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Recipients of The
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Indian Wars - 1941
630* Awards
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Compiled & Edited
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Indian Campaigns
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Interim Awards (1871 - 1906)
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INDIVIDUAL CITATIONS AND PHOTOS FOR AWARDS OF THE ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
FROM THE INDIAN CAMPAIGNS (1861) TO 1941
U.S. ARMY
MEDAL OF HONOR AWARDS
INDIAN WARS TO 1941
Compiled & Edited
By
C. Douglas Sterner
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minor editing however, no changes have been made to the
narratives of the actions that merited award of the Medal of Honor.
Index of Recipients by War
INDIAN CAMPAIGNS .................................... 1
Albee, George Emerson ........................... 1
Alchesay, William ..................................... 1
Allen, William ............................................ 1
Anderson, James ..................................... 1
Aston, Edgar R. ........................................ 1
Austin, William Grafton ............................. 1
Ayers, James F. ....................................... 1
Babcock, John Breckinridge ..................... 2
Bailey, James E........................................ 2
Baird, George William............................... 2
Baker, John .............................................. 2
Baldwin, Frank Dwight .............................. 2
Bancroft, Neil............................................ 2
Barnes, Will Croft ..................................... 2
Barrett, Richard ........................................ 3
Beauford, Clay ......................................... 3
Bell, James............................................... 3
Bergendahl, Frederick .............................. 3
Bertram, Heinrich ..................................... 3
Bessey, Charles Albert ............................. 3
Bishop, Daniel .......................................... 3
Blair, James ............................................. 3
Blanquet ................................................... 3
Bowden, Samuel ...................................... 4
Bowman, Alonzo ...................................... 4
Boyne, Thomas ........................................ 4
Bradbury, Sanford .................................... 4
Branagan, Edward.................................... 4
Brant, Abram B. ........................................ 4
*Bratling, Frank......................................... 4
Brett, Lloyd Milton..................................... 4
Brogan, James ......................................... 4
Brophy, James ......................................... 5
Brown, Benjamin ...................................... 5
Brown, James .......................................... 5
Brown, Lorenzo Dow ................................ 5
Bryan, William C. ...................................... 5
Burkard, Oscar R...................................... 5
Burke, Patrick J. ....................................... 5
Burke, Richard ......................................... 6
Burnett, George Ritter .............................. 6
Butler, Edmond Thomas ........................... 6
Byrne, Denis............................................. 6
Cable, Joseph A. ...................................... 6
Callen, Thomas Joseph ............................ 6
Calvert, James Spencer ........................... 6
Canfield, Heth .......................................... 6
Carpenter, Louis Henry ............................ 7
Carr, John ................................................ 7
Carroll, Thomas ........................................ 7
Carter, George ......................................... 7
Carter, Mason .......................................... 7
Carter, Robert Goldthwaite ....................... 7
Carter, William Harding ............................ 7
Casey, James Seaman ............................ 8
Cheever, Benjamin Harrison..................... 8
Chiquito .................................................... 8
Clancy, John E. ........................................ 8
Clark, Wilfred............................................ 8
Clarke, Powhatan Henry ........................... 8
Comfort, John W. ..................................... 8
Connor, John............................................ 8
*Coonrod, Aquilla ..................................... 9
Corcoran, Michael .................................... 9
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish (Mad Bear).............. 9
Craig, Samuel Henry ................................ 9
Crandall, Charles...................................... 9
Crist, John ................................................ 9
Criswell, Benjamin C. ............................... 9
Cruse, Thomas ......................................... 9
Cubberly, William G. ............................... 10
Cunningham, Charles ............................. 10
Daily, Charles ......................................... 10
Daniels, James Thomas .......................... 10
Dawson, Michael..................................... 10
Day, Matthias Walter ............................... 10
Day, William L. ........................................ 10
*DeArmond, William ................................ 10
Deary, George ........................................ 11
Deetline, Frederick .................................. 11
Denny, John............................................ 11
Dickens, Charles H. ................................ 11
Dodge, Francis Safford ........................... 11
Donahue, John L..................................... 11
Donavan, Cornelius ................................ 11
Donelly, John S. ...................................... 11
Dougherty, William .................................. 11
Dowling, James ...................................... 12
Edwards, William D. ................................ 12
Eldridge, George H. ................................ 12
Elsatsoosh .............................................. 12
Elwood, Edwin L. .................................... 12
Emmet, Robert Temple ........................... 12
Evans, William ........................................ 12
Factor, Pompey ...................................... 12
Falcott, Henry ......................................... 13
Farren, Daniel ......................................... 13
Feaster, Mosheim ................................... 13
Fegan, James ......................................... 13
Ferrari, George ....................................... 13
Fichter, Hermann Emil ............................ 13
Foley, John H.......................................... 13
Folly, William H. ...................................... 13
Foran, Nicholas ....................................... 13
Forsyth, Thomas Hall .............................. 14
Foster, William ........................................ 14
Freemeyer, Christopher .......................... 14
Gardiner, Peter W. .................................. 14
Gardner, Charles
AKA: Simon Suhler ........................... 14
Garland, Harry ........................................ 14
Garlington, Ernest Albert ......................... 14
Gates, George ........................................ 14
Gay, Thomas H. ...................................... 15
Geiger, George ....................................... 15
Georgian, John ....................................... 15
*Given, John J. ....................................... 15
Glavinski, Albert ...................................... 15
Glover, Thaddeus Brown ........................ 15
Glynn, Michael ........................................ 15
Godfrey, Edward Settle ........................... 15
Golden, Patrick ....................................... 16
Goldin, Theodore W. B............................ 16
Goodman, David ..................................... 16
Grant, George ......................................... 16
Greaves, Clinton ..................................... 16
Green, Francis C..................................... 16
Green, John ............................................ 16
Gresham, John Chowning ....................... 16
Grimes, Edward P. .................................. 17
Gunther, Jacob ....................................... 17
*Haddoo (Haddo, Jr.), John..................... 17
Hall, John................................................ 17
Hall, William Preble ................................. 17
Hamilton, Frank ...................................... 17
Hamilton, Mathew H. ............................... 17
Hanley, Richard P. .................................. 17
Harding, Mosher A. ................................. 18
Harrington, John ..................................... 18
Harris, Charles D. ................................... 18
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Harris, David W. ..................................... 18
Harris, William M. ................................... 18
Hartzog, Joshua B. ................................. 18
Haupt, Paul............................................. 18
Hawthorne, Harry Leroy .......................... 18
Hay, Fred Stewart................................... 19
Heartery, Richard ................................... 19
Heise, Clamor......................................... 19
Herron, Leander ..................................... 19
Heyl, Charles Pettit Heath ...................... 19
Higgins, Thomas P. ................................ 19
Hill, Frank E. ........................................... 19
Hill, James Madison ............................... 19
Hillock, Marvin C..................................... 19
Himmelsback, Michael ............................ 20
Hinemann, Lehmann .............................. 20
Hobday, George ..................................... 20
Hogan, Henry ......................................... 20
Holden, Henry ........................................ 20
Holland, David ........................................ 20
*Hooker, George..................................... 20
Hoover, Samuel ...................................... 21
Hornaday, Elisha Simpson ..................... 21
Howze, Robert Lee ................................. 21
Hubbard, Thomas H. .............................. 21
Huff, James W. ....................................... 21
Huggins, Eli Lundy.................................. 21
Humphrey, Charles Frederic ................... 21
Hunt, Frederick O. .................................. 21
Hutchinson, Rufus D. .............................. 22
Hyde, Henry J......................................... 22
Irwin, Bernard John Dowling ................... 22
Jackson, James ...................................... 22
James, John ........................................... 22
Jarvis, Frederick ..................................... 22
Jetter, Bernhard ...................................... 22
Jim ......................................................... 23
Johnson, Henry ...................................... 23
Johnston, Edward ................................... 23
Jones, William H. .................................... 23
Jordan, George ...................................... 23
Kay, John ............................................... 23
Keating, Daniel ....................................... 23
Keenan, Bartholomew T. ........................ 23
Keenan, John ......................................... 24
Kelley, Charles ....................................... 24
Kelly, John J. H. ..................................... 24
Kelly, Thomas......................................... 24
Kelsay .................................................... 24
Kennedy, Philip ...................................... 24
Kerr, John Brown .................................... 24
Kerrigan, Thomas ................................... 24
Kilmartin, John........................................ 24
Kirk, John ............................................... 25
Kirkwood, John A.................................... 25
Kitchen, George Krause ......................... 25
Knaak, Albert .......................................... 25
Knight, Joseph F..................................... 25
Knox, John W. ........................................ 25
Koelpin, William ...................................... 25
Kosoha ................................................... 25
*Kreher, Wendlin .................................... 25
Kyle, John .............................................. 26
Larkin, David .......................................... 26
Lawrence, James ................................... 26
Lawton, John Sterling ............................. 26
Lenihan, James ...................................... 26
Leonard, Patrick James .......................... 26
Leonard, Patrick Thomas ........................ 26
Leonard, William ..................................... 26
Lewis, William B. .................................... 26
Little, Thomas......................................... 27
Lloyd, George ......................................... 27
Lohnes, Frank W. ................................... 27
Long, Oscar Fitzalan .............................. 27
Lowthers, James .................................... 27
Lytle, Leonidas S. ................................... 27
Lytton, Jeptha L. ..................................... 27
Machol ................................................... 27
Mahers, Herbert ..................................... 28
Mahoney, Gregory .................................. 28
Martin, Patrick ........................................ 28
Matthews, David A. ................................ 28
Maus, Marion Perry ................................ 28
May, John .............................................. 28
Mays, Isaiah ........................................... 28
McBride, Bernard ................................... 28
McBryar, William .................................... 28
McCabe, William .................................... 29
*McCann, Bernard .................................. 29
McCarthy, Michael.................................. 29
McClernand, Edward John ..................... 29
McCormick, Michael P. ........................... 29
McDonald, Franklin M............................. 29
McDonald, James................................... 29
McDonald, Robert .................................. 30
McGann, Michael A. ............................... 30
McGar, Owen ......................................... 30
McHugh, John ........................................ 30
McKinley, Daniel..................................... 30
McLennon, John ..................................... 30
McLoughlin, Michael ............................... 30
*McMasters, Henry A.............................. 30
McMillian, Albert Walter .......................... 31
McNally, James ...................................... 31
McNamara, William ................................ 31
McPhelan, Robert................................... 31
McVeagh, Charles H. ............................. 31
Meaher, Nicholas ................................... 31
Mechlin, Henry W. B. .............................. 31
Merrill, John Mitchell ............................... 31
Miller, Daniel H. ...................................... 31
Miller, George ......................................... 32
Miller, George W. ................................... 32
Mitchell, John ......................................... 32
Mitchell, John James .............................. 32
Montrose, Charles H............................... 32
Moquin, George...................................... 32
Moran, John ........................................... 32
Morgan, George Horace ......................... 32
Moriarity, John ........................................ 32
Morris, James L. ..................................... 33
Morris, William W. .................................. 33
Mott, John .............................................. 33
Moylan, Myles ........................................ 33
Murphy, Edward ..................................... 33
Murphy, Edward F. ................................. 33
Murphy, Jeremiah J. ............................... 33
Murphy, Philip ........................................ 33
Murphy, Thomas .................................... 34
Murray, Thomas ..................................... 34
Myers, Fred ............................................ 34
Nannasaddie .......................................... 34
Nantaje................................................... 34
Neal, Solon D. ........................................ 34
Neder, Adam .......................................... 34
Neilon, Frederick S. ................................ 34
Newman, Henry...................................... 35
Nihill, John.............................................. 35
Nolan, Richard J. .................................... 35
O'Callaghan, John .................................. 35
Oliver, Francis ........................................ 35
O'Neill, William ....................................... 35
O'Regan, Michael ................................... 35
Orr, Moses ............................................. 35
Osborne, William..................................... 36
O'Sullivan, John Francis.......................... 36
Paine, Adam AKA: Adan Payne ............. 36
Parnell, William Russell........................... 36
Payne, Isaac ........................................... 36
Pengally, Edward .................................... 36
Pennsyl, Josiah....................................... 36
Phife, Lewis
AKA: Louis Pheiff .............................. 36
Philipsen, Wilhelm O. .............................. 37
Phillips, Samuel D. .................................. 37
Phoenix, Edwin ....................................... 37
Platten, Frederick .................................... 37
Poppe, John A. ....................................... 37
Porter, Samuel ........................................ 37
Powers, Thomas ..................................... 37
Pratt, James N. ....................................... 37
Pym, James ............................................ 37
Raerick, John .......................................... 38
Ragnar, Theodore ................................... 38
Rankin, William ....................................... 38
Reed, James C. ...................................... 38
Richman, Samuel.................................... 38
Roach, Hampton Mitchell ........................ 38
Robbins, Marcus M. ................................ 38
Robinson, Joseph ................................... 38
Roche, David .......................................... 39
Rodenburg, Henry................................... 39
Rogan, Patrick ........................................ 39
Romeyn, Henry ....................................... 39
Rooney, Edward ..................................... 39
Roth, Peter Paul...................................... 39
Rowalt, John F. ....................................... 39
Rowdy,.................................................... 39
Roy, Stanislaus ....................................... 40
Russell, James ....................................... 40
Ryan, David ............................................ 40
Ryan, Denis ............................................ 40
Sale, Albert ............................................. 40
Schnitzer, John ....................................... 40
Schou, Julius Alexis ................................ 40
Schroeter, Charles .................................. 40
Scott, George D. ..................................... 40
Scott, Robert B. ...................................... 41
Seward, Griffin ........................................ 41
Shaffer, William ....................................... 41
Sharpless, Edward Clay .......................... 41
Shaw, Thomas ........................................ 41
Sheerin, John.......................................... 41
Sheppard, Charles .................................. 41
Shingle, John Henry................................ 41
Skinner, John Oscar ............................... 42
Smith, Andrew J. ..................................... 42
Smith, Charles E. .................................... 42
Smith, Cornelius Cole ............................. 42
*Smith, George W. .................................. 42
Smith, Otto .............................................. 42
Smith, Robert .......................................... 42
Smith, Theodore F. ................................. 42
Smith, Thomas ........................................ 43
Smith, Thomas J. .................................... 43
Smith, William ......................................... 43
Smith, William H...................................... 43
Snow, Elmer A. ....................................... 43
Spence, Orizoba ..................................... 43
Springer, George .................................... 43
Stance, Emanuel..................................... 43
Stanley, Eben ......................................... 43
Stanley, Edward ...................................... 44
Stauffer, Rudolph .................................... 44
Steiner, Christian .................................... 44
Stewart, Benjamin F. ............................... 44
Stickoffer, Julius Henry ........................... 44
Stivers, Thomas W.................................. 44
Stokes, Alonzo ....................................... 44
Strayer, William ...................................... 44
Strivson, Benoni ..................................... 44
Sullivan, Thomas .................................... 45
Sullivan, Thomas .................................... 45
Sumner, James ...................................... 45
Sutherland, John Alexander.................... 45
*Taylor, Bernard ..................................... 45
Taylor, Charles ....................................... 45
Taylor, Wilbur Nelson ............................. 45
Tea, Richard Longstreet ......................... 45
Thomas, Charles L. ................................ 45
Thompson, George Washington ............. 46
Thompson, John ..................................... 46
Thompson, Peter .................................... 46
Tilton, Henry Remsen ............................. 46
Tolan, Frank ........................................... 46
Toy, Frederick Ernest ............................. 46
Tracy, John............................................. 46
Trautman, Jacob..................................... 46
Turpin, James H. .................................... 47
Varnum, Charles Albert .......................... 47
Veuve, Ernest ......................................... 47
Voit, Otto Emil ........................................ 47
Vokes, Leroy H. ...................................... 47
Von Medem, Rudolph ............................. 47
Walker, Allen .......................................... 47
Walker, John .......................................... 47
Wallace, William ..................................... 48
Walley, Augustus .................................... 48
Ward, Charles H. .................................... 48
Ward, James .......................................... 48
Ward, John
AKA: John Warrior ............................ 48
Warrington, Lewis ................................... 48
Watson, James C. .................................. 48
Watson, Joseph ...................................... 48
Weaher, Andrew J. ................................. 49
Weinert, Paul H. ..................................... 49
Weiss, Enoch R. ..................................... 49
Welch, Charles H.................................... 49
Welch, Michael ....................................... 49
West, Frank ............................................ 49
Whitehead, Patton G. ............................. 49
Widmer, Jacob ....................................... 49
Wilder, Wilber Elliiott ............................... 50
Wilkens, Henry ....................................... 50
Williams, Moses ..................................... 50
Wills, Henry ............................................ 50
Wilson, Benjamin .................................... 50
Wilson, Charles ...................................... 50
Wilson, Milden H..................................... 50
Wilson, William ....................................... 50
Wilson, William O. .................................. 51
Windolph, Charles .................................. 51
Windus, Claron ....................................... 51
Winterbottom, William ............................. 51
Witcome, Joseph .................................... 51
Wood, Leonard ....................................... 51
Woodall, Zachariah................................. 51
Woods, Brent.......................................... 52
Wortman, George G. .............................. 52
Yount, John P. ........................................ 52
Ziegner, Herman..................................... 52
CIVILIAN SCOUTS ..................................... 53
Chapman, Amos ..................................... 53
Cody, William Frederick .......................... 53
Dixon, William "Billy" ............................... 53
Dozier, James B. .................................... 53
INTERIM * NON-COMBAT AWARDS .......... 54
Gerber, Frederick William ....................... 54
Greely, Adolphus Washington ................ 54
SPANISH AMERICAN WAR ........................ 55
Baker, Edward Lee ................................. 55
Bell, Dennis ............................................ 55
Berg, George Francis ............................. 55
Brookin, Oscar ....................................... 55
Buzzard, Ulysses G. ............................... 55
Cantrell, Charles P. ................................ 55
Church, James Robb .............................. 56
Cummins, Andrew Johnson .................... 56
Deswan, John Francis ............................ 56
Doherty, Thomas M. ............................... 56
Fournia, Frank Ottis ................................ 56
Graves, Thomas J. ................................. 56
Hardaway, Benjamin Franklin ................. 56
Heard, John William ............................... 57
Keller, William G. .................................... 57
Kelly, Thomas ........................................ 57
Lee, Fitz ................................................. 57
Mills, Albert Leopold ............................... 57
Nash, James J........................................ 57
Nee, George Henry ................................ 57
Pfisterer, Herman ................................... 58
Polond, Alfred ......................................... 58
Quinn, Alexander M. ............................... 58
Ressler, Norman W. ............................... 58
Roberts, Charles Duval .......................... 58
Roosevelt, Theodore .............................. 58
Shepherd, Warren Julius ........................ 59
Thompkins, William H. ............................ 59
Wanton, George Henry........................... 59
Welborn, Ira Clinton ................................ 59
Wende, Bruno ........................................ 59
PHILIPPINE INSURRECTION ...................... 60
Anders, Frank Lafayette ......................... 60
Batson, Matthew Arlington ...................... 60
Bell, Harry .............................................. 60
Bell, James Franklin ............................... 60
Bickham, Charles Goodwin .................... 60
Biegler, George Wesley.......................... 60
Birkhimer, William Edward ...................... 61
Boehler, Otto A. ...................................... 61
Byrne, Bernard Abert .............................. 61
Carson, Anthony J. ................................. 61
Cawetzka, Charles ................................. 61
Cecil, Joseph Samuel ............................. 61
Condon, Clarence Milville ....................... 62
Davis, Charles P..................................... 62
Downs, Willis H. ..................................... 62
Epps, Joseph L....................................... 62
Ferguson, Arthur Medworth .................... 62
Funston, Frederick ................................. 62
Galt, Sterling Archibald ........................... 63
Gaujot, Antoine August........................... 63
Gedeon, Louis ........................................ 63
Gibson, Edward Herrick .......................... 63
Gillenwater, James Robert Lee............... 63
Greer, Allen James ................................. 63
Grove, William Remsburg ....................... 63
