An unusual day - we don't have any Civil War Medals. There are only two Medals awarded for actions that exclusively occured on July 6th. We skip the entire 18th century, and the Medal goes 80 years before being awarded for actions on the 6th of July, in the Solomons Campaign of the Pacific Theater in WWII. *VAN VOORHIS, BRUCE AVERY Rank and organization: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy. Born: 29 January 1908, Aberdeen, Wash. Appointed from: Nevada. Citation: For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call of duty as Squadron Commander of Bombing Squadron 102...
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Jul 06 2014, 05:31 AM
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