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October 24: Medal of Honor Actions

5 Medal of Honors earned on October 24 between 1915 and 1944.

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October 24, 1915

Haiti 1915 · Fort Dipitie, Haiti · 3 recipients

Daniel Joseph Daly Gunnery Sergeant · Marine Corps Haiti 1915 · 1915

Edward Albert Ostermann First Lieutenant · Marine Corps Haiti 1915 · 1915

William Peterkin Upshur Captain · Marine Corps Haiti 1915 · 1915

October 24, 1942

World War II · Lunga Area, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands · 1 recipient

John "Manila John" Basilone Sergeant · Marine Corps World War II · 1942

October 24, 1944

World War II · east of Belmont-sur-Buttant, France · 1 recipient

Charles Henry Coolidge Technical Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944