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October 21: Medal of Honor Actions

34 Medal of Honors earned on October 21 between 1868 and 1950.

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October 21, 1868

Indian Campaigns · Arizona · 1 recipient

JK John Kay Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868

October 21, 1876

Indian Campaigns · Cedar Creek, etc., Montana · 30 recipients

JB John Baker Musician · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RB Richard Burke Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DB Denis Byrne Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC Joseph A. Cable Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JC James Spencer Calvert Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 AC Aquilla Coonrod Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JD John S. Donelly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CF Christopher Freemeyer Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JH John Haddoo Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HH Henry Hogan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DH David Holland Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 EJ Edward Johnston Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PK Philip Kennedy Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WK Wendelin Kreher First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ BM Bernard McCann Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ✦ MM Michael P. McCormick Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 OM Owen McGar Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JM John McHugh Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 MM Michael McLoughlin Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 RM Robert McPhelan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 GM George Miller Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CM Charles H. Montrose Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DR David Roche First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HR Henry Rodenburg Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 ER Edward Rooney Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 DR David Ryan Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CS Charles Sheppard Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WW William Wallace Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 PW Patton George Whitehead Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 CW Charles Wilson Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876

October 21, 1900

Philippine Insurrection · near Loac, Luzon, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

GB George Wesley Biegler Captain · Army Philippine Insurrection · 1900

October 21, 1944

World War II · Pawig, Leyte, Philippine Islands · 1 recipient

HM Harold Herman Moon Jr. Private · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

October 21, 1950

Korean War · near Opari, Korea · 1 recipient

Richard G. Wilson Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