Hayes, Webb Cook ................................ 64
Henderson, Joseph ................................ 64
High, Frank Charles ............................... 64
Huntsman, John A. ................................. 64
Jensen, Gotfred ...................................... 64
Johnston, Gordon ................................... 64
Kennedy, John Thomas .......................... 65
Kilbourne, Charles Evans ....................... 65
Kinne, John Baxter ................................. 65
*Leahy, Cornelius J. ............................... 65
*Logan, John Alexander ......................... 65
Longfellow, Richard Moses..................... 65
Lyon, Edward Eugene ............................ 66
Maclay, William Palmer .......................... 66
Mathews, George William ....................... 66
*McConnell, James B. ............................ 66
*McGrath, Hugh Jocelyn ......................... 66
Miller, Archie ........................................... 66
Moran, John E. ....................................... 67
Mosher, Louis C. ..................................... 67
Nolan, Joseph A...................................... 67
Parker, James......................................... 67
Pierce, Charles H. ................................... 67
Quinn, Peter H. ....................................... 67
Ray, Charles W. ...................................... 67
Robertson, Marcus William ..................... 68
Ross, Frank Fulton.................................. 68
Sage, William Hampden.......................... 68
Schroeder, Henry Frank .......................... 68
Shaw, George Clymer ............................. 68
Shelton, George Mathews ....................... 68
Shiels, George Franklin........................... 69
Sletteland, Thomas ................................. 69
Stewart, George Evans ........................... 69
Straub, Paul Frederick ............................ 69
Trembley, William Beattie ....................... 69
Van Schaick, Louis Joseph ..................... 69
Walker, Frank T.O................................... 70
Wallace, George Weed ........................... 70
Weaver, Amos ........................................ 70
Weld, Seth Lathrop ................................. 70
*Wetherby, John C. ................................. 70
White, Edward ........................................ 70
Wilson, Arthur Harrison ........................... 70
CHINA (BOXER REBELLION) ..................... 71
Brewster, Andre Walker .......................... 71
Lawton, Louis Bowem ............................. 71
Titus, Calvin Pearl ................................... 71
Von Schlick, Robert H. ............................ 71
PHILIPPINE OUTLAWS (1911).................... 72
Nisperos, Jose B. .................................... 72
MEXICO (1914) ......................................... 72
Gaujot, Julien Edmund ............................ 72
WORLD WAR I .......................................... 73
Adkinson, Joseph B. ............................... 73
Allex, Jake .............................................. 73
Allworth, Edward C. ................................ 73
Anderson, Johannes Seigfried ................ 73
*Baesel, Albert E. .................................... 74
Barger, Charles Denver .......................... 74
*Barkeley, David B. ................................. 74
Barkley, John Lewis ................................ 74
Bart, Frank J. .......................................... 74
*Blackwell, Robert Lester ........................ 75
*Bleckley, Erwin Russell.......................... 75
Bronson, Deming .................................... 75
Call, Donald Marshall .............................. 76
*Chiles, Marcellus Holms ........................ 76
*Colyer, Wilbur E..................................... 76
*Costin, Henry G. .................................... 76
*Dilboy, George ...................................... 76
Donaldson, Michael Aloyisius.................. 77
Donovan, William Joseph "Wild Bill" ........ 77
Dozier, James C. .................................... 77
*Dunn, Parker F. ..................................... 77
Edwards, Daniel Richmond ..................... 78
Eggers, Alan Louis .................................. 78
Ellis, Michael B. ...................................... 78
Forrest, Arthur J. ..................................... 78
Foster, Gary Evans ................................. 79
Funk, Jesse N. ........................................ 79
Furlong, Harold Arthur............................. 79
Gaffney, Frank J. .................................... 79
*Goettler, Harold Ernest .......................... 79
Gregory, Earl D. ...................................... 80
Gumpertz, Sydney G............................... 80
*Hall, Thomas Lee .................................. 80
Hatler, M. Waldo ..................................... 80
Hays, George Price................................. 80
*Heriot, James Davidson......................... 81
Hill, Ralyn M. .......................................... 81
Hilton, Richmond Hobson ....................... 81
Holderman, Nelson Miles ........................ 81
Johnston, Harold Irving ........................... 82
Karnes, James Ernest ............................ 82
Katz, Phillip Carl ..................................... 82
Kaufman, Benjamin ................................ 82
Latham, John Cridland............................ 82
*Lemert, Milo .......................................... 83
Loman, Berger Holton............................. 83
*Luke, Frank, Jr. ..................................... 83
Mallon, George H. .................................. 83
Manning, Sidney E. ................................ 84
McMurtry, George G. .............................. 84
*Mestrovitch, James I. ............................ 84
Miles, Louis Warlaw................................ 84
*Miller, Oscar F. ...................................... 85
Morelock, Sterling Lewis ......................... 85
Neibaur, Thomas Croft ........................... 85
O'Neill, Richard William .......................... 86
*O'Shea, Thomas E. ............................... 86
Parker, Samuel Iredell ............................ 86
Peck, Archie A. ....................................... 86
*Perkins, Michael J. ................................ 87
*Pike, Emory Jenison ............................. 87
Pope, Thomas A. .................................... 87
Regan, Patrick J. .................................... 87
Rickenbacker, Edward Vernon ............... 88
Robb, George Seanor............................. 88
*Roberts, Harold W. ................................ 88
Sampler, Samuel M. ............................... 88
Sandlin, Willie ......................................... 89
*Sawelson, William ................................. 89
Schaffner, Dwite H. ................................. 89
Seibert, Lloyd Martin ............................... 89
*Skinker, Alexander Rives ...................... 90
Slack, Clayton Kirk ................................. 90
*Smith, Fred E. ....................................... 90
*Stowers, Freddie ................................... 90
Talley, Edward R. ................................... 91
Thompson, Joseph Henry ....................... 91
Turner, Harold Leo ................................. 91
*Turner, William Bradford ....................... 91
Valente, Michael ..................................... 92
Van Iersel, Ludovicus M.M...................... 92
Villepigue, John Cantey .......................... 92
Waaler, Reidar ....................................... 92
Ward, Calvin John .................................. 93
West, Chester Howard............................ 93
Whittlesey, Charles White ....................... 93
*Wickersham, J. Hunter .......................... 93
*Wold, Nels T. ........................................ 93
Woodfill, Samuel..................................... 94
York, Alvin Cullium ................................. 94
WORLD WAR I - USMC RECIPIENTS ....... 95
Cukela, Louis.......................................... 95
Hoffman, Charles F.
AKA: Ernest August Janson .............. 95
Kelly, John Joseph ................................. 95
*Kocak, Matej ......................................... 95
*Pruitt, John Henry ................................. 96
INTERIM AWARD (1927) ........................... 96
Lindbergh, Charles Augustus.................. 96
Indian Campaigns
ALBEE, GEORGE EMERSON
ASTON, EDGAR R.
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company L, 41st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 28, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Emerson Albee, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 28, 1869, while
serving with Company L, 41st U.S. Infantry, in action at
Brazos River, Texas. First Lieutenant Albee attacked with two
men, a force of 11 Indians, drove them from the hills, and
reconnoitered the country beyond.
 Date of Issue: January 18, 1894
Born: 1/27/1845 at Lisbon, New Hampshire
Home Town: Owatonna, Minnesota
ALCHESAY, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 30, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edgar
R. Aston, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on May 30, 1868,
while serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
San Carlos, Arizona Territory. With two other men Private
Aston volunteered to search for a wagon passage out of a
4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry column was immobile.
This small group passed six miles among hostile Apache
terrain finding the sought passage. On their return trip down
the canyon they were attacked by Apaches who were
successfully held at bay.
 Date of Issue: July 28, 1868
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Born: at Clermont County, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Alchesay, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: 5/17/1853 at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Camp Verde, Arizona
ALLEN, WILLIAM
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 23d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: March 27, 1873
AUSTIN, WILLIAM GRAFTON
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Grafton Austin,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. While the
Indians were concealed in a ravine, Sergeant Austin assisted
men on the skirmish line, directing their fire, etc., and using
every effort to dislodge the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 27, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Allen, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on March 27,
1873, while serving with Company I, 23d U.S. Infantry, in
action at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: 1/6/1868 at Galveston, Texas
Home Town: New York, New York
AYERS, JAMES F.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James F. Ayers, Private,
U.S. Army, for rapid pursuit, gallantry, energy, and enterprise
in an engagement with Indians on April 23, 1875, while
serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Sappa
Creek, Kansas.
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ANDERSON, JAMES
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Anderson, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry during the pursuit and fight with
Indians on October 05, 1870, while serving with Company M,
6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1870
Born: 5/28/1849 at Canada
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
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Born: at Collinstown, Virginia
Home Town: Richmond, Virginia
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BABCOCK, JOHN BRECKINRIDGE
Indian Campaigns
BALDWIN, FRANK DWIGHT
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 16, 1869
(Second Award)
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Breckinridge Babcock, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on May 16, 1869, while serving
with 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Spring Creek, Nebraska.
While serving with a scouting column, First Lieutenant
Babcock's troop was attacked by a vastly superior force of
Indians. Advancing to high ground, he dismounted his men,
remaining mounted himself to encourage them, and there
fought the Indians until relieved, his horse being wounded.
 Date of Issue: September 18, 1897
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: November 08, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
Dwight Baldwin, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism in action at McClellan's Creek, Texas, on 8
November 1874. Lieutenant Baldwin rescued, with two
companies, two white girls by a voluntary attack upon Indians
whose superior numbers and strong position would have
warranted delay for reinforcements, but which delay would
have permitted the Indians to escape and kill their captives.
 Date of Issue: December 3, 1891
Born: 2/7/1847 at New Orleans, Louisiana
Home Town: Stonington, Connecticut
Born: 6/26/1842 at Manchester, Michigan
Home Town: Constantine, Michigan
Other Award: 1st Medal of Honor (Civil War)
This was the second of TWO Medal of Honor actions by Frank
Baldwin, making him one of 19 double recipients of the award. His
first Medal of Honor was earned during the Civil War. During
World War I General Baldwin served in Command of the Colorado
National Guard as the Colorado Adjutant General.
BAILEY, JAMES E.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James E. Bailey,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Dexter, Maine
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
BAIRD, GEORGE WILLIAM
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
BANCROFT, NEIL
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Neil Bancroft, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Bancroft brought water for the
wounded under a most galling fire.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George William Baird, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry in action with the Nez Perce Indians
on September 30, 1877, while serving with 5th U.S. Infantry,
in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 12/13/1839 at Milford, Connecticut
Home Town: Milford, Connecticut
Born: at Oswego, New York
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
BARNES, WILL CROFT
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Signal Corps
Date of Action: September 01, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Will
Croft Barnes, Private First Class, U.S. Army, for bravery in
action on September 01, 1881, while serving with the Signal
Corps, in action at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: November 8, 1882
BAKER, JOHN
Born: 6/21/1858 at San Francisco, California
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
Musician, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Baker, Musician,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company D, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Hessen, Germany
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BARRETT, RICHARD
Indian Campaigns
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Brunswick, Germany
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 23, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Richard Barrett, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry in a charge
upon the Tonto Apaches on May 23, 1872, while serving with
Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at Sycamore Canyon,
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at County Mayo, Ireland
Home Town: Buffalo, New York
BEAUFORD, CLAY
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
BESSEY, CHARLES ALBERT
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 13, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Albert Bessey,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on January
13, 1877, while serving with Company A, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Elkhorn Creek, Wyoming. While scouting with four
men and attacked in ambush by 14 hostile Indians, Corporal
Bessey held his ground, two of his men being wounded, and
kept up the fight until himself wounded in the side, and then
went to the assistance of his wounded comrades.
 Date of Issue: May 15, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Clay Beauford, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company B, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: 11/6/1848 at Reading, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
BISHOP, DANIEL
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 25, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Daniel Bishop, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements on March 25, 1873,
while serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory.
Born: 9/27/1946 at Washington County, Maryland
Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee
BELL, JAMES
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 09, 1876
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Bell, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 09, 1876, while
serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry, in action at Big
Horn, Montana. Private Bell carried dispatches to Brigadier
General Crook at the imminent risk of his life.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1876
Born: at County Antrim, Ireland
Home Town: Troy, New York
BERGENDAHL, FREDERICK
Private, U.S. Army
Band, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 08, 1874
Born: at Monroe County, Ohio
Home Town: Wheeling, West Virginia
BLAIR, JAMES
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Blair, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company I, 1st U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick Bergendahl,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in a long chase after Indians
on December 08, 1874, while serving with the Band of the 4th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Staked Plains, Texas.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Born: at Schuyler County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Camp Winfield Scott, Nevada
BLANQUET
Indian Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Blanquet, Indian Scout, U.S. Army, for
gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
Born: 2/26/1858 at Gothenburg, Sweden
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
BERTRAM, HEINRICH
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Heinrich Bertram,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions
against Indians during 1868, while serving with Company B,
8th U.S. Cavalry, in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
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Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BOWDEN, SAMUEL
Indian Campaigns
BRANT, ABRAM B.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel Bowden,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in pursuit of and fight with
Indians on October 05, 1870, while serving with Company M,
6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Wichita River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Abram B. Brant, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Brant brought water for the
wounded under a most galling fire.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1870
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Salem, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Abram Brandt was killed by an "accidental" gunshot wound on
the 4th of Oct., 1878 at Camp J.G. Sturgis DT, he was slated to be
awarded the medal the following day.
BOWMAN, ALONZO
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 30, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Alonzo Bowman,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous and extraordinary
bravery in attacking mutinous scouts on August 30, 1881,
while serving with Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Cibicu Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: November 4, 1882
Born: 6/15/1848 at Washington Township, Maine
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
*BRATLING, FRANK
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08 - 11, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Bratling, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for services against hostile Indians on July 8 - 11,
1873, while serving with Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
BOYNE, THOMAS
Born: at Bavaria, Germany
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 29 & September 27, 1879
BRETT, LLOYD MILTON
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Boyne, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action while serving with Company
C, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Mimbres Mountains 29 May
1879, and at the Cuchillo Negro River 27 September 1879.
 Date of Issue: January 6, 1882
Born: at Prince Georges County, Maryland
Home Town: Norfolk, Virginia
BRADBURY, SANFORD
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 03, 1869
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 01, 1880
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lloyd
Milton Brett, Second Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for fearless exposure and dashing
bravery in cutting off the Indians' pony
herd, thereby greatly crippling the hostiles, on April 1, 1880,
while serving with 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at O'Fallons
Creek, Montana.
 Date of Issue: February 7, 1895
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Sanford Bradbury, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry in action on
July 3, 1869, while serving with Company L, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Hell Canyon, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Newton, New Jersey
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
BRANAGAN, EDWARD
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Branagan,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29,
1872, while serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
Born: 2/22/1856 at Dead River, Maine
Home Town: Malden, Massachusetts
Lloyd Brett graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1879.
BROGAN, JAMES
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 14, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Brogan, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December 14, 1877,
while serving with Company G, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Simon Valley, Arizona Territory. Sergeant Brogan engaged
single-handed, two renegade Indians until his horse was shot
under him, and then pursued them so long as he was able.
 Date of Issue: January 9, 1880
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Born: at County Louth, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
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Born: at County Donegal, Ireland
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BROPHY, JAMES
Indian Campaigns
BRYAN, WILLIAM C.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Brophy, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
during 1868, while serving with Company B, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 5/20/1846 at Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: Stockton, California
BROWN, BENJAMIN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 24th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: May 11, 1889
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Benjamin Brown, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on May 11,
1889, while serving with Company C,
24th U.S. Infantry, in action in Arizona
Territory. Although shot in the abdomen, in a fight between a
paymaster's escort and robbers, Sergeant Brown did not leave
the field until again wounded through both arms.
 Date of Issue: February 19, 1890
Born: at Spotsylvania County, Virginia
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
BROWN, JAMES
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 27, 1872
Hospital Steward, U.S. Army
Medical Company,
Date of Action: March 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William C. Bryan, Hospital Steward, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
March 17, 1876, while serving with Medical Company, in
action at Powder River, Montana. Hospital Steward Bryan
accompanied a detachment of cavalry in a charge on a village
of hostile Indians and fought through the engagements,
having his horse killed under him. He continued to fight on
foot, and under severe fire and without assistance conveyed
two wounded comrades to places of safety, saving them from
capture.
 Date of Issue: June 15, 1899
Born: 9/9/1852 at Zanesville, Ohio
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
BURKARD, OSCAR R.
Private, U.S. Army
Hospital Corps
Date of Action: October 05, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Oscar
R. Burkard, Private, U.S. Army, for
distinguished bravery in action against hostile Indians on
October 05, 1898, while serving with the Hospital Corps, at
Leech Lake, Minnesota.
 Date of Issue: August 21. 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Brown, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism in action at Davidson
Canyon, Arizona, on 27 August 1972. While in command of a
detachment of four men Sergeant Brown defeated a superior
force.
 Date of Issue: December 4, 1874
Born: at Wexford, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: 12/21/1877 at Baden Achern, Germany
Home Town: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Oscar Burkard's action on October 5, 1898, was the last
Medal of Honor action of the Indian Campaigns. It was for his
actions during an uprising of Chippewa Indians.
BURKE, PATRICK J.
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick J. Burke, Farrier,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
during 1868, while serving with Company B, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in Arizona Territory.
BROWN, LORENZO DOW
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 09, 1877
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lorenzo Dow Brown,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on August 09,
1877, while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Big Hole, Montana. After having been severely
wounded in right shoulder, Private Brown continued to do
duty in a most courageous manner.
 Date of Issue: May 8, 1878
Born: 12/1/1851 at Davidson County, North Carolina
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
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Born: at Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: Vallejo, California
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BURKE, RICHARD
Indian Campaigns
CABLE, JOSEPH A.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Richard Burke, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company G, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph A. Cable, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company I, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Tipperary, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin
BURNETT, GEORGE RITTER
CALLEN, THOMAS JOSEPH
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 16, 1881
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25 & 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Ritter Burnett, Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
August 16, 1881, while serving with 9th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New
Mexico. Second Lieutenant Burnett saved the life of a
dismounted soldier, who was in imminent danger of being cut
off, by alone galloping quickly to his assistance under heavy
fire and escorting him to a place of safety, his horse being
twice shot in this action.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Joseph Callen, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
25 & 26, 1876, while serving with
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn,
Montana. Private Callen volunteered and succeeded in
obtaining water for the wounded of the command; also
displayed conspicuously good conduct in assisting to drive
away the Indians.
 Date of Issue: October 24, 1896
 Date of Issue: July 23, 1897
Born: 4/21/1858 at Lower Providence Township, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Spring Mills, Pennsylvania
George Burnett graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1880.
