There are eight Medals awarded for actions on this day, two of them posthumous, and one a naval lifesaving award. They span from the Civil War to Vietnam, with the modern era dominating, with Medals from World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.Civil WarHARING, ABRAM P. Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, Company G, 132d New York Infantry. Place and date: At Bachelors Creek, N.C., 1 February 1864. Entered service at: New York, N.Y., Birth: New York, N.Y. Date of issue: 28 June 1890. Citation: With a command of 11 men, on picket, resisted the attack of an overwhelming force of the...
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