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September 15: Medal of Honor Actions

9 Medal of Honors earned on September 15 between 1862 and 1951.

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September 15, 1862

Civil War · near Harpers Ferry, West Virginia · 1 recipient

Frederick W. Fout Second Lieutenant · Army Civil War · 1862

September 15, 1904

Interim 1899–1910 · off Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts · 2 recipients

LH Luovi Halling Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904 AP Alexander Peters Boatswain's Mate First Class · Navy Interim 1899–1910 · 1904

September 15, 1918

World War I · Thiaucourt, France · 2 recipients

David Ephraim Hayden Hospital Apprentice First Class · Navy World War I · 1918

Emory Jenison Pike Lieutenant Colonel · Army World War I · 1918 ✦

September 15, 1944

World War II · Peleliu Island, Palau Group · 2 recipients

Lewis Kenneth Bausell Corporal · Marine Corps World War II · 1944 ✦

Carlton Robert Rouh First Lieutenant · Marine Corps World War II · 1944

September 15, 1950

Korean War · Inchon, Korea · 1 recipient

Baldomero Lopez First Lieutenant · Marine Corps Korean War · 1950 ✦

September 15, 1951

Korean War · Hill 749, Korea · 1 recipient

Joseph Vittori Corporal · Marine Corps Korean War · 1951 ✦