BUTLER, EDMOND THOMAS
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edmond Thomas Butler,
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry in action with hostile Indians on January 8, 1877,
while serving with 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at Wolf
Mountain, Montana.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 7/13/1853 at County Louth, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
CALVERT, JAMES SPENCER
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Spencer Calvert,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
C, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 6/27/1852 at Athens County, Ohio
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
CANFIELD, HETH
Born: 3/19/1827 at Clonmel, Ireland
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1870
BYRNE, DENIS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Denis Byrne, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company G, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Heth Canfield, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 15, 1870, while
serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Blue, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1870
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Wexford, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
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Born: at New Milford, Connecticut
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
CARPENTER, LOUIS HENRY
Indian Campaigns
CARTER, MASON
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
Company H, 10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September & October, 1868
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis Henry Carpenter,
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism
during September and October, 1868, while serving with
Company H, 10th U.S. Cavalry, in action during the Indian
Campaigns in Kansas and Colorado. Captain Carpenter was
gallant and meritorious throughout the campaigns, especially
in the combat of October 15 and in the forced march on
September 23, 24 and 25 to the relief of Forsyth's Scouts, who
were known to be in danger of annihilation by largely
superior forces of Indians.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Mason Carter, First Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 30, 1877, while serving with
5th U.S. Infantry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
First Lieutenant Carter led a charge under a galling fire, in
which he inflicted great loss upon the enemy.
 Date of Issue: April 8, 1898
CARTER, ROBERT GOLDTHWAITE
Born: 2/11/1839 at Glassboro, New Jersey
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 1/26/1834 at Augusta, Georgia
Home Town: Augusta, Georgia
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 10, 1871
CARR, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 29, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Carr, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on October 29, 1869, while
serving with Company G, U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Columbus, Ohio
Home Town: San Jose, California
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Robert Goldthwaite Carter, Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 10, 1871, while
serving with 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Brazos River,
Texas. Second Lieutenant Carter held the left of the line with
a few men during the charge of a large body of Indians, after
the right of the line had retreated, and by delivering a rapid
fire succeeded in checking the enemy until other troops came
to the rescue.
 Date of Issue: February 27, 1900
CARROLL, THOMAS
Born: 4/18/1847 at Bridgeport, Maine
Home Town: Bradford, Massachusetts
Robert Carter graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1870.
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Carroll, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
CARTER, GEORGE
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Carter, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
CARTER, WILLIAM HARDING
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 30, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Harding Carter, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on August 30, 1881, while
serving with 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Cibicu Creek,
Arizona Territory. First Lieutenant Carter rescued, with the
voluntary assistance of two soldiers, the wounded from under
a heavy fire.
 Date of Issue: October 17, 1891
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Dublin, Ireland
Home Town: Vallejo, California
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Born: 11/19/1851 at Nashville, Tennessee
Home Town: New York, New York
William Carter graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1873.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
CASEY, JAMES SEAMAN
Indian Campaigns
CLARK, WILFRED
Captain, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 09 - 20, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Seaman Casey, Captain, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on January 08,
1877, while serving with 5th U.S.
Infantry, in action at Wolf Mountain, Montana. Captain Casey
led his command in a successful charge against superior
numbers of the enemy strongly posted.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Wilfred Clark, Private,
U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry, especial skill as
sharpshooter on August 09 - 20, 1877, while serving with
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Big Hole, Montana
and at Camas Meadows, Idaho.
 Date of Issue: February 28, 1878
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 1/28/1833 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: New York, New York
CLARKE, POWHATAN HENRY
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 03, 1886
CHEEVER, BENJAMIN HARRISON
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Benjamin Harrison Cheever, First
Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on January 01,
1891, while serving with 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White
River, South Dakota. First Lieutenant Cheever headed the
advance across White River partly frozen, in a spirited
movement to the effective assistance of Troop K, 6th U.S.
Cavalry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Powhatan Henry Clarke,
Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on May 03, 1886, while serving
with 10th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Pinito Mountains, Sonora,
Mexico. Second Lieutenant Clarke rushed forward to the
rescue of a soldier who was severely wounded and lay,
disabled, exposed to the enemy's fire, and carried him to a
place of safety.
 Date of Issue: March 12, 1891
Born: 10/9/1862 at Alexandria, Louisiana
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Powhatan Clarke graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1884.
 Date of Issue: April 25, 1891
Born: 6/7/1850 at Washington, Washington, D.C.
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
CHIQUITO
COMFORT, JOHN W.
Indian Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Chiquito, Indian Scout, U.S. Army, for
gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona, Arizona
Home Town: San Carlos, Arizona
Chiquito was a petty chief of the Apaches, and chief of a band
of the Pinal Coyotero.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 05, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
W. Comfort, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on November 05,
1874, while serving with Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Staked Plains, Texas. Corporal Comfort ran down
and killed an Indian.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
CLANCY, JOHN E.
CONNOR, JOHN
Musician, U.S. Army
Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John E. Clancy,
Musician, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery,
in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Musician
Clancy twice voluntarily rescued wounded comrades under
fire of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Connor, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
 Date of Issue: January 23, 1892
Born: 10/25/1869 at New York, New York
Home Town: Vancouver Barracks, Washington
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Born: at Galway, Ireland
Home Town: Jefferson, Texas
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*COONROD, AQUILLA
Indian Campaigns
CRANDALL, CHARLES
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Aquilla Coonrod,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
C, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Crandall, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Worcester, Massachusetts
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: at Williams County, Ohio
Home Town: Bryan, Ohio
CRIST, JOHN
CORCORAN, MICHAEL
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 26, 1869
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael Corcoran,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25,
1869, while serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Agua Fria River, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Crist, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on November 26, 1869, while
serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Wheeling, West Virginia
CRISWELL, BENJAMIN C.
CO-RUX-TE-CHOD-ISH (MAD BEAR)
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: July 08, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish
(Mad Bear), Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism
on July 08, 1869, while serving as an Indian Scout in action at
Republican River, Kansas. Sergeant Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish ran
out from the command in pursuit of a dismounted Indian; was
shot down and badly wounded by a bullet from his own
command.
 Date of Issue: August 24, 1869
Born: at Nebraska, Nebraska
Home Town: Columbus, Nebraska
Co-Rux-Te-Chod-Ish was the first American Indian to earn the
Medal of Honor. His true name was actually Co-Tux-A-KahWadde (Traveling Bear), an error in the citation that has never
been corected.
CRAIG, SAMUEL HENRY
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1886
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel Henry Craig,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for conspicuous gallantry during an
attack on a hostile Apache Indian Camp on May 15, 1886,
while serving with Company D, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Santa Cruz Mountains, Mexico. Sergeant Craig was seriously
wounded.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1887
Born: 10/31/1863 at New Market, New Hampshire
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Benjamin C. Criswell, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
25, 1876, while serving with Company B,
7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana.
Sergeant Criswell rescued the body of Lieutenant Hodgson
from within the enemy's lines; brought up ammunition and
encouraged the men in the most exposed positions under
heavy fire.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 2/9/1849 at Moundsville, West Virginia
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
CRUSE, THOMAS
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 17, 1882
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Cruse, Second Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
17, 1882, while serving with 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Big Dry Fork, Arizona Territory. Second
Lieutenant Cruse gallantly charged hostile Indians, and with
his carbine compelled a party of them to keep under cover of
their breastworks, thus being enabled to recover a severely
wounded soldier.
 Date of Issue: July 12, 1892
Born: 12/29/1857 at Owensboro, Kentucky
Home Town: Owensboro, Kentucky
Thomas Cruse graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1879.
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CUBBERLY, WILLIAM G.
Indian Campaigns
DAWSON, MICHAEL
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 30, 1868
Trumpeter, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William G. Cubberly, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on May 30,
1868, while serving with Company L, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at San Carlos, Arizona Territory. With
two other men Private Cubberly volunteered to search for a
wagon passage out of a 4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry
column was immobile. This small group passed six miles
among hostile Apache terrain finding the sought passage. On
their return trip down the canyon they were attacked by
Apache who were successfully held at bay.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael Dawson,
Trumpeter, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on April 23,
1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Sappa Creek, Kansas.
 Date of Issue: July 28, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Matthias Walter Day, Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 18, 1879, while serving with
9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Las Animas Canyon, New
Mexico. Second Lieutenant Day advanced alone into the
enemy's lines and carried off a wounded soldier of his
command under a hot fire and after he had been ordered to
retreat.
Born: 11/26/1847 at Butler County, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
CUNNINGHAM, CHARLES
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Cunningham,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Corporal Cunningham
declined to leave the line when wounded in the neck during
heavy fire and fought bravely all next day.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: New York, New York
DAY, MATTHIAS WALTER
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 18, 1879
 Date of Issue: May 7, 1890
Born: 8/8/1853 at Mansfield, Ohio
Home Town: Oberlin, Ohio
Matthias Day graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1877.
DAY, WILLIAM L.
Born: at Hudson, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
DAILY, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Daily, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William L. Day, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Barron County, Kentucky
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Mallow, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
*DEARMOND, WILLIAM
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
DANIELS, JAMES THOMAS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 07, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Thomas Daniels,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for untiring energy and cool gallantry
under fire in an engagement with Apache Indians on March
07, 1890, while serving with Company L, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William DeArmond,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09,
1874, while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
 Date of Issue: May 15, 1890
Born: at Richland County, Illinois
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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Born: at Butler County, Ohio
Home Town: New York, New York
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
DEARY, GEORGE
Indian Campaigns
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 02, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Deary, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on April 02, 1874, while
serving with Company L, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Apache Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick Deetline,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Deetline
voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire.
 Date of Issue: October 15, 1878
DENNY, JOHN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 18, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Denny, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 18,
1879, while serving with Company C, 9th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico.
Sergeant Denny removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy
fire, to a place of safety.
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
DICKENS, CHARLES H.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Born: at Baltimore County, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
DONAVAN, CORNELIUS
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Cornelius Donavan,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25,
1869, while serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Agua Fria River, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at County Cork, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
DONELLY, JOHN S.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. Dickens,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Francis
Safford
Dodge,
Captain
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John S. Donelly, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company G, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
Born: at Big Flats, New York
Home Town: Elmira, New York
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
Troop D, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John L. Donahue, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
Born: at Offenheim, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
DODGE, FRANCIS SAFFORD
Born: 11/9/1842 at Danvers, Massachusetts
Home Town: Danvers, Massachusetts
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
DEETLINE, FREDERICK
Born: at Dublin, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
 Date of Issue: April 2, 1898
DONAHUE, JOHN L.
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
heroism on September 29, 1879, while serving with Troop D,
9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White River Agency, Colorado.
With a force of 40 men Captain Dodge rode all night to the
relief of a command that had been defeated and was besieged
by an overwhelming force of Indians, reached the field at
daylight, joined in the action and fought for three days.
Born: at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey
DOUGHERTY, WILLIAM
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Dougherty,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions
against Indians from August to October 1868, while serving
with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona
Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Detroit, Michigan
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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DOWLING, JAMES
Indian Campaigns
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: San Jose, California
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Dowling,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions
against Indians from August to October 1868, while serving
with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona
Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 8/1/1846 at County Meath, Ireland
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
EDWARDS, WILLIAM D.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: August 09, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William D. Edwards,
First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in action on August 9,
1877, while serving with Company F, 7th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Big Hole, Montana.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1878
Born: at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
ELDRIDGE, GEORGE H.
EMMET, ROBERT TEMPLE
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Troop G, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 18, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Robert
Temple
Emmet,
Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 18, 1879, while
serving with 9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Las Animas
Canyon, New Mexico. Lieutenant Emmet was in G Troop,
which was sent to relieve a detachment of soldiers under
attack by hostile Apaches. During a flank attack on the Indian
camp, made to divert the hostiles, Lieutenant Emmet and five
of his men became surrounded when the Indians returned to
defend their camp. Finding that the Indians were making for a
position from which they could direct their fire on the
retreating troop, the Lieutenant held his point with his party
until the soldiers reached the safety of a canyon. Lieutenant
Emmet then continued to hold his position while his party
recovered their horses. The enemy force consisted of
approximately 200.
 Date of Issue: August 24, 1899
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George H. Eldridge, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company C, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: 5/12/1846 at Sackets Harbor, New York
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
ELSATSOOSH
Corporal, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Elsatsoosh, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
ELWOOD, EDWIN L.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edwin L. Elwood,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Born: 12/13/1854 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Walter Emmett graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1877.
EVANS, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 09, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Evans, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 09, 1876,
while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Big Horn, Montana. Private Evans carried dispatches to
Brigadier General Crook through a country occupied by
Sioux.
 Date of Issue: July 9, 1876
Born: at Annagh, Ireland
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
FACTOR, POMPEY
Private, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: April 26, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Pompey Factor, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on April 26, 1875,
while serving with Indian Scouts, in
action at Pecos River, Texas. With three other men, Private
Factor participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a
scouting patrol.
 Date of Issue: May 28, 1875
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Born: at Arkansas, Arkansas
Home Town: Fort Duncan, Texas
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
FALCOTT, HENRY
Indian Campaigns
FERRARI, GEORGE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 23, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Falcott, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Ferrari, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 23, 1869,
while serving with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Red Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1869
Born: at Champagne, France
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
FARREN, DANIEL
FICHTER, HERMANN EMIL
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 05, 1871
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Daniel Farren, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Hermann Emil Fichter,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 05, 1871,
while serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
 Date of Issue: November 13, 1871
Born: at County Derry, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: 3/30/1845 at Baden, Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
FEASTER, MOSHEIM
FOLEY, JOHN H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 26, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Mosheim Feaster,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary gallantry on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John H. Foley, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on April 26, 1872, while
serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at the
Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1891
 Date of Issue: May 22, 1872
Born: 5/27/1867 at Schellsburg, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
Born: at Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
FEGAN, JAMES
FOLLY, WILLIAM H.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 3d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: March, 1868
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Fegan, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on March, 1868,
while serving with Company H, 3d U.S.
Infantry, in action at Plum Creek, Kansas. While in charge of
a powder train en route from Fort Harker to Fort Dodge,
Kansas, Sergeant Fegan was attacked by a party of
desperadoes, who attempted to rescue a deserter in his charge
and to fire the train. Sergeant Fegan, single-handed, repelled
the attacking party, wounding two of them, and brought his
train through in safety.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William H. Folly, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: October 19, 1868
Born: at Athlone, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at Bergen County, New Jersey
Home Town: New York, New York
FORAN, NICHOLAS
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Nicholas Foran, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 6/3/1844 at County Waterford, Ireland
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
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FORSYTH, THOMAS HALL
Indian Campaigns
GARDNER, CHARLES
AKA: SIMON SUHLER
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Hall Forsyth,
First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
November 25, 1876, while serving with Company M, 4th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Powder River, Wyoming. Though
dangerously wounded, First Sergeant Forsyth maintained his
ground with a small party against a largely superior force after
his commanding officer had been shot down during a sudden
attack and rescued that officer and a comrade from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: July 14, 1891
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Gardner, Private, U.S. Army, for
bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868,
while serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Bavaria, Germany
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Charles Gardner served during the Civil War, was captured,
and spent time in a Confederate Prisoner of War camp.
Born: 12/17/1842 at Hartford, Connecticut
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
FOSTER, WILLIAM
GARLAND, HARRY
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 07 & August 20, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Foster, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
gallantry in action on September 29,
1872, while serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Born: at Somerset County, England
Home Town: Bakersville, Maryland
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Harry Garland, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with hostile Sioux on May
7, 1877, at Little Muddy Creek, Montana, while serving with
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry. At Camas Meadows, Idaho,
August 20, 1877, having been wounded in the hip so as to be
unable to stand, Corporal Garland still continued to direct the
men under his charge until the enemy withdrew.
 Date of Issue: February 28, 1878
FREEMEYER, CHRISTOPHER
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
GARLINGTON, ERNEST ALBERT
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Christopher Freemeyer,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
D, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Bavaria, Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Ernest Albert Garlington, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for distinguished
gallantry on December 29, 1890, while serving with 7th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: September 26, 1893
GARDINER, PETER W.
Born: 2/20/1853 at Newberry Hill, South Carolina
Home Town: Athens, Georgia
Ernest Garlington graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1876.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Peter W. Gardiner,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 23,
1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Sapa Creek, Kansas. With five other men Private
Gardiner waded in mud and water up the creek to a position
directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were
using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main
column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their
resistance.
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
GATES, GEORGE
Bugler, U.S. Army
8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 04, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Gates, Bugler,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 04, 1869, while
serving with 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Picacho Mountain,
Arizona Territory. Bugler Gates killed an Indian warrior and
captured his arms.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: 7/30/1844 at Delaware County, Ohio
Home Town: Dubuque, Iowa
Born: at Carlisle, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
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GAY, THOMAS H.
Indian Campaigns
Glavinski selected exposed positions, he was part of the rear
guard.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
 Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas H. Gay, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 6/8/1848 at Prince Edward Island, Canada
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
GEIGER, GEORGE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Geiger, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. With three comrades during the entire
engagement, Sergeant Geiger courageously held a position
that secured water for the command.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Germany
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GLOVER, THADDEUS BROWN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Troop B, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 10, 1879 & February 10,
1880
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thaddeus Brown Glover, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 10, 1879 and
February 10, 1880, while serving with Troop B, 2d U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Mizpah and Pumpkin Creek, Montana.
While in charge of small scouting parties, Sergeant Glover
fought, charged, surrounded, and captured war parties of
Sioux Indians.
 Date of Issue: November 20, 1897
Born: 1/2/1852 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
GLYNN, MICHAEL
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 13, 1872
Born: at Cincinnati, Ohio
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
GEORGIAN, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Georgian, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael Glynn, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 13, 1872, while
serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory. Private Glynn drove
off, single-handed, eight hostile Indians, killing and wounding
five.
 Date of Issue: December 4, 1874
Born: at Galway, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Germany
Home Town: Buffalo, New York
GODFREY, EDWARD SETTLE
Captain, U.S. Army
7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
*GIVEN, JOHN J.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John J. Given, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward Settle Godfrey, Captain, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 30, 1877, while serving with
7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
Captain Godfrey led his command into action when he was
severely wounded.
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: at Daviess County, Kentucky
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Born: 10/9/1843 at Kalida, Ohio
Home Town: Ottawa, Ohio
Edward Godfrey graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1867.
GLAVINSKI, ALBERT
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Albert Glavinski,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on March
17, 1876, while serving with Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Powder River, Montana. During a retreat Blacksmith
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GOLDEN, PATRICK
Indian Campaigns
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick Golden, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
24, 1877, while serving with Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Florida Mountains, New Mexico. While part of a
small detachment to persuade a band of renegade Apache
Indians to surrender, his group was surrounded. Corporal
Greaves in the center of the savage hand-to-hand fighting,
managed to shoot and bash a gap through the swarming
Apaches, permitting his companions to break free .
 Date of Issue: June 26, 1879
Born: 8/12/1855 at Madison County, Virginia
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at County Sligo, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
GREEN, FRANCIS C.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
GOLDIN, THEODORE W. B.
Private, U.S. Army
Troop G, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Theodore W. B. Goldin, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
26, 1876, while serving with Troop G, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Goldin was one of
a party of volunteers who, under a heavy fire from the
Indians, went for and brought water to the wounded .
 Date of Issue: December 21, 1895
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Francis C. Green,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in action during the period
1868 and 1869, while serving with Company K, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action in the Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Born: 9/4/1835 at Mount Verrnon, Indiana
Home Town: Sacramento, California
GREEN, JOHN
Major, U.S. Army
1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 17, 1873
Born: 7/25/1858 at Avon, Wisconsin
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
GOODMAN, DAVID
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 14, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David Goodman, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on October 14, 1869, while
serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Lyry
Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Green,
Major,
U.S.
