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September 4: Medal of Honor Actions

11 Medal of Honors earned on September 4 between 1862 and 1969.

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September 4, 1862

Civil War · Boutte Station, Louisiana · 2 recipients

LI Lewis J. Ingalls Private · Army Civil War · 1862 FM Frank W. Mills Sergeant · Army Civil War · 1862

September 4, 1943

World War II · Lae, New Guinea · 1 recipient

Johnnie David Hutchins Seaman First Class · Navy World War II · 1943 ✦

September 4, 1944

World War II · near Sars la Bruyere, Belgium · 1 recipient

Gino Joseph Merli Private First Class · Army World War II · 1944

September 4, 1950

Korean War · Kasan, Korea · 3 recipients

Melvin L. Brown Private First Class · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦ LK Loren R. Kaufman Sergeant First Class · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦

Mike C. Pena Master Sergeant · Army Korean War · 1950 ✦

September 4, 1952

Korean War · Outpost Bruce, Korea · 1 recipient

Alford Lee McLaughlin Private First Class · Marine Corps Korean War · 1952

September 4, 1967

Vietnam War · Quang Tin Province, Republic of Vietnam · 2 recipients

Vincent Robert Capodanno Lieutenant · Navy Vietnam War · 1967 ✦

Lawrence David Peters Sergeant · Marine Corps Vietnam War · 1967 ✦

September 4, 1969

Vietnam War · Hoa Lo Prison, Hanoi, North Vietnam · 1 recipient

James Bond Stockdale Rear Admiral · Navy Vietnam War · 1969