There are three Medals awarded for actions on this day, all in the modern era, all posthumous.World War II You wouldn't know it to read the citations, but both of these men earned their awards in the same fight.*PETERSON, GEORGE Rank and organization: Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army, Company K, 18th Infantry, 1st Infantry Division. Place and date: Near Eisern, Germany, 30 March 1945. Entered service at: Brooklyn, N.Y. Birth: Brooklyn, N.Y. G.O. No.: 88, 17 October 1945. Citation: He was an acting platoon sergeant with Company K, near Eisern, Germany. When his company encountered an enemy battalion and came under...
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