Army,
for
extraordinary heroism on January 17,
1873, while serving with 1st U.S. Cavalry,
in action at the Lava Beds, California. In order to reassure his
command, Major Green, in the most fearless manner and
exposed to very great danger, walked in front of the line; the
command, thus encouraged, advanced over the lava upon the
Indians who were concealed among the rocks.
 Date of Issue: November 18, 1897
Born: at Paxton, Massachusetts
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
Born: 11/20/1825 at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: Columbus, Ohio
GRANT, GEORGE
GRESHAM, JOHN CHOWNING
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 18th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: February, 1867
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Grant, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery, energy, and perseverance, involving
much suffering and privation through attacks by hostile
Indians, deep snows, etc., while voluntarily carrying
dispatches from Fort Kearney to Fort C.F. Smith, Dakota
Territory, in February 1867, while serving with Company E,
18th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: May 6, 1871
Born: at Raleigh, Tennessee
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Chowning Gresham, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on December 29, 1890, while
serving with 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee
Creek, South Dakota. First Lieutenant Gresham voluntarily
led a party into a ravine to dislodge Sioux Indians concealed
therein. He was wounded during this action.
 Date of Issue: March 26, 1895
Born: 9/25/1851 at Virginia, Virginia
Home Town: Lancaster Courthouse, Virginia
John Gresham graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1876.
GREAVES, CLINTON
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 24, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Clinton Greaves,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on January
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GRIMES, EDWARD P.
Indian Campaigns
HALL, WILLIAM PREBLE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29 - October 05, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward P. Grimes, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on September
29 to October 05, 1879, while serving
with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Milk River,
Colorado. The command being almost out of ammunition and
surrounded on three sides by the enemy, Sergeant Grimes
voluntarily brought up a supply under heavy fire at almost
point blank range.
 Date of Issue: January 27, 1880
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Preble Hall, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 20, 1879, while serving with 5th U.S.
Cavalry, in action near the Camp at White River, Colorado.
With a reconnoitering party of three men, First Lieutenant
Hall was attacked by 35 Indians and several times exposed
himself to draw the fire of the enemy, giving his small party
opportunity to reply with much effect.
 Date of Issue: September 18, 1897
Born: 5/18/1848 at Dover, New Hampshire
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Born: 6/11/1848 at Randolph County, Missouri
Home Town: Huntsville, Missouri
William Hall graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1868.
GUNTHER, JACOB
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
HAMILTON, FRANK
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jacob Gunther, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
during 1868 and 1869, while serving with Company E, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Born: 11/13/1844 at Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Hamilton, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25, 1869, while
serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Agua
Fria River, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at County Tyrone, Ireland
Home Town: Sacramento, California
*HADDOO (HADDO, JR.), JOHN
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
HAMILTON, MATHEW H.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Haddoo (Haddo,
Jr.), Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at
Cedar Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period
21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with
Company B, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: July 18, 1877
Born: 8/13/1851 at Hooksett, New Hampshire
Home Town: Columbus, Kansas
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Mathew H. Hamilton,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in action on December 29,
1890, while serving with Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: May 25, 1891
Born: at Hobart, Austria-Hungary
Home Town: New York, New York
HALL, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
HANLEY, RICHARD P.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Hall, Private, U.S.
Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians from
August to October 1868, while serving with Company B, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Logan County, Illinois
Home Town: Sacramento, California
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Richard P. Hanley, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company C, 7th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Sergeant
Hanley recaptured, single-handed, and without orders, within
the enemy's lines and under a galling fire lasting some 20
minutes, a stampeded pack mule loaded with ammunition.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
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HARDING, MOSHER A.
Indian Campaigns
HARRIS, WILLIAM M.
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Mosher A. Harding,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William M. Harris,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Harris voluntarily
brought water to the wounded under fire of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 5/2/1847 at Canada
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Born: at Madison County, Kentucky
Home Town: Mount Vernon, Kentucky
HARRINGTON, JOHN
HARTZOG, JOSHUA B.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Harrington, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 12,
1874, while serving with Company H, 6th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Washita River,
Texas. While carrying dispatches Private Harrington was
attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he and his comrades
fought throughout the day. He was severely wounded in the
hip and unable to move. He continued to fight, defending an
exposed dying man.
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joshua B. Hartzog,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company E, 1st U.S. Artillery,
in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Private
Hartzog went to the rescue of the commanding officer who
had fallen severely wounded, picked him up, and carried him
out of range of the hostile guns.
 Date of Issue: March 24, 1891
Born: 2/3/1866 at Paulding County, Ohio
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
 Date of Issue: November 4, 1874
Born: at Detroit, Michigan
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
HAUPT, PAUL
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 03, 1869
HARRIS, CHARLES D.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 23, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles D. Harris,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 23,
1869, while serving with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red Creek, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Paul Haupt, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 03, 1869, while
serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Hell
Canyon, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1970
Born: at Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1869
Born: at Albion, New York
Home Town: Rochester, New York
HAWTHORNE, HARRY LEROY
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
2d U.S. Artillery
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
HARRIS, DAVID W.
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David W. Harris, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Harris brought water to the
wounded at great danger to life and under a most galling fire
of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Harry Leroy Hawthorne,
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for distinguished conduct in
battle with hostile Indians on December 29, 1890, while
serving with 2d U.S. Artillery, in action at Wounded Knee
Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: October 11, 1892
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Indianapolis, Indiana
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Born: 11/27/1859 at Minnesota
Home Town: Indian Campaigns, Kentucky
Harry Hawthorne graduated from the US Naval Academy at
Annapolis, Class of 1882.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HAY, FRED STEWART
Indian Campaigns
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Fred Stewart Hay,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09,
1874, while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
heroism on April 28, 1876, while serving with 23d U.S.
Infantry, in action at Fort Hartsuff (Grace Creek), Nebraska.
Second Lieutenant Heyl voluntarily, and with most
conspicuous gallantry, charged with three men upon six
Indians who were entrenched upon a hillside.
 Date of Issue: October 26, 1897
Born: 7/22/1849 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Camden, New Jersey
HIGGINS, THOMAS P.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Born: at Stirlingshire, Scotland
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
HEARTERY, RICHARD
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 30, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Richard Heartery, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on August 30, 1881, while
serving with Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Cibicu Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 20, 1888
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas P. Higgins,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Longford, Ireland
Home Town: Napa, California
HILL, FRANK E.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 08, 1872
Born: at Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
HEISE, CLAMOR
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Clamor Heise, Private, U.S. Army, for
bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868,
while serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank E. Hill, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September 08, 1872,
while serving with Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Date Creek, Arizona Territory. Sergeant Hill secured the
person of a hostile Apache Chief, although while holding the
chief he was severely wounded in the back by another Indian .
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Born: at Mayfield, Wisconsin
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
HILL, JAMES MADISON
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 25, 1873
Born: 12/12/1844 at Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
HERRON, LEANDER
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 3d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 02, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Leander Herron,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for on September 02, 1868, while
serving with Company A, 3d U.S. Infantry, in action at Fort
Dodge, Kansas. While detailed as mail courier from the fort,
Corporal Herron voluntarily went to the assistance of a party
of four enlisted men, who were attacked by about 50 Indians
at some distance from the fort and remained with them until
the party was relieved.
Born: 12/29/1846 at Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
HEYL, CHARLES PETTIT HEATH
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
23d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: April 28, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Madison Hill, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on March 25,
1873, while serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Born: 4/25/1845 at Washington County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
HILLOCK, MARVIN C.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Marvin C. Hillock,
Private, U.S. Army, for distinguished bravery on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 16, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Pettit Heath
Heyl, Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
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Born: at Port Huron, Michigan
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HIMMELSBACK, MICHAEL
Indian Campaigns
(Second Award)
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1870
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael Himmelsback,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 15, 1870,
while serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Little Blue, Nebraska.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Hogan, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September 30, 1877,
while serving with Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Bear Paw Mountain, Montana. Private Hogan carried
Lieutenant Romeyn, who was severely wounded, off the field
of battle under heavy fire.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1870
Born: at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: June 26, 1894
Born: 3/8/1840 at County Clare, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Other Award: 1st Medal of Honor (Indian Campaigns)
In this action to save the life of Lieutenant Romeyn, who also
earned the Medal of Honor, Private Hogan performed one of those
rare actions for which the Medal of Honor was awarded for saving
the life of someone who also was, or would become, a Medal of
Honor recipient. This SECOND Medal of Honor Award makes
Henry Hogan one of only 19 double recipients of the award.
HINEMANN, LEHMANN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lehmann Hinemann,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company L, 1st U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Born: at Lanback, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
HOBDAY, GEORGE
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Hobday, Private, U.S. Army, for
conspicuous and gallant conduct in battle
on December 29, 1890, while serving with Company A, 7th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South
Dakota.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1891
HOLDEN, HENRY
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Holden, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Holden brought up ammunition
under a galling fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Brighton, England
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
HOLLAND, DAVID
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David Holland, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company D, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
Born: at Pulaski County, Illinois
Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee
HOGAN, HENRY
(First Award)
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Hogan, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company G, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: June 26, 1894
Born: 3/8/1840 at County Clare, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Other Award: 2nd Medal of Honor (Indian Campaigns)
This was the first of TWO Medals of Honor received by Henry
Hogan during the Indian Campaigns, making his one of 19 double
recipients of the award. His second Medal of Honor action
occurred 9 months later at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana when he
saved the life of a fellow Medal of Honor recipient.
Born: at Dearborn, Michigan
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
*HOOKER, GEORGE
Private, U.S. Army
Company K, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 22, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Hooker, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action in which he was killed on
January 22, 1873, while serving with Company K, 5th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Tonto Creek, Arizona.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
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Born: at Frederick, Maryland
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HOOVER, SAMUEL
Indian Campaigns
HUFF, JAMES W.
Bugler, U.S. Army
Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 06, 1873
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel Hoover, Bugler,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 06, 1873, while
serving with Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at Santa
Maria Mountains, Arizona Territory. Also for services as
trailer in May 1872.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James W. Huff, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during
the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with Company L,
1st U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Born: 2/7/1840 at Washington, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Vanburan, Pennsylvania
HORNADAY, ELISHA SIMPSON
HUGGINS, ELI LUNDY
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 01, 1880
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Elisha Simpson
Hornaday, Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
April 23, 1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Sappa Creek, Kansas. With five other
men Private Hornaday waded in mud and water up the creek
to a position directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne
position, who were using natural bank pits to good advantage
against the main column . This surprise attack from the enemy
rear broke their resistance .
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Eli
Lundy Huggins, Captain (Cavalry), U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on April
01, 1880, while serving with 2d U.S.
Cavalry, in action at O'Fallons Creek, Montana. Captain
Huggins surprised the Indians in their strong position and
fought them until dark with great boldness.
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 8/1/1842 at Schuyler County, Illinois
Home Town: Indian Campaigns, Minnesota
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Born: 3/24/1851 at Hendricks County, Indiana
Home Town: Des Moines, Iowa
HUMPHREY, CHARLES FREDERIC
First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army
4th U.S. Artillery
Date of Action: July 11, 1877
HOWZE, ROBERT LEE
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Robert Lee Howze, Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on
January 1, 1891, while serving with
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White River,
South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: July 25, 1891
Born: 8/22/1864 at Overton, Texas
Home Town: Overton, Texas
Robert Howze graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1888. As a General in the 1920s, it was
General Howze who presided over the court martial of air pioneer
General William "Billy" Mitchell.
 Date of Issue: March 2, 1897
Born: 9/2/1844 at Cortland, New York
Home Town: Buffalo, New York
HUNT, FREDERICK O.
Private, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
HUBBARD, THOMAS H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas H. Hubbard,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 15, 1870,
while serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Little Blue, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Frederic Humphrey, First
Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 11,
1877, while serving with 4th U.S. Artillery, in action at
Clearwater, Idaho. First Lieutenant Humphrey voluntarily and
successfully conducted, in the face of a withering fire, a party
which recovered possession of an abandoned howitzer and
two Gatling guns lying between the lines a few yards from the
Indians.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick O. Hunt,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with the 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 1/31/1848 at London, England
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HUTCHINSON, RUFUS D.
Indian Campaigns
JACKSON, JAMES
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 20, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Rufus D. Hutchinson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Sergeant Hutchinson
guarded and carried the wounded, brought water for the same,
and posted and directed the men in his charge under galling
fire from the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Jackson, Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on August 20,
1877, while serving with 1st U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Camas Meadows, Idaho. Captain Jackson
dismounted from his horse in the face of a heavy fire from
pursuing Indians, and with the assistance of one or two of the
men of his command secured to a place of safety the body of
his trumpeter, who had been shot and killed.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Butlerville, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
 Date of Issue: April 17, 1896
Born: 11/21/1833 at New Jersey
Home Town: Indian Campaigns, New Jersey
HYDE, HENRY J.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
JAMES, JOHN
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry J. Hyde, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during
the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with Company M,
1st U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John James, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 9 - 11, 1874,
while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Upper Washita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: 2/11/1846 at Bangor, Maine
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at Manchester, England
Home Town: Albany, New York
IRWIN, BERNARD JOHN DOWLING
JARVIS, FREDERICK
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: February 13 & 14, 1861
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Bernard John Dowling Irwin, Assistant
Surgeon, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on February 13 & 14, 1861,
while serving with 7th U.S. Infantry, in action at Apache Pass,
Arizona Territory. Assistant Surgeon Irwin voluntarily took
command of troops and attacked and defeated hostile Indians
he met on the way. Surgeon Irwin volunteered to go to the
rescue of 2d Lieutenant George N. Bascom, 7th Infantry, who
with 60 men was trapped by Chiricahua Apaches under
Cochise. Irwin and 14 men, not having horses began the 100mile march riding mules. After fighting and capturing Indians,
recovering stolen horses and cattle, he reached Bascom's
column and help break his siege.
 Date of Issue: January 24, 1894
Born: 6/24/1830 at Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Though Bernard J.D. Irwin's Medal of Honor was not
presented until 1894, his action on February 13, 1861 (a year
before the Army Medal of Honor was created and prior to the Civil
War) was the first Medal of Honor action in history.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick Jarvis,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Essex County, New York
Home Town: Hudson, Michigan
JETTER, BERNHARD
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bernhard Jetter, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for distinguished bravery on December, 1890,
while serving with Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action
during the Sioux Campaign in South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 24, 1891
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Born: at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
JIM
Indian Campaigns
JORDAN, GEORGE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 14, 1880 & August 12, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jim,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct
during campaigns and engagements with
Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during
the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving as an Indian Scout.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Jordan, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism while serving with
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry. While commanding a
detachment of 25 men at Fort Tularosa, New Mexico, on 14
May 1880, Sergeant Jordan repulsed a force of more than 100
Indians. At Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico, while commanding
the right of a detachment of 19 men, on 12 August 1881, he
stubbornly held his ground in an extremely exposed position
and gallantly forced back a much superior number of the
enemy, preventing them from surrounding the command.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Camp Verde, Arizona
JOHNSON, HENRY
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 02 - 05, 1879
 Date of Issue: May 7, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry
Johnson, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 02 - 05,
1879, while serving with Company D, 9th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Milk River, Colorado. Sergeant
Johnson voluntarily left fortified shelter and under heavy fire
at close range made the rounds of the pits to instruct the
guards, fought his way to the creek and back to bring water to
the wounded.
 Date of Issue: September 22, 1890
Born: at Williamson County, Tennessee
Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee
KAY, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 21, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Kay, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on October 21, 1868, while
serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory. Private Kay brought a comrade, severely
wounded, from under the fire of a large party of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: 6/11/1850 at Boydton, Virginia
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
Born: at Lancashire, England
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
JOHNSTON, EDWARD
KEATING, DANIEL
Corporal, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Johnston,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with the 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Daniel Keating, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action and in pursuit of Indians on
October 05, 1870, while serving with Company M, 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Little Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1870
Born: 2/8/1844 at Pen Yan, New York
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Born: at County Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
JONES, WILLIAM H.
KEENAN, BARTHOLOMEW T.
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 07, 1877
Trumpeter, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William H. Jones, Farrier,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux
Indians on May 7, 1877 at Muddy Creek, Montana, and in the
engagement with Nez Perce Indians at Camas Meadows,
Idaho, on 20 August 1877 in which he sustained a painful
knee wound, while serving with Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bartholomew T. Keenan,
Trumpeter, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
 Date of Issue: February 28, 1878
Born: at Davidson County, North Carolina
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
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Born: at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
KEENAN, JOHN
Indian Campaigns
KENNEDY, PHILIP
Private, U.S. Army
8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Keenan, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Philip Kennedy, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company C, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Tubbercurry, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1887
Born: at County Galway, Ireland
Home Town: Evansville, Illinois
KELLEY, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
KERR, JOHN BROWN
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Kelley, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with U.S. Cavalry, in action at Chiricahua Mountains,
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at County Clare, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
KELLY, JOHN J. H.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John J. H. Kelly,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09,
1874, while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Brown Kerr, Captain (Cavalry), U.S.
Army, for distinguished bravery on 1
January 1891, while in command of his troop of the 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action against hostile Sioux Indians on the north
bank of the White River, near the mouth of Little Grass
Creek, South Dakota, where he defeated a force of 300 Brule
Sioux warriors, and turned the Sioux tribe, which was
endeavoring to enter the Bad Lands, back into the Pine Ridge
Agency.
 Date of Issue: April 25, 1891
Born: 3/12/1847 at Lexington, Kentucky
Home Town: Hutchinson Station, Kentucky
John Kerr graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1870.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
KERRIGAN, THOMAS
Born: at Schuyler County, Illinois
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
KELLY, THOMAS
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Kelly, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09, 1874,
while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Upper Washita River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Kerrigan,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: at County Tipperary, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: 6/1/1837 at County Mayo, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
KILMARTIN, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 05, 1871
KELSAY
Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Kelsay, Scout, U.S. Army, for gallant
conduct
during
campaigns
and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Kilmartin, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 05, 1871, while
serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: November 13, 1871
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: at Arizona, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona, Arizona
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Born: 2/20/1850 at Montreal, Canada
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
KIRK, JOHN
Indian Campaigns
01, 1891, while serving with Troop F, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at White River, South Dakota. Sergeant Knight led the
advance in a spirited movement to the assistance of Troop K,
6th U.S. Cavalry.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
 Date of Issue: May 1, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Kirk, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company L, 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Wichita River, Texas.
Born: 11/23/1863 at Danville, Illinois
Home Town: Denver, Colorado
KNOX, JOHN W.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: 11/20/1846 at York, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John W. Knox, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09, 1874,
while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Upper Washita River, Texas.
KIRKWOOD, JOHN A.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09, 1876
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John A. Kirkwood,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
09, 1876, while serving with Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Slim Buttes, Dakota Territory. Sergeant Kirkwood
bravely endeavored to dislodge some Sioux Indians secreted
in a ravine.
 Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
Born: 10/29/1851 at Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: North Platte Barracks, Nebraska
KITCHEN, GEORGE KRAUSE
Born: at Burlington, Iowa
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
KOELPIN, WILLIAM
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Koelpin,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09,
1874, while serving with Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09, 1874
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Krause Kitchen, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on
September 09, 1874, while serving with
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Upper Washita
River, Texas.
