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October 12: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on October 12 between 1863 and 1967.

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October 12, 1863

Civil War · Jefferson, Virginia · 1 recipient

MD Michael Dougherty Private · Army Civil War · 1863

October 12, 1918

World War I · Vaux-Andigny, France · 2 recipients

JH James Davidson Heriot Corporal · Army World War I · 1918 ✦ SW Samuel Woodfill First Lieutenant · Army World War I · 1918

October 12, 1944

World War II · Bardenberg, Germany · 1 recipient

JP Jack James Pendleton Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

October 12, 1950

Korean War · Kaesong, Korea · 1 recipient

Samuel Streit Coursen First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦

October 12, 1952

Korean War · near Sataeri, Korea · 1 recipient

Ernest Edison West Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1952

October 12, 1967

Vietnam War · Quang Tri Province, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

William Thomas Perkins Jr. Corporal · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1967 ✦