David Frakes Day
Born: March 7, 1847 at Dallasburg, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Medal of Honor
American Civil War
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: January 2, 1895
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private David Frakes Day, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company D, 57th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.