There are nine Medals awarded for actions on this day, with three of them posthumous. From the Civil War, through two naval lifesaving Medals, and on to World War II, Korea, and Vietnam.Civil War. The diminuendo of the Battle of Hatcher's Run.SANDS, WILLIAM Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company G, 88th Pennsylvania Infantry. Place and date: At Dabney's Mills, Va., 6_7 February 1865. Entered service at: Reading, Pa. Birth: Reading, Pa. Date of issue: 9 November 1893. Citation: Grasped the enemy's colors in the face of a deadly fire and brought them inside the lines. SPILLANE, TIMOTHY Rank and organization:...
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