KOSOHA
Born: 10/5/1845 at Stetten, Prussia
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: 10/5/1844 at Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Kosoha, Scout, U.S.
Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements
with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during the winter of
1872 to 1873, while serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
KNAAK, ALBERT
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
*KREHER, WENDLIN
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Albert Knaak, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Luxenburg, Switzerland
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Wendlin Kreher, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
C, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
KNIGHT, JOSEPH F.
Born: at Stetten, Prussia
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Troop F, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph F. Knight,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on January
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
KYLE, JOHN
Indian Campaigns
LENIHAN, JAMES
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08, 1869
Private, U.S. Army
Company K, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 02, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Kyle, Corporal, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 08, 1869, while
serving with Company M, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Republican River, Kansas. Corporal Kyle and two others were
attacked by eight Indians, but beat them off and badly
wounded two of them.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Lenihan, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on January 02, 1873, while
serving with Company K, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Clear
Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
 Date of Issue: August 24, 1869
LEONARD, PATRICK JAMES
Born: at Cincinnati, Ohio
Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1870
LARKIN, DAVID
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David
Larkin, Farrier, U.S. Army, for gallantry
in action on September 29, 1872, while
serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Red
River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
LAWRENCE, JAMES
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Lawrence, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Aberdeen, Scotland
Home Town: Sacramento, California
Born: 5/19/1847 at County Meath, Ireland
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
LEONARD, PATRICK THOMAS
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick Thomas Leonard,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux
on April 28, 1876, while serving with Company A, 23d U.S.
Infantry, in action at Fort Hartsuff (Grace Creek), Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: August 26, 1876
Born: at County Clare, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
LEONARD, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 07, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Leonard, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on May 07, 1877, while
serving with Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Muddy Creek, Montana.
LAWTON, JOHN STERLING
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Sterling Lawton, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
coolness and steadiness under fire on
September 29, 1879, while serving with
Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Milk River,
Colorado. Sergeant Lawton volunteered to accompany a small
detachment on a very dangerous mission.
Born: 5/13/1858 at Bristol, Rhode Island
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1870
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 23d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: April 28, 1876
Born: at Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
 Date of Issue: June 7, 1880
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick James Leonard,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 15, 1870,
while serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Little Blue, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: August 8, 1877
Born: 7/14/1855 at Ypsilanti, Michigan
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
LEWIS, WILLIAM B.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 20 - 22, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William B. Lewis, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for bravery in skirmish on January 20 22, 1879, while serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Bluff Station, Wyoming.
 Date of Issue: March 28, 1879
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
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LITTLE, THOMAS
Indian Campaigns
LOWTHERS, JAMES
Bugler, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Little, Bugler,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Lowthers, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 23, 1875,
while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Sappa Creek, Kansas. With five other men Private Lowthers
waded in mud and water up the creek to a position directly
behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using
natural bank pits to good advantage against the main column.
This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their
resistance.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Barbados, West Indies
Home Town: New York, New York
LLOYD, GEORGE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Lloyd, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery, especially after having been severely
wounded through the lung on December 29, 1890, while
serving with Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 16, 1891
Born: at County Tyrone, Ireland
Home Town: Canton, Texas
LOHNES, FRANK W.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry
Date of Action: May 12, 1865
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
LYTLE, LEONIDAS S.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08 - 11, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Leonidas S. Lytle,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for services against hostile Indians on
July 08 - 11, 1873, while serving with Company C, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank W. Lohnes,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in defending Government
property against Indians on May 12, 1865, while serving with
Company H, 1st Nebraska Veteran Cavalry, in action at
Gilmans Ranch, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1865
Born: at Oneida County, New York
Home Town: Omaha, Nebraska
Other than the Pre-Civil War Medal of Honor action by
Surgeon Bernard Irwin, this was the first Medal of Honor action of
the Indian Campaigns. Awarded on July 24, 1865, it was the first
MOH awarded for heroism in the Indian Campaigns. (The next
actual presentation of a Medal of Honor for Indian Campaign
heroism would not occur until July 24, 1869.)
LONG, OSCAR FITZALAN
Born: 9/4/1846 at Warren County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
LYTTON, JEPTHA L.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 23d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: April 28, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jeptha L. Lytton,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in charge on hostile Sioux
on April 28, 1876, while serving with Company A, 23d U.S.
Infantry, in action at Fort Hartsuff (Grace Creek), Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: August 26, 1876
Born: 11/18/1849 at Lawrence County, Indiana
Home Town: San Francisco, California
MACHOL
Private, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Oscar
Fitzalan Long, Second Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 30, 1877, while serving with
5th U.S. Infantry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
Having been directed to order a troop of cavalry to advance,
and finding both its officers killed, Second Lieutenant Long
voluntarily assumed command, and under a heavy fire from
the Indians advanced the troop to its proper position.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Machol, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements
with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during the winter of
1872 to 1873, while serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: March 22, 1895
Born: 6/16/1852 at Utica, New York
Home Town: Utica, New York
Oscar Long graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1876.
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Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MAHERS, HERBERT
Indian Campaigns
with 1st U.S. Infantry, in action at Rio Aros, Sierra Madre
Mountains, Mexico.
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Herbert Mahers, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25, 1869, while
serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Canada
Home Town: Wilmington, California
Born: 8/25/1850 at Burnt Mills, Maryland
Home Town: Tennallytown, Maryland
Marion Maus graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1874.
MAY, JOHN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John May, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while serving
with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wichita
River, Texas.
MAHONEY, GREGORY
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 26 - 28, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Gregory Mahoney,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in attack on a large party of
Cheyennes on September 26 - 28, 1874, while serving with
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Born: at Pettypool, South Wales
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
MARTIN, PATRICK
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June - July, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick Martin, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallant services in operations of Captain
James Burns, 5th U.S. Cavalry, from June to July, 1873, while
serving with Company G, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Castle
Dome and Santa Maria Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MAYS, ISAIAH
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 11, 1889
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Isaiah
Mays, Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry
in the fight between Paymaster Wham's
escort and robbers on May 11, 1889,
while serving with Company B, U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Cedar Springs, Arizona Territory. Corporal Mays walked and
crawled two miles to a ranch for help.
 Date of Issue: February 19, 1890
Born: 2/16/1858 at Carters Bridge, Virginia
Home Town: Columbus Barracks, Ohio
MCBRIDE, BERNARD
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Born: at County Offaly, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
MATTHEWS, DAVID A.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David A. Matthews,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions
against Indians during 1868 and 1869, while serving with
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bernard McBride,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
MCBRYAR, WILLIAM
Sergeant, U.S. Army
10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 07, 1890
Born: 3/7/1847 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
MAUS, MARION PERRY
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
1st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: January 11, 1886
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Marion Perry Maus, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry in action with hostile Apaches led by
Geronimo and Natchez, on January 11, 1886, while serving
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William McBryar, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on March 07,
1890, while serving with 10th U.S.
Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory. Sergeant McBryar
distinguished himself for coolness, bravery and
marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile
Apache Indians.
 Date of Issue: May 15, 1890
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Born: 2/14/1861 at Elizabethtown, North Carolina
Home Town: New York, New York
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MCCABE, WILLIAM
Indian Campaigns
MCCLERNAND, EDWARD JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 26 - 28, 1874
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William McCabe,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in attack on a large party of
Cheyennes on September 26 - 28, 1874, while serving with
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Red River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward John McClernand, Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 30, 1877, while
serving with 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Bear Paw
Mountain, Montana. Second Lieutenant McClernand gallantly
attacked a band of hostiles and conducted the combat with
excellent skill and boldness.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Born: at Belfast, Ireland
Home Town: Fort Duncan, Texas
*MCCANN, BERNARD
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 22d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bernard McCann,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
F, 22d U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at County Roscommon, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
MCCARTHY, MICHAEL
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June, 1876 to January, 1877
Born: 12/29/1848 at Jacksonville, Illinois
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
Edward McClernand graduated from the US Military Academy
at West Point, Class of 1870.
MCCORMICK, MICHAEL P.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael P. McCormick,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
G, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Michael McCarthy, First Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June,
1876 to January, 1877, while serving with
Troop H, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at White Bird Canyon,
Idaho. First Sergeant McCarthy was detailed with six men to
hold a commanding position, and held it with great gallantry
until the troops fell back. He then fought his way through the
Indians, rejoined a portion of his command, and continued the
fight in retreat. He had two horses shot from under him, and
was captured, but escaped and reported for duty after three
days' hiding and wandering in the mountains.
Born: 1/23/1848 at Rutland, Vermont
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
MCDONALD, FRANKLIN M.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 11th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: August 05, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Franklin M. McDonald,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in defeating Indians who
attacked the mail on August 05, 1872, while serving with
Company G, 11th U.S. Infantry, in action at Fort Griffin,
Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 31, 1872
Born: at Bowling Green, Kentucky
Home Town: Fort Griffin, Texas
 Date of Issue: November 20, 1897
Born: 4/19/1845 at St. John's, Canada
Home Town: New York, New York
Michael McCarthy left the Army, then joined the Washington
National Guard, retiring as a colonel in the early 1900s after a
career on the Adjutant General's staff.
MCDONALD, JAMES
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James McDonald,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions
against Indians from August to October 1868, while serving
with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona
Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Edinburgh, Scotland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
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MCDONALD, ROBERT
Indian Campaigns
MCKINLEY, DANIEL
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Robert McDonald, First
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on January
08, 1877, while serving with 5th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Wolf Mountain, Montana. First Lieutenant McDonald led his
command in a successful charge against superior numbers of
hostile Indians, strongly posted.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Daniel McKinley,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: San Francisco, California
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 5/12/1822 at Erie County, New York
Home Town: Newport, Kentucky
Robert McDonald was 54 years old at the time of his Medal of
Honor, ranking him among the oldest recipients at the time of
action. His medal was presented seven years before his death in
1901, when McDonald was 72 years of age.
MCGANN, MICHAEL A.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael A. McGann,
First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on June 17,
1876, while serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Rosebud River, Montana.
 Date of Issue: September 9, 1880
MCLENNON, JOHN
Musician, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: August 09, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John McLennon,
Musician, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 09,
1877, while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Big Hole, Montana.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1878
Born: at Fort Belknap, Texas
Home Town: Fort Ellis, Montana
John McLennon's two sisters married fellow Medal of Honor
recipients Patrick Rogan and Milden Wilson.
MCLOUGHLIN, MICHAEL
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Born: 6/11/1845 at County Roscommon, Ireland
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
MCGAR, OWEN
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Owen McGar, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company C, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael McLoughlin,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
A, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 1/4/1840 at County Sligo, Ireland
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
*MCMASTERS, HENRY A.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Born: at North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Home Town: Providence, Rhode Island
MCHUGH, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John McHugh, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company A, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry A. McMasters,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29,
1872, while serving with Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Syracuse, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
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Born: at Augusta, Maine
Home Town: Augusta, Maine
On November 18, 1872, just eight days before Corporal
McMasters and his 9 fellow heroes from the battle at Red River,
Texas were to receive their Medals Of Honor, Corporal McMasters
was killed in action at Fort Griffin, Texas.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MCMILLIAN, ALBERT WALTER
Indian Campaigns
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Albert Walter McMillian,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. While
engaged with Indians concealed in a ravine, Sergeant
McMillian assisted the men on the skirmish line, directed
their fire, encouraged them by example, and used every effort
to dislodge the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1891
Born: 10/13/1862 at Stillwater, Minnesota
Home Town: Jefferson Barracks, Missouri
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: San Francisco, California
MEAHER, NICHOLAS
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Nicholas Meaher,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Perry County, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
MCNALLY, JAMES
MECHLIN, HENRY W. B.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James McNally, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians during 1868 and 1869, while serving with Company
E, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Born: at County Monaghan, Ireland
Home Town: Albany, New York
MCNAMARA, WILLIAM
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry
W. B. Mechlin, Blacksmith, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company H, 7th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. With
three comrades during the entire engagement, Blacksmith
Mechlin courageously held a position that secured water for
the command.
 Date of Issue: August 29, 1878
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William McNamara, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29,
1872, while serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Born: at County Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
MCPHELAN, ROBERT
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Robert McPhelan,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
E, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at County Laois, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: 10/14/1851 at Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
MERRILL, JOHN MITCHELL
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Mitchell Merrill,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
29, 1879, while serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Milk River, Colorado. Though painfully wounded,
Sergeant Merrill remained on duty and rendered gallant and
valuable service.Though painfully wounded, he remained on
duty and rendered gallant and valuable service.
 Date of Issue: June 7, 1880
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
MILLER, DANIEL H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 05, 1871
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Daniel H. Miller, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 05, 1871, while
serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory.
MCVEAGH, CHARLES H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. McVeagh,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
 Date of Issue: November 13, 1871
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Born: at Fairfield County, Ohio
Home Town: Columbus, Ohio
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MILLER, GEORGE
Indian Campaigns
Born: at St. Paul, Minnesota
Home Town: New York, New York
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
MOQUIN, GEORGE
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Miller, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company H, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29 - October 05, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Moquin,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29
- October 05, 1879, while serving with Company F, 5th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Milk River, Colorado.
 Date of Issue: January 27, 1880
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
MILLER, GEORGE W.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
MORAN, JOHN
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George W. Miller,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Moran, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on August 25, 1869, while
serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Lyon, France
Home Town: Marysville, California
MITCHELL, JOHN
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
MORGAN, GEORGE HORACE
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Mitchell, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagement with
Indians at Upper Washita River, Texas, from 9 to 11
September 1874.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: at Dublin, Ireland
Home Town: Peoria, Illinois
MITCHELL, JOHN JAMES
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 03, 1869
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 17, 1882
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George
Horace
Morgan,
Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on July 17, 1882, while serving with 3d U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Big Dry Fork, Arizona Territory. Second
Lieutenant Morgan gallantly held his ground at a critical
moment and fired upon the advancing enemy (hostile Indians)
until he was disabled by a shot.
 Date of Issue: July 15, 1892
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John James Mitchell,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 03, 1869,
while serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Hell Canyon, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at County Tyrone, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: 1/1/1855 at St. Catharines, Canada
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota
George Morgan graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1880.
MORIARITY, JOHN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Moriarity, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
during 1868 and 1869, while serving with Company E, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
MONTROSE, CHARLES H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. Montrose,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
I, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
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Born: 3/10/1846 at Hudderfield, England
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MORRIS, JAMES L.
Indian Campaigns
MURPHY, EDWARD
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08 - 11, 1873
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James L. Morris, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for services against hostile Indians on
July 08 - 11, 1873, while serving with Company C, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Murphy, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Born: at County Cork, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
MURPHY, EDWARD F.
MORRIS, WILLIAM W.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William W. Morris,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagement with
Indians on September 09 - 11, 1874, while serving with
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Upper Washita
River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward F. Murphy,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29,
1879, while serving with Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Milk River, Colorado.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1880
Born: 7/16/1850 at Wayne County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: at Stewart County, Tennessee
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
Corporal William Morris was one of only two Company H
soldiers who were couriers on the September 1874, 6th Cavalry
Roster, so he was probably Corporal Edward Sharpless' unnamed
comrade in that recipient's citation that noted two men holding off
a band of 125 hostile Indians.
MOTT, JOHN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 05, 1871
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Mott, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in action on May 5, 1871, while serving
with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Whetstone
Mountains, Arizona.
 Date of Issue: November 13, 1871
MURPHY, JEREMIAH J.
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Jeremiah J. Murphy, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on March 17,
1876, while serving with Company M, 3d
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Powder River, Montana. Being the
only member of his picket not disabled, Private Murphy
attempted to save a wounded comrade.
 Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
Born: 2/2/1858 at County Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
MURPHY, PHILIP
Born: 8/25/1842 at Fifeshire, Scotland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
MOYLAN, MYLES
Captain, U.S. Army
7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Myles
Moylan, Captain, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 30,
1877, while serving with 7th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana. Captain
Moylan gallantly led his command in action against Nez
Perce Indians until he was severely wounded.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Philip Murphy, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25, 1869, while
serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 12/17/1838 at Amesbury, Massachusetts
Home Town: Essex, Massachusetts
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Born: 11/1/1844 at County Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MURPHY, THOMAS
Indian Campaigns
NANTAJE
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 25, 1869
Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Murphy,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 25,
1869, while serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Nantaje, Scout, U.S. Army, for gallant
conduct
during
campaigns
and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
MURRAY, THOMAS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
NEAL, SOLON D.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Murray,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25,
1876, while serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Sergeant Murray brought
up the pack train, and on the second day the rations, under a
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Solon D. Neal, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1860
Born: at County Monaghan, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at Hanover, New Hampshire
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
MYERS, FRED
NEDER, ADAM
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Fred Myers, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on January 01, 1891,
while serving with Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
White River, South Dakota. With five men Sergeant Myers
repelled a superior force of the enemy and held his position
against their repeated efforts to recapture it.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Adam Neder, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for distinguished bravery on December, 1890,
while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wounded Knee Creek & White Clay Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 25, 1891
Born: at Bavaria, Germany
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
 Date of Issue: February 4, 1891
Born: at Brunswick, Germany
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
NEILON, FREDERICK S.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
NANNASADDIE
Scout, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Nannasaddie, Scout, U.S. Army, for
gallant conduct during campaigns and
engagements with Apaches, in the
Arizona Territory during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving as an Indian Scout.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick S. Neilon,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09
- 11, 1874, while serving with Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Arizona Territory, Arizona
Home Town: Arizona
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Born: 6/22/1846 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Watertown, Massachusetts
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
NEWMAN, HENRY
Indian Campaigns
OLIVER, FRANCIS
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 13, 1872
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Newman, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 13,
1872, while serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory. First
Sergeant Newman and two companions covered the
withdrawal of wounded comrades from the fire of an Apache
band well concealed among rocks.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Francis Oliver, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: December 4, 1874
O'NEILL, WILLIAM
Born: at Hanover, Germany
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Fort Filmore, New Mexico
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
NIHILL, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 13, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Nihill, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 13, 1872,
while serving with Company F, 5th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Whetstone Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Private Nihill fought and defeated four hostile Apaches
located between him and his comrades.
 Date of Issue: December 4, 1874
Born: 5/25/1850 at Nenagh, Ireland
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William O'Neill,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in action on September 29,
1872, while serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Born: at Tariffville, Connecticut
Home Town: New York, New York
O'REGAN, MICHAEL
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael O'Regan,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
NOLAN, RICHARD J.
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 30, 1890
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Richard J. Nolan, Farrier,
U.S. Army, for bravery in action on December 30, 1890,
while serving with Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
White Clay Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 1, 1891
Born: at Ireland
Home Town: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Born: 7/22/1846 at Fall River, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
ORR, MOSES
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Moses Orr, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements
with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory during the winter of
1872 to 1873, while serving with Company A, 1st U.S.
Cavalry.
