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October 9: Medal of Honor Actions

6 Medal of Honors earned on October 9 between 1864 and 1950.

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October 9, 1864

Civil War · Woodstock, Virginia · 1 recipient

EH Edward R. Hanford Private · Army Civil War · 1864

October 9, 1918

World War I · near Verdun, France · 3 recipients

Wilbur E. Colyer Sergeant · Army World War I · 1918 ✦ BL Berger Holton Loman Private · Army World War I · 1918 OS Oscar Schmidt Jr. Chief Gunner's Mate · Navy World War I · 1918

October 9, 1944

World War II · near La Forge, France · 1 recipient

VK Victor Leonard Kandle First Lieutenant · Army World War II · 1944 ✦

October 9, 1950

Korean War · north of Kaesong, Korea · 1 recipient

Robert Harley Young Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