There are two Medals awarded for actions on this day, and none of them are posthumous. Which means, in a very real sense, the recipient of the award during WWII was a doubly lucky man, to survive the action, and to survive the aftermath.Civil War. Tidying up at Fort Fisher.NEAHR, ZACHARIAH C. Rank and organization: Private, Company K, 142d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Fort Fisher, N.C., 16 January 1865. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Canajoharie, N.Y. Date of issue: 11 September 1890. Citation: Voluntarily advanced with the head of the column and cut down the palisading. World...
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