O'CALLAGHAN, JOHN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John O'Callaghan,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: San Francisco, California
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Born: at County Tyrone, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
OSBORNE, WILLIAM
Indian Campaigns
PAYNE, ISAAC
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Trumpeter, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: April 26, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Osborne,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company M, 1st U.S. Cavalry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Isaac Payne, Trumpeter,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 26, 1875,
while serving with Indian Scouts, in action at Pecos River,
Texas. With three other men, Trumpeter Payne participated in
a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: May 28, 1875
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Born: at Mexico
Home Town: Fort Duncan, Texas
O'SULLIVAN, JOHN FRANCIS
PENGALLY, EDWARD
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 08, 1874
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Francis O'Sullivan,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in a long chase after Indians
on December 08, 1874, while serving with Company I, 4th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Staked Plains, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Pengally, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: at Devonshire, England
Home Town: Albany, New York
PAINE, ADAM AKA: ADAN PAYNE
PENNSYL, JOSIAH
Private, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts
Date of Action: September 20, 1874
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Adam Paine AKA: Adan
Payne, Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on
September 20, 1874, while serving with Indian Scouts, in
action at Staked Plains, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Josiah Pennsyl, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 09 - 11,
1874, while serving with Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Upper Washita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: at Florida, Florida
Home Town: Fort Duncan, Texas
Adam Paine was killed on New Year's Day, 1877, while
resisting arrest. One of the three lawmen sent to fulfill the
Cameron County arrest warrant was Deputy Sheriff Claron
Windus, an Indian Campaign Medal of Honor recipient.
PARNELL, WILLIAM RUSSELL
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 17, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Russell Parnell, First Lieutenant
(Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on June 17, 1877, while serving
with 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at White Bird Canyon, Idaho.
With a few men, in the face of a heavy fire from pursuing
Indians and at imminent peril, First Lieutenant Parnell
returned and rescued a soldier whose horse had been killed
and who had been left behind in the retreat.
Born: 9/15/1845 at Frederick County, Maryland
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
PHIFE, LEWIS
AKA: LOUIS PHEIFF
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lewis
Phife AKA: Louis Pheiff, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians from
August to October 1868, while serving with Company B, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
 Date of Issue: September 16, 1897
Born: 8/13/1836 at Dublin, Ireland
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
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Born: 10/31/1841 at Des Moines County, Iowa
Home Town: Marion, Oregon
Lewis Phife left his hometown of Burlington, Iowa at the age of
19 to move westward. During the Civil War he enlisted for service
in the west, then continued his military service as a member of the
US Cavalry during the Indian Campaigns.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
PHILIPSEN, WILHELM O.
Indian Campaigns
POPPE, JOHN A.
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29 - October 05, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Wilhelm O. Philipsen,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29, 1879, while serving with Company D, 5th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Milk River, Colorado. With nine others
Blacksmith Philipsen voluntarily attacked and captured a
strong position held by Indians.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John A. Poppe, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 29 - October
05, 1879, while serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Milk River, Colorado.
 Date of Issue: January 27, 1880
Born: at Cincinnati, Ohio
Home Town: Fort Dodge, Kansas
 Date of Issue: December 12, 1894
PORTER, SAMUEL
Born: at Schleswig, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
PHILLIPS, SAMUEL D.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 07, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel D. Phillips,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May 07, 1877,
while serving with Company H, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Little Muddy Creek, Montana.
 Date of Issue: August 8, 1877
Born: 12/5/1843 at Montgomery County, Maryland
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
PHOENIX, EDWIN
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 26 - 28, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edwin Phoenix, Corporal,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September 26 - 28,
1874, while serving with Company E, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Powers,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
PRATT, JAMES N.
Born: at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
PLATTEN, FREDERICK
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick Platten,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 23,
1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Sappa Creek, Kansas. With five other men Sergeant
Platten waded in mud and water up the creek to a position
directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were
using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main
column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their
resistance.
Born: at Torbeck, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
POWERS, THOMAS
Born: 1/28/1845 at Butler County, Ohio
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel Porter, Farrier,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James N. Pratt,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on September
29, 1872, while serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Born: 9/12/1852 at Bellefontaine, Ohio
Home Town: Bellefontaine, Ohio
PYM, JAMES
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Pym, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Pym voluntarily went for water
and secured the same under heavy fire.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Oxfordshire, England
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
RAERICK, JOHN
Indian Campaigns
Born: at Cleveland, Ohio
Home Town: Cleveland, Ohio
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 14, 1869
ROACH, HAMPTON MITCHELL
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Raerick, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on October 14,
1869, while serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Lyry Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Baden, Germany
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
RAGNAR, THEODORE
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 30, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Theodore Ragnar, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery on December 30, 1890,
while serving with Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
White Clay Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: April 13, 1891
Born: 6/1/1856 at Linkoping, Sweden
Home Town: New York, New York
RANKIN, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Rankin, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on September
29, 1872, while serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1872
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29 - October 05, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Hampton Mitchell Roach, Corporal, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29 - October 05, 1879, while
serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Milk
River, Colorado. Corporal Roach erected breastworks under
fire; also kept the command supplied with water three
consecutive nights while exposed to fire from ambushed
Indians at close range.
 Date of Issue: January 27, 1880
Born: at Concord, Louisiana
Home Town: Fort Dodge, Kansas
ROBBINS, MARCUS M.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Marcus M. Robbins, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on April 23, 1875, while serving
with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Sappa Creek,
Kansas. With five other men Private Robbins waded in mud
and water up the creek to a position directly behind an
entrenched Cheyenne position, who were using natural bank
pits to good advantage against the main column. This surprise
attack from the enemy rear broke their resistance.
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Born: at Lewistown, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Born: 7/25/1851 at Elba, Wisconsin
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
REED, JAMES C.
ROBINSON, JOSEPH
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 29, 1868
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James C. Reed, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 29, 1868,
while serving with Company A, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory. Private Reed defended his position (with
three others) against a party of 17 hostile Indians under heavy
fire at close quarters, the entire party except himself being
severely wounded.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Joseph Robinson, First Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
17, 1876, while serving with Company D,
3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Rosebud River, Montana. First
Sergeant Robinson discharged his duties while in charge of
the skirmish line under fire with judgment and great coolness
and brought up the lead horses at a critical moment.
 Date of Issue: January 23, 1880
Born: 10/12/1845 at Montreal, Canada
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
RICHMAN, SAMUEL
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Samuel Richman, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in actions with Indians during 1868
and 1869, while serving with Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry,
in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
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ROCHE, DAVID
Indian Campaigns
ROONEY, EDWARD
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: Oct. 21, 1876 to Jan. 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David
Roche, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the
period 21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Rooney, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek,
Montana and other campaigns during the period 21 October
1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company D, 5th
U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1977
Born: at Poughkeepsie, New York
Home Town: Poughkeepsie, New York
Born: 5/1/1838 at County Kerry, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
ROTH, PETER PAUL
RODENBURG, HENRY
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Rodenburg,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
A, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Peter
Paul Roth, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 12,
1874, while serving with Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Washita River, Texas. While carrying dispatches
Private Roth was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he
and his comrades fought throughout the day.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at Germany
Home Town: Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
 Date of Issue: November 4, 1874
Born: at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
ROGAN, PATRICK
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: August 09, 1877
ROWALT, JOHN F.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patrick Rogan, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on August 09, 1877,
while serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Big Hole, Montana. Sergeant Rogan verified and reported the
company while subjected to a galling fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1878
Born: at County Leitrim, Ireland
Home Town: Reading, Pennsylvania
Patrick Rogan and Medal of Honor recipient Milden Wilson
became brothers-in-law when they married the sisters of fellow
Medal of Honor recipient John McLennon. All three men earned
the Medals of Honor during the Indian Wars.
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 14, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John F. Rowalt, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on October 14,
1869, while serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Lyry Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Belleville, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
ROWDY,
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, Indian Scouts
Date of Action: March 07, 1890
ROMEYN, HENRY
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry
Romeyn, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 30, 1877, while serving with
5th U.S. Infantry, in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
First Lieutenant Romeyn led his command into close range of
the enemy, there maintained his position, and vigorously
prosecuted the fight until he was severely wounded.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Rowdy, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery
in action with Apache Indians on March 07, 1890, while
serving with Company A, Indian Scouts, in action at Arizona
Territory.
 Date of Issue: May 15, 1890
 Date of Issue: November 27, 1894
Born: 6/1/1833 at Galen, New York
Home Town: Indian Campaigns, Michigan
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Born: at Arizona, Arizona
Home Town: San Carlos, Arizona
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
ROY, STANISLAUS
Indian Campaigns
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Santa Maria River,
Arizona Territory.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Stanislaus Roy, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company A, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Sergeant Stanislaus brought water to the
wounded at great danger to life and under a most galling fire
of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 11/12/1846 at France
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
RUSSELL, JAMES
Born: at Broome County, New York
Home Town: Dubuque, Iowa
SCHNITZER, JOHN
Wagoner, U.S. Army
Troop G, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1882
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Schnitzer, Wagoner,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 23, 1882,
while serving with Troop G, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Horseshoe Canyon, New Mexico. Wagoner Schnitzer
assisted, under a heavy fire, to rescue a wounded comrade.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
 Date of Issue: August 17, 1896
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Russell, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
SCHOU, JULIUS ALEXIS
Born: at Kempten, Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
RYAN, DAVID
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Julius Alexis Schou,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism during 1870,
while serving with Company I, 22d U.S. Infantry, in action
during the Sioux Campaign. Corporal Schou carried
dispatches to Fort Buford.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1884
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David Ryan, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar Creek, Montana
and other campaigns during the period 21 October 1876 to 8
January 1877, while serving with Company G, 5th U.S.
Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: at County Kilkenny, Ireland
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
RYAN, DENIS
Born: 7/17/1849 at Copenhagen, Denmark
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
SCHROETER, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Schroeter,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 02, 1874
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Denis Ryan, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for courage while in command of a
detachment on December 02, 1874, while serving with
Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Gageby Creek in
Indian Territory.
SCOTT, GEORGE D.
Born: at Lindberg, Germany
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: at Cork, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
SALE, ALBERT
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25 & 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George D. Scott, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25 & 26, 1876,
while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Scott voluntarily brought
water to the wounded under fire.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 29, 1869
Born: at Lancaster, Kentucky
Home Town: Mount Vernon, Kentucky
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Albert Sale, Private, U.S.
Army, for gallantry in killing an Indian warrior and capturing
pony and effects on June 29, 1869, while serving with
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SCOTT, ROBERT B.
Indian Campaigns
SHAW, THOMAS
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 12, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Robert B. Scott, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Shaw, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on August 12,
1881, while serving with Company K, 9th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Carrizo Canyon, New Mexico.
Sergeant Shaw forced the enemy back after stubbornly
holding his ground in an extremely exposed position and
prevented the enemy's superior numbers from surrounding his
command.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Washington County, New York
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
SEWARD, GRIFFIN
Wagoner, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
 Date of Issue: December 7, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Griffin Seward, Wagoner,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Covington, Kentucky
Home Town: Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SHEERIN, JOHN
Blacksmith, U.S. Army
Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08 - 11, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Sheerin,
Blacksmith, U.S. Army, for services against hostile Indians on
July 08 - 11, 1873, while serving with Company C, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
Born: 10/8/1842 at Dover, Delaware
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SHAFFER, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Shaffer, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Camden, New Jersey
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
SHEPPARD, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Sheppard,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
A, 5th U.S. Infantry.
Born: at Bavaria, Germany
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
SHARPLESS, EDWARD CLAY
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09 - 11, 1874
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Clay Sharpless,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
09 - 11, 1874, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Upper Washita River, Texas. While
carrying dispatches Corporal Sharpless was attacked by 125
hostile Indians, whom he (and a comrade) fought throughout
the day.
 Date of Issue: April 23, 1875
Born: 8/10/1853 at Marion County, Ohio
Home Town: Columbus, Ohio
Corporal William Morris was one of only two Company H
soldiers couriers on the September 1874 6th Cavalry Roster, and
was probably Corporal Edward Sharpless' unnamed comrade in
this action.
Born: 11/27/1850 at Rocky Hill, Connecticut
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
SHINGLE, JOHN HENRY
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Troop I, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Henry Shingle, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on June 17, 1876,
while serving with Troop I, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Rosebud River, Montana.
 Date of Issue: June 1, 1880
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Born: 11/25/1842 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SKINNER, JOHN OSCAR
Indian Campaigns
*SMITH, GEORGE W.
Contract Surgeon, U.S. Army
Date of Action: January 17, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Oscar Skinner, Contract Surgeon, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
January 17, 1873, while serving with , in
action at the Lava Beds, California.
Contract Surgeon Skinker rescued a wounded soldier who lay
under a close and heavy fire during the assault on the Modoc
stronghold after two soldiers had unsuccessfully attempted to
make the rescue and both had been wounded in doing so.
 Date of Issue: April 6, 1915
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George W. Smith,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
12, 1874, while serving with Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Washita River, Texas. While carrying dispatches
Private Smith was attacked by 125 hostile Indians, whom he
and his comrades fought throughout the day. Private Smith
was mortally wounded during the engagement and died early
the next day.
 Date of Issue: November 4, 1874
Born: at Greenfield, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Born: 5/4/1845 at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
SMITH, OTTO
SMITH, ANDREW J.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Private, U.S. Army
Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Andrew J. Smith,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Otto Smith, Private, U.S.
Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians during
1868 and 1869, while serving with Company K, 8th U.S.
Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Born: at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Sacramento, California
Born: at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
SMITH, ROBERT
SMITH, CHARLES E.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 09, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles E. Smith,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Robert Smith, Private,
U.S. Army, for special bravery in endeavoring to dislodge
Indians secreted in a ravine on September 09, 1876, while
serving with Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at Slim
Buttes, Dakota Territory.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
 Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
Born: at Auburn, New York
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
SMITH, CORNELIUS COLE
SMITH, THEODORE F.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: January 01, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Cornelius Cole Smith, First Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
January 01, 1891, while serving with
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White River,
South Dakota. With four men of his troop, First Sergeant
Smith drove off a superior force of the enemy and held his
position against their repeated efforts to recapture it, and
subsequently pursued them a great distance.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Theodore F. Smith,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1879
 Date of Issue: February 4, 1891
Born: 4/7/1869 at Tucson, Arizona
Home Town: Helena, Montana
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Born: 9/6/1852 at Rahway, New Jersey
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SMITH, THOMAS
Indian Campaigns
Born: at Hardwick, Massachusetts
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
SPENCE, ORIZOBA
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Smith, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: 7/4/1847 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Fort Adams, Rhode Island
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Orizoba Spence, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Forest County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
SMITH, THOMAS J.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
SPRINGER, GEORGE
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas J. Smith, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Liverpool, England
Home Town: New York, New York
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Springer, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: 5/7/1848 at York County, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
SMITH, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
STANCE, EMANUEL
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Smith, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Bath, Maine
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 20, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Emanuel Stance, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
gallantry on scout after Indians on May 20,
1870, while serving with Company F, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Kickapoo Springs, Texas.
 Date of Issue: June 28, 1870
SMITH, WILLIAM H.
Born: at Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Home Town: East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
Emanuel Stance was the first Black American (Buffalo Soldier)
to earn the Medal of Honor during the Indian Campaigns. Later,
while serving as a First Sergeant in Nebraska, he was killed by his
own men.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William H. Smith,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Lapeer, Michigan
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
STANLEY, EBEN
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 25 & 27, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Eben Stanley, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on March 25 & 27, 1873,
while serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory.
SNOW, ELMER A.
Trumpeter, U.S. Army
Company M, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 17, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Elmer
A. Snow, Trumpeter, U.S. Army, for
bravery in action on June 17, 1876, while
serving with Company M, 3d U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Rosebud River, Montana. Trumpeter
Snow was wounded in both arms.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: October 16, 1877
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Born: at Decatur County, Iowa
Home Town: Santa Fe, New Mexico
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
STANLEY, EDWARD
Indian Campaigns
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at Switzerland
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 26, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Stanley,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on August 26,
1869, while serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Seneca Mountain, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: San Francisco, California
STAUFFER, RUDOLPH
STIVERS, THOMAS W.
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25 & 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas W. Stivers,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25 &
26, 1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Stivers
voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Rudolph Stauffer, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory near
Camp Hualpai, during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while
serving with Company K, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
STOKES, ALONZO
Born: 7/15/1850 at Madison County, Kentucky
Home Town: Mount Vernon, Kentucky
 Date of Issue: July 30, 1875
Born: 11/27/1836 at Berne, Switzerland
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Alonzo Stokes, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
STEINER, CHRISTIAN
Born: at Logan County, Ohio
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Saddler, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Christian Steiner,
Saddler, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
STRAYER, WILLIAM
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 26, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Strayer, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on April 26, 1872, while
serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at the
Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.
 Date of Issue: May 22, 1872
STEWART, BENJAMIN F.
Born: at Maytown, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 09, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Benjamin F. Stewart,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 09,
1876, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Big Horn, Montana. Private Stewart carried
dispatches to Brigadier General Crook at imminent risk of his
life.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1876
Born: at Norfolk, Virginia
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
STRIVSON, BENONI
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Benoni Strivson, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Overton, Tennessee
Home Town: Sacramento, California
STICKOFFER, JULIUS HENRY
Saddler, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 11, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Julius Henry Stickoffer,
Saddler, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on November 11,
1868, while serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Cienaga Springs, Utah.
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SULLIVAN, THOMAS
Indian Campaigns
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Sullivan, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action against Indians concealed
in a ravine on October 20, 1869, while serving with Company
G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at Chiricahua Mountains,
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at Covington, Kentucky
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
TAYLOR, CHARLES
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 17, 1882
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Taylor, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 17, 1882,
while serving with Company D, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Big Dry Wash, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: December 16, 1882
Born: at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
SULLIVAN, THOMAS
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
TAYLOR, WILBUR NELSON
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Sullivan, Private,
U.S. Army, for conspicuous bravery in action against Indians
concealed in a ravine on December 29, 1890, while serving
with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Wounded
Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: December 17, 1891
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company K, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: 1868 & 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Wilbur Nelson Taylor,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in actions with Indians
during 1868 and 1869, while serving with Company K, 8th
U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: September 6, 1869
Born: 4/20/1859 at County Meath, Ireland
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
Born: 12/2/1846 at Hampden, Maine
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
SUMNER, JAMES
TEA, RICHARD LONGSTREET
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Sumner, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 20, 1869, while
serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: at London, England
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
SUTHERLAND, JOHN ALEXANDER
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Richard Longstreet Tea,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 23,
1875, while serving with Company H, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Sappa Creek, Kansas. With five other men Sergeant
Tea waded in mud and water up the creek to a position
directly behind an entrenched Cheyenne position, who were
using natural bank pits to good advantage against the main
column. This surprise attack from the enemy rear broke their
resistance.
 Date of Issue: November 16, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Alexander
Sutherland, Corporal, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and
actions against Indians from August to October 1868, while
serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in
Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 2/19/1849 at Harrodsburg, Indiana
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
*TAYLOR, BERNARD
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 01, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bernard Taylor, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for bravery in rescuing Lieutenant King, 5th U.S.
Cavalry, from Indians, on November 1, 1874, while serving
with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Sunset Pass,
Arizona Territory.
Born: 2/1/1842 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
THOMAS, CHARLES L.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 11th Ohio Cavalry
Date of Action: September 17, 1865
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles L. Thomas, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism in action at
Powder River, Dakota Territory, on 17
September 1865. Sergeant Thomas carried a message through
a country infested with hostile Indians and saved the life of a
comrade en route.
