There are nine Medals awarded for actions on this day. None were posthumous. They span from the Civil War, to naval lifesaving awards in the Interim Awards, 1901-1911 period, on to the Vera Cruz campaign, World War II and Vietnam.Civil WarWESTON, JOHN F. Rank and organization: Major, 4th Kentucky Cavalry. Place and date: Near Wetumpka, Ala., 13 April 1865. Entered service at: Kentucky. Birth: Kentucky. Date of issue: 9 April 1898. Citation: This officer, with a small detachment, while en route to destroy steamboats loaded with supplies for the enemy, was stopped by an unfordable river, but with 5 of...
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