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October 31: Medal of Honor Actions

13 Medal of Honors earned on October 31 between 1864 and 1972.

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October 31, 1864

Civil War · Plymouth, North Carolina · 4 recipients

PC Patrick Colbert Coxswain · Navy Civil War · 1864 RG Robert Graham Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 MH Martin Howard Landsman · Navy Civil War · 1864 JT James Tallentine Quarter Gunner · Navy Civil War · 1864

October 31, 1877

Interim 1871–1899 · Monrovia, Liberia · 2 recipients

JM John Millmore Ordinary Seaman · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1877 HS Henry Simpson Fireman First Class · Navy Interim 1871–1899 · 1877

October 31, 1918

World War I · near Bois-de-Bantheville, France · 2 recipients

CB Charles Denver Barger Private First Class · Army World War I · 1918

Jesse N. Funk Private First Class · Army World War I · 1918

October 31, 1919

Haiti 1919–1920 · near Grande Riviere, Republic of Haiti · 2 recipients

William Robert Button Corporal · Marine Corps Haiti 1919–1920 · 1919

Herman Henry Hanneken Sergeant · Marine Corps Haiti 1919–1920 · 1919

October 31, 1966

Vietnam War · Mekong River, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

James Elliott Williams Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy Vietnam War · 1966

October 31, 1967

Vietnam War · Ap Dong, Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Riley Leroy Pitts Captain · Army Vietnam War · 1967 ✦

October 31, 1972

Vietnam War · Republic of Vietnam · 1 recipient

Michael Edwin Thornton Petty Officer · Navy Vietnam War · 1972