 Date of Issue: August 24, 1894
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Born: 2/12/1843 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
Charles Thomas was commissioned a Brevet-Major, Ohio
National Guard and entered on a special state Roll of Honor on
February 18, 1921.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
THOMPSON, GEORGE WASHINGTON
Indian Campaigns
TOLAN, FRANK
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 15, 1870
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Washington
Thompson, Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on May
15, 1870, while serving with Company C, 2d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Blue, Nebraska.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Tolan, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. Private Tolan voluntarily brought water
to the wounded under fire.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1870
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: at Victory, New York
Home Town: Syracuse, New York
Born: at Malone, New York
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
THOMPSON, JOHN
TOY, FREDERICK ERNEST
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Thompson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in action with Indians on
October 20, 1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona
Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 24, 1870
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick Ernest Toy,
First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery on December 29,
1890, while serving with Company G, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: May 26, 1891
Born: at Glasgow, Scotland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Born: at Buffalo, New York
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
THOMPSON, PETER
TRACY, JOHN
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Peter Thompson, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876, while
serving with Company C, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Big Horn, Montana. After having voluntarily brought water to
the wounded, in which effort he was shot through the head,
Private Thompson made two successful trips for the same
purpose, notwithstanding remonstrances of his sergeant.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Tracy, Private, U.S.
Army, for bravery in action with Indians on October 20, 1869,
while serving with Company G, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
TRAUTMAN, JACOB
Born: 12/28/1854 at Scotland
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
Born: 12/28/1848 at Dublin, Ireland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
TILTON, HENRY REMSEN
Major and Surgeon, U.S. Army
Date of Action: September 30, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry
Remsen Tilton, Major and Surgeon, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 30, 1877, while serving with ,
in action at Bear Paw Mountain, Montana.
Major Tilton fearlessly risked his life and displayed great
gallantry in rescuing and protecting the wounded men.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jacob Trautman, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December
29, 1890, while serving with Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. First Sergeant
Trautman killed a hostile Indian at close quarters, and,
although entitled to retirement from service, remained to the
close of the campaign.
 Date of Issue: March 27, 1891
 Date of Issue: March 22, 1895
Born: 2/1/1836 at Barnegat, New Jersey
Home Town: Jersey City, New Jersey
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Born: at Hamburg, Germany
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
TURPIN, JAMES H.
Indian Campaigns
fired constantly in this manner for more than 20 minutes
diverting fire and attention from another group filling
canteens of water that were desperately needed.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James H. Turpin, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company L, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 2/5/1845 at Baden, Germany
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
VOKES, LEROY H.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 26, 1872
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Leroy H. Vokes, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on April 26,
1872, while serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, at the
Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.
Born: at Easton, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
VARNUM, CHARLES ALBERT
Captain, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 30, 1890
 Date of Issue: May 22, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Albert Varnum, Captain, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
December 30, 1890, while serving with
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White Clay Creek,
South Dakota. While executing an order to withdraw, seeing
that a continuance of the movement would expose another
troop of his regiment to being cut off and surrounded, Captain
Varnum disregarded orders to retire, placed himself in front of
his men, led a charge upon the advancing Indians, regained a
commanding position that had just been vacated, and thus
insured a safe withdrawal of both detachments without further
loss.
 Date of Issue: September 22, 1897
Born: 6/21/1849 at Troy, New York
Home Town: Pensacola, Florida
Charles Varnum graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1872.
VEUVE, ERNEST
Farrier, U.S. Army
Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: November 03, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Ernest Veuve, Farrier,
U.S. Army, for gallant manner in which he faced a desperate
Indian on November 03, 1874, while serving with Company
A, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Staked Plains, Texas.
Born: 11/12/1849 at Lake County, Illinois
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
VON MEDEM, RUDOLPH
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Rudolph Von Medem,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallant conduct during campaigns
and engagements with Apaches, in the Arizona Territory
during the winter of 1872 to 1873, while serving with
Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Germany
Home Town: New York, New York
WALKER, ALLEN
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 30, 1891
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Allen
Walker, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on December 30,
1891, while serving with Company C, 3d
U.S. Cavalry, in action at Texas. While carrying dispatches,
Private Walker attacked a party of three armed men and
secured papers valuable to the United States.
 Date of Issue: April 25, 1892
Born: 1/19/1866 at Patriot, Indiana
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
When Allen Walker died on September 11, 1953, at age 87,
he was the last surviving Medal of Honor recipient from the Indian
Campaigns, and the last surviving recipient to have earned the
Medal of Honor for actions prior to 1900.
 Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
Born: 3/19/1843 at New Castle, Switzerland
Home Town: Jackson Barracks, Louisiana
VOIT, OTTO EMIL
WALKER, JOHN
Saddler, U.S. Army
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Otto
Emil Voit, Saddler, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on June 25, 1876,
while serving with Company H, 7th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Saddler Voit
volunteered with George Geiger, Charles Windolph, and
Henry Mechlin to hold an exposed position standing erect on
the brow of the hill facing the Little Big Horn River. They
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 23, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Walker, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on September
23, 1869, while serving with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Red Creek, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1869
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Born: at Leon, France
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
WALLACE, WILLIAM
Indian Campaigns
WARD, JOHN
AKA: JOHN WARRIOR
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Wallace,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
C, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 10/31/1847 at County Donegal, Ireland
Home Town: New York, New York
WALLEY, AUGUSTUS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Indian Scouts, 24th Infantry
Date of Action: April 26, 1875
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Ward AKA: John Warrior, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on April 26, 1875,
serving with Indian Scouts, 24th Infantry, in action at
River, Texas. With three other men, Sergeant
participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while
scouting patrol.
while
Pecos
Ward
on a
 Date of Issue: May 28, 1875
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 16, 1881
Born: at Arkansas, Arkansas
Home Town: Fort Duncan, Texas
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Augustus Walley, Private, U.S. Army, for
bravery in action with hostile Apaches on
August 16, 1881, while serving with
Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Cuchillo Negro
Mountains, New Mexico.
 Date of Issue: October 1, 1890
Born: 3/10/1856 at Reistertown, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Augustus Walley was recommended for a second Medal of
Honor for saving a wounded officer during the Spanish-American
War. His recommendation was downgraded to the Certificate of
Merit. During World War I, at age 60, he was called from
retirement to active duty and served in Louisiana during that war.
WARD, CHARLES H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. Ward, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
WARRINGTON, LEWIS
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 08, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lewis Warrington, First
Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in a combat
with five Indians on December 08, 1874, while serving with
4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Muchague Valley, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 12, 1875
Born: at Washington, Washington, D.C.
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
WATSON, JAMES C.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James C. Watson,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: at Cochecton, New York
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
WATSON, JOSEPH
Born: at Bradford, England
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 04, 1869
WARD, JAMES
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Ward, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on December 29, 1890,
while serving with Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota. Sergeant Ward
continued to fight after being severely wounded.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph Watson, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 04, 1869, while
serving with Company F, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Picacho Mountain, Arizona Territory. Private Watson killed
an Indian warrior and captured his arms.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1870
 Date of Issue: April 16, 1891
Born: 12/6/1858 at Quincy, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
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Born: at Union City, Michigan
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
WEAHER, ANDREW J.
Indian Campaigns
WELCH, MICHAEL
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Andrew J. Weaher,
Private, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Michael Welch, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 05, 1870, while
serving with Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1870
Born: 5/22/1842 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: at Poughkeepsie, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
WEINERT, PAUL H.
WEST, FRANK
Corporal, U.S. Army
Battery E, 1st U.S. Artillery
Date of Action: December 29, 1890
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 17, 1882
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Paul
H. Weinert, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on December 29,
1890, while serving with Battery E, 1st
U.S. Artillery, in action at Wounded Knee Creek, South
Dakota. Taking the place of his commanding of officer who
had fallen severely wounded, Corporal Weinert gallantly
served his piece, after each fire advancing it to a better
position.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
West, First Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 17, 1882,
while serving with 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Big Dry Wash, Arizona
Territory. First Lieutenant West rallied his command and led
it in the advance against the enemy's fortified position.
 Date of Issue: July 12, 1892
Born: 9/26/1850 at Mohawk, New York
Home Town: Mohawk, New York
Frank West graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1872.
 Date of Issue: March 24, 1891
Born: 7/15/1869 at Frankfort, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
WHITEHEAD, PATTON G.
WEISS, ENOCH R.
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 20, 1869
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Enoch R. Weiss, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on October 20,
1869, while serving with Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1870
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 2/13/1848 at Kosciusko County, Indiana
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Born: 9/25/1840 at Russell County, Virginia
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
WELCH, CHARLES H.
WIDMER, JACOB
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25 & 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. Welch,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 25 &
26, 1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Sergeant Welch
voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 3/16/1845 at New York, New York
Home Town: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Patton G. Whitehead,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
C, 5th U.S. Infantry.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 29, 1879
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jacob Widmer, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
29, 1879, while serving with Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Milk River, Colorado. First Sergeant Widmer
volunteered to accompany a small detachment on a very
dangerous mission.
 Date of Issue: May 4, 1880
Born: at Wurttemberg, Germany
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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WILDER, WILBER ELLIIOTT
Indian Campaigns
WILSON, BENJAMIN
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: April 23, 1882
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Wilber Elliiott Wilder,
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on April 23, 1882, while serving with 4th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Horseshoe Canyon, New Mexico. First
Lieutenant Wilder assisted, under a heavy fire, to rescue a
wounded comrade.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Benjamin Wilson,
Private, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on October 05,
1870, while serving with Company M, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Little Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: November 19, 1870
Born: at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
 Date of Issue: August 17, 1896
Born: 8/16/1857 at Atlas, Michigan
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
Wilber Wilder graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1877.
WILKENS, HENRY
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 07 & August 20, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Wilkens, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in actions with Indians on 7
May 1877, while serving with Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry,
in action at Little Muddy Creek, Montana, and on 20 August
1877, at Camas Meadows, Idaho.
 Date of Issue: February 28, 1878
WILSON, CHARLES
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 5th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: October 21, 1876 to January 08, 1877
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Wilson,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for gallantry in engagements at Cedar
Creek, Montana and other campaigns during the period 21
October 1876 to 8 January 1877, while serving with Company
H, 5th U.S. Infantry.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1877
Born: 12/15/1852 at Petersburg, Illinois
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
WILSON, MILDEN H.
Born: at Germany
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 7th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: August 09, 1877
WILLIAMS, MOSES
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 16, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Moses Williams, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on August
16, 1881, while serving with Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Cuchillo Negro Mountains, New Mexico. First
Sergeant Williams rallied a detachment, skillfully conducted a
running fight of three or four hours, and by his coolness,
bravery, and unflinching devotion to duty in standing by his
commanding officer in an exposed position under a heavy fire
from a large party of Indians saved the lives of at least three
of his comrades.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Milden H. Wilson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in forming company from
line of skirmishers and deploying again under a galling fire,
and in carrying dispatches at the imminent risk of his life, on
August 9, 1877, while serving with Company I, 7th U.S.
Infantry, in action at Big Hole, Montana.
 Date of Issue: December 2, 1878
Born: 7/25/1847 at Huron County, Ohio
Home Town: Newark, Ohio
Milden Wilson and Medal of Honor recipient Patrick Rogan
became brothers-in-law when they married the sisters of fellow
Medal of Honor recipient John McLennon. All three men earned
the Medals of Honor during the Indian Wars.
 Date of Issue: November 12, 1896
Born: at Carrollton, Louisiana
Home Town: East Carroll Parish, Louisiana
WILSON, WILLIAM
(First Award)
WILLS, HENRY
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: March 28, 1872
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 08 - 11, 1873
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Wills, Private,
U.S. Army, for services against hostile Indians on July 08 11, 1873, while serving with Company C, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Fort Selden, New Mexico.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Wilson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on March 28,
1872, while serving with Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Colorado Valley, Texas, in pursuit of a band of cattle
thieves from New Mexico.
 Date of Issue: August 12, 1875
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1872
Born: at Gracon, Virginia
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
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WILSON, WILLIAM
Indian Campaigns
WINTERBOTTOM, WILLIAM
(Second Award)
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Wilson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished conduct in action with
Indians on September 29, 1872, while serving with Company
I, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Red River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: April 27, 1872
Born: at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
2@ MOHs During the Indian Campaigns
This was the SECOND action to earn Sergeant Wilson a
Medal of Honor, making him one of 19 double recipients of the
award. Six months earlier his leadership of this same troop from
the 4th cavalry netted him his first award.
WILSON, WILLIAM O.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December, 1890
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William O. Wilson, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for bravery on December, 1890, while
serving with Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at White
Clay Creek, South Dakota.
 Date of Issue: September 17, 1891
Born: at Hagerstown, Maryland
Home Town: St. Paul, Minnesota
WINDOLPH, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 25 & 26, 1876
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Windolph, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on June 25 &
26, 1876, while serving with Company H,
7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. With
three comrades, during the entire engagement, Private
Windolph courageously held a position that secured water for
the command.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Winterbottom,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for gallantry in action on July 12, 1870,
while serving with Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: at Manchester, England
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
WITCOME, JOSEPH
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph Witcome, Private,
U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against Indians
from August to October 1868, while serving with Company
B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: at Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
WOOD, LEONARD
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
Date of Action: Summer 1886
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Leonard Wood, Assistant Surgeon, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism in the
Summer of 1886, in action in the Apache
Campaigns in Arizona Territory. Assistant Surgeon Wood
voluntarily carried dispatches through a region infested with
hostile Indians, making a journey of 70 miles in one night and
walking 30 miles the next day. Also for several weeks, while
in close pursuit of Geronimo's band and constantly expecting
an encounter, commanded a detachment of Infantry, which
was then without an officer, and to the command of which he
was assigned upon his own request.
 Date of Issue: April 8, 1898
Born: 10/9/1860 at Winchester, New Hampshire
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
The Army Post in Missouri is named for General Wood, who
had a distinguished career in the Spanish-American War and the
Philippines. In 1920 he challenged Warren G. Harding for the
Republican nomination for the Presidency.
 Date of Issue: October 5, 1878
Born: 12/9/1851 at Bergen, Germany
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
When Charles Windolph died at age 98 in 1950, he was the
last survivor of the famous battle of the Little Big Horn.
WINDUS, CLARON
Bugler, U.S. Army
Company L, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 12, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Claron Windus, Bugler, U.S. Army, for
gallantry in action on July 12, 1870, while
serving with Company L, 6th U.S.
Cavalry, at Wichita River, Texas.
 Date of Issue: August 25, 1870
Born: 1/10/1850 at Janesville, Wisconsin
Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana
WOODALL, ZACHARIAH
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Zachariah Woodall,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on September
12, 1874, while serving with Company I, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Washita River, Texas. While in command of five
men and carrying dispatches, Sergeant Woodall was attacked
by 125 Indians, which, he with his command fought
throughout the day, he being severely wounded.
 Date of Issue: November 7, 1874
Born: at Alexandria, Virginia
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
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WOODS, BRENT
Indian Campaigns
YOUNT, JOHN P.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 9th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August 19, 1881
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Brent
Woods, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on August 19,
1881, while serving with Company B, 9th
U.S. Cavalry, in action at New Mexico, Sergeant Woods
saved the lives of his comrades and citizens of the
detachment.
 Date of Issue: July 12, 1894
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: May 05, 1871
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John P. Yount, Private,
U.S. Army, for gallantry in action with Indians on May 05,
1871, while serving with Company F, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Whetstone Mountains, Arizona.
 Date of Issue: November 13, 1871
Born: at Putnam County, Indiana
Home Town: Sacramento, California
ZIEGNER, HERMAN
Born: at Pulaski County, Kentucky
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
Private, U.S. Army
Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: December 29 & 30, 1890
WORTMAN, GEORGE G.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: August - October, 1868
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George G. Wortman,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for bravery in scouts and actions against
Indians from August to October 1868, while serving with
Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry, in action in Arizona Territory.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Herman Ziegner, Private,
U.S. Army, for conspicuous bravery on December 29 & 30,
1890, while serving with Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in
action at Wounded Knee Creek and White Clay Creek, South
Dakota.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1891
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1869
Born: 8/15/1841 at Monckton, Canada
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
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Born: at Aploda, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Civilian Scouts
DIXON, WILLIAM "BILLY"
CHAPMAN, AMOS
Civilian Scout, U.S. Civilian
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Civilian Scout, U.S. Civilian
6th U.S. Cavalry (Attached)
Date of Action: September 12, 1874
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Amos Chapman, Civilian Scout, U.S.
Civilian, for gallantry in action on 12 September 1874,
while serving as an Indian Scout (Civilian), with the 6th
U.S. Cavalry, at Washita River, Texas.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William "Billy" Dixon, Civilian Scout,
U.S. Civilian, for gallantry in action on
12 September 1874, while serving as an Indian Scout
(Civilian), in service to the U.S. Army at Washita River,
Texas.
Born: 9/25/1850 at Ohio County, West Virginia
Home Town: Stinnett, Texas
Born: 3/15/1839 at Kalamazoo, Michigan
Home Town: Fort Supply, Oklahoma
CODY, WILLIAM FREDERICK
DOZIER, JAMES B.
Civilian Scout, U.S. Civilian
3d U.S. Cavalry (Attached)
Date of Action: April 26, 1872
Civilian Scout, U.S. Civilian
Date of Action: October 05, 1870
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Frederick Cody, Civilian Scout,
U.S. Civilian, for gallantry in action on
26 April 1872, while serving as a Civilian Scout (Civilian),
with the 3d U.S. Cavalry, at the Loupe Fork of the Platte
River, Nebraska.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
James B. Dozier, Civilian Scout, U.S.
Civilian, for gallantry in action and on
the march on 5 October 1870, while serving as an Indian
Scout (Civilian) at Little Wichita River, Texas.
Born: 5/2/1820 at Warren County, Tennessee
Home Town: Fort Richardson, Texas
Born: 2/16/1846 at Scott County, Iowa
Home Town: Fort McPherson, Nebraska
Buffalo Bill Cody later served as a member of the Nebraska
National Guard.
These four individuals were all civilians, employed as Indian Scouts by the U.S. Army, and recognized by the
Army for their valor with award of the Medal of Honor. During the review of 1917, the Medals of Honor awarded
them, along with the award to Civil War civilian Scout William Woodall and Civil War (civilian) Contract
Surgeon Mary Walker were revoked due their recipients' non-military status.
Dr. Walker's Medal of Honor was subsequently restored in 1966, decades after her death, dut to repeated
petitions to the U.S. Congress. The awards to Mr. Woodall and the four civilian scouts from the Indian Campaigns
were restored in June 1989. These six, along with two Civil War (boat) pilots who served with the U.S. Navy,
comprise the EIGHT civilians awarded the Medal of Honor in the award's history.
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Interim * Non-Combat Awards
GERBER, FREDERICK WILLIAM
GREELY, ADOLPHUS WASHINGTON
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
U.S. Engineers
Date of Action: 1839 - 1871
Major General, U.S. Army
Signal Corps
Date of Action: July 26, 1861 - February 10, 1906
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frederick William
Gerber, Sergeant Major, U.S. Army, for distinguished
gallantry in many actions and in recognition of long,
faithful, and meritorious services covering a period of 32
years from 1839 to 1871.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Adolphus Washington
Greely, Major General, U.S. Army, for his life of splendid
public service, begun on 27 March 1844, having enlisted as
a private in the U.S. Army on 26 July 1861, and by
successive promotions was commissioned as Major General
10 February 1906, and retired by operation of law on his
64th birthday.
 Date of Issue: November 8, 1871
Born: at Dresden, Germany
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
 General Order No. 3 W.D., 1935, By Act of Congress,
Born: 3/27/1844 at Newburyport, Massachusetts
Home Town: Peace Time Awards, Louisiana
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Spanish American War
BROOKIN, OSCAR
BAKER, EDWARD LEE
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Sergeant Major, U.S. Army
10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward Lee Baker, Sergeant Major, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
01, 1898, while serving with 10th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Santiago, Cuba. Sergeant Major Baker
left cover and, under fire, rescued a wounded comrade from
drowning.
