil War · 1864

October 1, 1878

Interim 1871–1899 · off the coast of Algeria, Algeria · 2 recipients

WE Walter Elmore Landsman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878 TS Thomas Smith Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1878

October 1, 1918

World War I · near Apremont, France · 1 recipient

Joseph Henry Thompson Major · Army World War I · 1918

October 1, 1942

World War II · Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands · 1 recipient

Robert Edward Galer Major · Marine Corps World War II · 1942

October 1, 1944

World War II · near Guignola, Italy · 1 recipient

CC Chris Carr Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944