There are 13 Medals awarded for actions on this day, an eclectic mix of combat and lifesaving awards spanning from the Civil War to Vietnam. One award is posthumous.Civil War. The end game of the war, as the armies maneuver, one confidently, one desperately, to choke off Richmond. BOEHM, PETER M. Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company K, 15th New York Cavalry. Place and date: At Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865. Entered service at: Brooklyn, N.Y. Birth: New York. Date of issue: 15 December 1898. Citation: While acting as aide to General Custer, took a flag from the hands...
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