There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day, three of them posthumous, all of them from the modern era.World War II. A rough day in the fight for Manila in 1945. Three Medals to the same battalion, two of them to a very dangerous BAR team. Three Privates, the likes of which make winning wars that much more likely, if their efforts aren't squandered by the folks senior to them.*CICCHETTI, JOSEPH J. Rank and organization: Private First Class, U.S. Army, Company A, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division. Place and date: South Manila, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 9 February 1945....
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