There are five Medals earned for actions on this day (there is also one that covers this day which will appear tomorrow). All five were earned during World War II, and four were posthumous. One posthumous award, that to Corporal Wilkin, is a posthumous award not because he died while earning it, but died one month later, in fighting at the absolute end of the war in Europe.World War II*MATHIS, JACK W. (Air Mission) Rank and organization: First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps, 359th Bomber Squadron, 303d Bomber Group. Place and date: Over Vegesack, Germany, 18 March 1943. Entered service...
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