There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day. One each during the Indian Campaigns, World War II, Korea, and Vietnam. Two were posthumous.Indian Campaigns - doing what now might well be a Posse Comitatus violation.WILSON, WILLIAMRank and organization: Sergeant, Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Colorado Valley, Tex., 28 March 1872. Entered service at: Philadelphia, Pa. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: 27 April 1872. Second award. Citation: In pursuit of a band of cattle thieves from New Mexico.World War II. A tough Sergeant who lead from the front.*HEDRICK, CLINTON M. Rank and organization: Technical...
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