Medal of Honor

 U.S. #2013 was issued in Walker’s hometown of Oswego, New York.
November 26, 1832

Birth of Mary Walker 

Civil War surgeon Mary Edwards Walker was born on November 26, 1832, in Oswego, New York, about 40 miles from Mystic’s home in Camden.

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 U.S. #3396 from the Distinguished Soldiers set.
January 26, 1945

Audie Murphy Earns Medal of Honor

On January 26, 1945, Audie Murphy single-handedly held off an entire company of German soldiers at the Colmar Pocket, an action that earned him the Medal of Honor.

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