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October 28: Medal of Honor Actions

7 Medal of Honors earned on October 28 between 1863 and 1951.

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October 28, 1863

Civil War · Wauhatchie, Tennessee · 1 recipient

MV Moses Veale Captain · Army Civil War · 1863

October 28, 1869

Indian Campaigns · Brazos River, Texas · 1 recipient

George Emerson Albee First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

October 28, 1923

Interim 1920–1940 · Limon Bay, Canal Zone, Panama · 1 recipient

HB Henry Breault Torpedoman Second Class · Navy Interim 1920–1940 · 1923

October 28, 1944

World War II · near St. Die, France · 3 recipients

Lucian Adams Staff Sergeant · Army World War II · 1944 LB Leonard Carl Brostrom Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦ JT John F. Thorson Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

October 28, 1951

Korean War · Chong-dong, Korea · 1 recipient

Lloyd Leslie "scooter" Burke First Lieutenant · Army Korean War · 1951