There were six Medals awarded for actions occurring on 2 October thus far. The first was in the Civil War, then a Navy award for peacetime heroism, then two during WWII, and one each for Korea and Vietnam.First up, the Civil War and sailor who goes ashore to play artilleryman for a while. My kind of sailor.RINGOLD, EDWARD Rank and organization: Coxswain, U.S. Navy. Born: 1827, Baltimore, Md. Accredited to: Maryland. G.O. No.: 17, 10 July 1863. Citation: Served as coxswain on board the U.S.S. Wabash in the engagement at Pocataligo, 22 October 1862. Soliciting permission to accompany the howitzer...
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