Seven Medals for actions on this day in history. One, a naval Medal during the "Interim Awards,1871-1898" period, four from WWI, and one each from WWII and Korea. The most famous of these Medal Holders is the Major who commanded the "Lost Battalion" in France in 1918. BELPITT, W. H.Rank and organization: Captain of the Afterguard, U.S. Navy. Born: 1859, Sydney, Australia. (Letter No. 126, 27 October 1884, LCDR Iverson, U .S. Navy.) Citation: On board the U.S.S. Monocacy, Foochow, China, 7 October 1884. Jumping overboard from that vessel on the morning of this date, Belpitt sustained, until picked up, a...
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