 Date of Issue: July 3, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Oscar Brookin, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898,
while serving with Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry, in action
at El Caney, Cuba. Private Brookin gallantly assisted in the
rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 21, 1899
Born: 7/19/1869 at Byron, Wisconsin
Home Town: Green County, Ohio
Born: 12/28/1865 at Platte River, Wyoming
Home Town: Cincinnati, Ohio
BUZZARD, ULYSSES G.
BELL, DENNIS
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Private, U.S. Army
Troop H, 10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 30, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Dennis Bell, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on June 30, 1898,
while serving with Troop H, 10th U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Tayabacoa, Cuba. Private Bell
voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy and aided in
the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after several
previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Ulysses G. Buzzard,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry, in
action at El Caney, Cuba. Private Buzzard gallantly assisted
in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and
under heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 24, 1899
Born: 1/31/1865 at Armstrong, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
CANTRELL, CHARLES P.
Born: 12/28/1866 at Washington, Washington, D.C.
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
BERG, GEORGE FRANCIS
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Francis Berg, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company C,
17th U.S. Infantry, in action at El Caney, Cuba. Private Berg
gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front
of the lines and while under heavy fire of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles P. Cantrell,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Cantrell gallantly assisted in
the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: October 17, 1927
Born: 12/2/1868 at Mount Erie, Illinois
Home Town: Fort Omaha, Nebraska
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Born: 2/13/1874 at Smithville, Tennessee
Home Town: Nashville, Tennessee
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
CHURCH, JAMES ROBB
Spanish-American War
DOHERTY, THOMAS M.
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Date of Action: June 24, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Robb Church, Assistant Surgeon, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
24, 1898, while serving with 1st U.S.
Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders), in action at Las Guasimas,
Cuba. In addition to performing gallantly the duties pertaining
to his position, Assistant Surgeon Church voluntarily and
unaided carried several seriously wounded men from the
firing line to a secure position in the rear, in each instance
being subjected to a very heavy fire and great exposure and
danger.
 Date of Issue: January 10, 1906
Born: at Chicago, Illinois
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
Assistant Surgeon Church's action was the first Medal of
Honor action by a member of the US Army of the SpanishAmerican War. His Medal was presented in 1906 by President
Theodore Roosevelt, who eight years before, had been Church's
Commanding Officer in the Rough Riders.
CUMMINS, ANDREW JOHNSON
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Andrew Johnson
Cummins, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
July 01, 1898, while serving with Company F, 10th U.S.
Infantry, in action at Santiago, Cuba. Sergeant Cummins
gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front
of the lines and under heavy fire of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: at Alexandria, Indiana
Home Town: Alexandria, Indiana
DESWAN, JOHN FRANCIS
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John Francis Deswan,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry, in
action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Deswan gallantly assisted in
the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 1/13/1876 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas M. Doherty, Corporal, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
01, 1898, while serving with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry,
in action at Santiago, Cuba. Corporal Doherty gallantly
assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines
and while under heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 5/11/1869 at Mitchelstown, Ireland
Home Town: Newcastle, Maine
FOURNIA, FRANK OTTIS
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Ottis Fournia,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry, in
action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Fournia gallantly assisted in
the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while
under heavy fire of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 1/1/1873 at Rome, New York
Home Town: Plattsburgh, New York
GRAVES, THOMAS J.
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas J. Graves,
Private, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry, in
action at El Caney, Cuba. Private Graves gallantly assisted in
the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 9/29/1866 at Milton, Indiana
Home Town: Millville, Indiana
HARDAWAY, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Benjamin Franklin
Hardaway, First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898, while serving with
17th U.S. Infantry, in action at El Caney, Cuba. First
Lieutenant Hardaway gallantly assisted in the rescue of the
wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from
the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 21, 1899
Born: 7/17/1865 at Benleyville, Kentucky
Home Town: Fort Totten, South Dakota
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HEARD, JOHN WILLIAM
Spanish-American War
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1899
Born: 6/1/1866 at Dinwiddie County, Virginia
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
3d U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: July 23, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
William Heard, First Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
23, 1898, while serving with 3d U.S.
Cavalry, in action at Bahia Honda, Cuba. After two men had
been shot down by Spaniards while transmitting orders to the
engine-room on the Wanderer, the ship having become
disabled, First Lieutenant Heard took the position held by
them and personally transmitted the orders, remaining at his
post until the ship was out of danger.
MILLS, ALBERT LEOPOLD
Captain & Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Albert Leopold Mills,
Captain & Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army, for
distinguished gallantry in encouraging those near him by his
bravery and coolness after being shot through the head and
entirely without sight, on July 1, 1898, while serving with
U.S. Volunteers, in action at Santiago, Cuba.
 Date of Issue: July 9, 1902
 Date of Issue: June 21, 1899
Born: 3/27/1860 at Woodstock, Mississippi
Home Town: Woodstock, Mississippi
John Heard graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1883.
KELLER, WILLIAM G.
Born: 5/7/1854 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Albert Mills graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1879.
NASH, JAMES J.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 10th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William G. Keller, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company F,
10th U.S. Infantry, in action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Keller
gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front
of the lines and under heavy fire of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James J. Nash, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898, while
serving with Company H, 10th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Santiago, Cuba. Private Nash gallantly assisted in the rescue
of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire
from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: at Louisville, Kentucky
Home Town: Louisville, Kentucky
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 4/19/1876 at Buffalo, New York
Home Town: Buffalo, New York
NEE, GEORGE HENRY
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
KELLY, THOMAS
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Thomas Kelly, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898, while
serving with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry, in action at
Santiago, Cuba. Private Kelly gallantly assisted in the rescue
of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under
heavy fire from the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Henry Nee, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company H,
21st U.S. Infantry, in action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Nee
gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front
of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 3/12/1876 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Born: at Ireland Home Town: New York, New York
LEE, FITZ
Private, U.S. Army
Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 30, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Fitz Lee, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June 30, 1898, while
serving with Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry, in action at
Tayabacoa, Cuba. Private Lee voluntarily went ashore in the
face of the enemy and aided in the rescue of his wounded
comrades; this after several previous attempts had been
frustrated.
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
PFISTERER, HERMAN
Spanish-American War
ROBERTS, CHARLES DUVAL
Musician, U.S. Army
Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Herman Pfisterer,
Musician, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company H, 21st U.S. Infantry, in
action at Santiago, Cuba. Musician Pfisterer gallantly assisted
in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and
under heavy fire from the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles
Duval
Roberts,
Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on July 01, 1898, while serving
with 17th U.S. Infantry, in action at El Caney, Cuba. Second
Lieutenant Roberts gallantly assisted in the rescue of the
wounded from in front of the lines under heavy fire of the
enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 4/1/1866 at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
 Date of Issue: June 21, 1899
Born: 6/18/1873 at Cheyenne Agency, South Dakota
Home Town: Fort D.A. Russell, Wyoming
Charles Roberts graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1897.
POLOND, ALFRED
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Alfred Polond, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898,
while serving with Company F, 10th U.S.
Infantry, in action at Santiago, Cuba. Private Polond gallantly
assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines
and while under heavy fire of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 2/29/1872 at Lapeer, Michigan
Home Town: Lapeer, Michigan
QUINN, ALEXANDER M.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Alexander M. Quinn,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company A, 13th U.S. Infantry, in
action at Santiago, Cuba. Sergeant Quinn gallantly assisted in
the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under
heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: at Passaic, New Jersey
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexander Quinn continued his service in action during the
Philippine Insurrection, and was Killed in Action in the Philippine
Islands on May 4, 1906.
RESSLER, NORMAN W.
ROOSEVELT, THEODORE
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
1st U.S. Volunteer Cavalry (Rough Riders)
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Theodore Roosevelt, Lieutenant Colonel,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism
while serving with 1st U.S. Volunteer
Cavalry (Rough Riders), in action at Santiago, Cuba.
Lieutenant Colonel Theodore Roosevelt distinguished himself
by acts of bravery on 1 July, 1898, near Santiago de Cuba,
Republic of Cuba, while leading a daring charge up San Juan
Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt, in total disregard for his
personal safety, and accompanied by only four or five men,
led a desperate and gallant charge up San Juan Hill,
encouraging his troops to continue the assault through
withering enemy fire over open countryside. Facing the
enemy's heavy fire, he displayed extraordinary bravery
throughout the charge, and was the first to reach the enemy
trenches, where he quickly killed one of the enemy with his
pistol, allowing his men to continue the assault. His
leadership and valor turned the tide in the Battle for San Juan
Hill. Lieutenant Colonel Roosevelt's extraordinary heroism
and devotion to duty are in keeping with the highest traditions
of military service and reflect great credit upon himself, his
unit, and the United States Army.
 Date of Issue: January 16, 2001
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company D, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Norman W. Ressler,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company D, 17th U.S. Infantry, in
action at El Caney, Cuba. Corporal Ressler gallantly assisted
in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and
under heavy fire of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: August 21, 1899
Born: 5/27/1873 at Dalmatia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Dalmatia, Pennsylvania
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Born: 10/27/1858 at New York, New York
Theodore Roosevelt served in the New York National Guard
before active duty service. Many historians believe the Medal of
Honor was denied him after the end of the war, based upon
political pressure from Secretary of War Alger as a personal
vendetta. Roosevelt subsequently was elected President of the
Untied States. After a century of debate Congress authorized a
belated award in 2000, and the following year his long-sought
Medal of Honor was presented, making him the ONLY president to
receive it. During World War II his son, Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.
received the Medal of Honor for his own heroic leadership.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SHEPHERD, WARREN JULIUS
Spanish-American War
WELBORN, IRA CLINTON
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company D, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Warren Julius Shepherd,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01,
1898, while serving with Company D, 17th U.S. Infantry, in
action at El Caney, Cuba. Corporal Shepherd gallantly
assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines
under heavy fire from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: August 21, 1899
Born: 9/28/1871 at Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Westover, Pennsylvania
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
9th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 02, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Ira
Clinton Welborn, Second Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
02, 1898, while serving with 9th U.S. Infantry, in action at
Santiago, Cuba. Second Lieutenant Welborne voluntarily left
shelter and went, under fire, to the aid of a private of his
company who was wounded.
 Date of Issue: June 21, 1899
Born: 2/13/1874 at Mico, Mississippi
Home Town: Mico, Mississippi
Ira Welborn graduated from the US Military Academy at West
Point, Class of 1898, little more than one month before earning the
Medal of Honor.
THOMPKINS, WILLIAM H.
Private, U.S. Army
Troop G, 10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 30, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William H. Thompkins, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
30, 1898, while serving with Troop G,
10th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Tayabacoa, Cuba. Private
Thompkins voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy
and aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after
several previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1899
Born: 10/3/1872 at Paterson, New Jersey
Home Town: Patterson, New Jersey
WENDE, BRUNO
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 01, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bruno Wende, Private,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on July 01, 1898, while
serving with Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry, in action at El
Caney, Cuba. Private Wende gallantly assisted in the rescue
of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire
from the enemy.
 Date of Issue: June 22, 1899
Born: 4/17/1859 at Germany Home Town: Canton, Ohio
WANTON, GEORGE HENRY
Private, U.S. Army
Troop M, 10th U.S. Cavalry
Date of Action: June 30, 1898
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Henry Wanton, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on June
30, 1898, while serving with Troop M,
10th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Tayabacoa, Cuba. Private
Wanton voluntarily went ashore in the face of the enemy and
aided in the rescue of his wounded comrades; this after
several previous attempts at rescue had been frustrated.
 Date of Issue: June 23, 1899
Born: 5/15/1868 at Paterson, New Jersey
Home Town: Patterson, New Jersey
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Philippine Insurrection
BELL, JAMES FRANKLIN
ANDERS, FRANK LAFAYETTE
Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 09, 1899
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
Lafayette Anders, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for most distinguished gallantry on May
13, 1899, while serving with Company B,
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Miguel
de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 11 other scouts,
without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to
get into a position to do so, Corporal Anders charged over a
distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300
of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could
only be carried by a frontal attack.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
James Franklin Bell, Colonel (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on September 09, 1899, while
serving with 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at
Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands. While in advance of his
regiment, Colonel Bell charged seven insurgents with his
pistol and compelled the surrender of the captain and two
privates under a close fire from the remaining insurgents
concealed in a bamboo thicket.
 Date of Issue: December 11, 1899
Born: 1/9/1856 at Shelbyville, Kentucky
Home Town: Shelbyville, Kentucky
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (Span-American War)
James Franklin Bell graduated from the US Military Academy
at West Point, Class of 1878.
 Date of Issue: March 3, 1906
Born: 11/10/1875 at Fort Lincoln, South Dakota
Home Town: Fargo, North Dakota
Frank Anders entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
BICKHAM, CHARLES GOODWIN
BATSON, MATTHEW ARLINGTON
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: May 02, 1902
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
4th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 26, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Matthew Arlington
Batson, First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on July 26, 1899, while serving with
4th Cavalry, in action at Calamba, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
First Lieutenant Batson swam the San Juan River in the face
of the enemy's fire and drove him from his entrenchments.
 Date of Issue: March 8, 1902
Born: 4/24/1866 at Anna, Illinois
Home Town: Carbondale, Illinois
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles
Goodwin
Bickham,
First
Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on May 02, 1902,
while serving with 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at
Lake Lanao, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. First Lieutenant
Bickham crossed a fire-swept field, in close range of the
enemy, and brought a wounded soldier to a place of shelter.
 General Order No. 165, W.D. 7 August 1909
Born: 8/12/1867 at Dayton, Ohio
Home Town: Dayton, Ohio
Charles Bickham entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Ohio National Guard.
BELL, HARRY
Captain, U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: October 17, 1899
BIEGLER, GEORGE WESLEY
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Harry Bell, Captain, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on October 17, 1899,
while serving with 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at
Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Captain Bell led a
successful charge against a superior force, capturing and
dispersing the enemy and relieving other members of his
regiment from a perilous position.
 Date of Issue: March 8, 1902
Born: 9/21/1860 at Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
28th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: October 21, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Wesley Biegler,
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on October 21, 1900, while serving with 28th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Loac, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. With but 19 men Captain Biegler resisted and at close
quarters defeated 300 of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: 5/31/1868 at Terre Haute, Indiana
Home Town: Terre Haute, Indiana
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
BIRKHIMER, WILLIAM EDWARD
Philippine Insurrection
CARSON, ANTHONY J.
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
3d Artillery,
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: April 15 - 19, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Edward Birkhimer, Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on May 13, 1899,
while serving with 3d Artillery, in action at San Miguel de
Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 12 men Captain
Birkhimer charged and routed 300 of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Anthony J. Carson,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
April 15 - 19, 1900, while serving with Company H, 43d
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Catubig, Samar,
Philippine Islands. Corporal Carson assumed command of a
detachment of the company which had survived an
overwhelming attack of the enemy, and by his bravery and
untiring efforts and the exercise of extraordinary good
judgment in the handling of his men successfully withstood
for two days the attacks of a large force of the enemy, thereby
saving the lives of the survivors and protecting the wounded
until relief came.
 Date of Issue: July 15, 1902
Born: 3/1/1848 at Somerset, Ohio
Home Town: Philippine Insurrection, Iowa
William Birkhimer graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1870. After receiving his award in 1902,
Major Birkhimer suggested to the military secretary in Washington
that "every possible attention should be paid to formality and
solemnity of circumstance" in the award of the Medal of Honor. It
was this suggestion that led to President Roosevelt's Executive
Order on 20 September 1905 that award of the Medal "will always
be made with formal and impressive ceremonial" and that when
practicable, the award would be presented in our Capitol City by
the US President.
BOEHLER, OTTO A.
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Otto A. Boehler, Private,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May 16, 1899,
while serving with Company I, 1st North Dakota Volunteer
Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
With 21 other scouts Private Boehler charged across a
burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600
of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified
position.
 Date of Issue: May 17, 1906
Born: 10/15/1873 at Germany Home Town: Wahpeton, North
Dakota
Otto Boehler entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
BYRNE, BERNARD ABERT
Captain, U.S. Army
6th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 19, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Bernard Abert Byrne,
Captain, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry in
rallying his men on the bridge after the line had been broken
and pushed back, on July 19, 1899, while serving with 6th
Cavalry, in action at Bobong, Negros, Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: January 4, 1906
Born: 4/23/1869 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Malden, Massachusetts
CAWETZKA, CHARLES
Private, U.S. Army
30th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: August 23, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Cawetzka,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
August 23, 1900, while serving with 30th Infantry, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at Sariaya, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Private Cawtzka single-handed, defended a disabled comrade
against a greatly superior force of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: March 14, 1902
Born: 3/1/1877 at Detroit, Michigan
Home Town: Wayne, Michigan
CECIL, JOSEPH SAMUEL
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
19th Infantry,
Date of Action: March 07, 1906
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Joseph Samuel Cecil, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on March 07,
1906, while serving with 19th Infantry, in action at Mount
Bud Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands. While at the head of the
column about to assault the first cotta under a superior fire at
short range, First Lieutenant Cecil personally carried to a
sheltered position a wounded man and the body of one who
was killed beside him.
 General Order No. 7, W.D. February 3, 1913
 Date of Issue: July 15, 1902
Born: 10/19/1853 at Newport Barracks, Virginia
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
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Born: 1/11/1878 at New River, Tennessee
Home Town: New River, Tennessee
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
CONDON, CLARENCE MILVILLE
Philippine Insurrection
EPPS, JOSEPH L.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Battery G, 3d Artillery,
Date of Action: November 05, 1899
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 04, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Clarence Milville Condon, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
November 05, 1899, while serving with
Battery G, 3d Artillery, in action at Calulut, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. While in command of a detachment of four men,
Sergeant Condon charged and routed 40 entrenched
insurgents, inflicting on them heavy loss.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Joseph L. Epps, Private, U.S. Army, for
most distinguished gallantry on December
04, 1899, while serving with Company B,
33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Vigan, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. Private Epps discovered a party of
insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall,
covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and
surrender.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
 Date of Issue: February 7, 1902
Born: 8/12/1875 at South Brooksville, Maine
Home Town: St. Augustine, Florida
Born: 5/16/1870 at Jamestown, Missouri
Home Town: Indian Territory, Oklahoma
DAVIS, CHARLES P.
FERGUSON, ARTHUR MEDWORTH
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles P. Davis, Private,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May 16, 1899,
while serving with Company G, 1st North Dakota Volunteer
Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
With 21 other scouts Private Davis charged across a burning
bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the
enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
 Date of Issue: April 28, 1906
Born: 6/5/1872 at Long Prairie, Minnesota
Home Town: Valley City, North Dakota
Charles Davis entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 28, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Arthur Medworth Ferguson, First
Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on September 28, 1899, while serving with 36th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Porac, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. First Lieutenant Ferguson charged alone a
body of the enemy and captured a captain.
 Date of Issue: March 8, 1902
Born: 12/11/1877 at Jamestown, Missouri
Home Town: Burlington, Kansas
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (Philippine
Insurrection)
Arthur Ferguson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Kansas National Guard.
DOWNS, WILLIS H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
FUNSTON, FREDERICK
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Willis H. Downs, Private,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May 13, 1899,
while serving with Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer
Infantry, in action at San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. With 11 other scouts, without waiting for
the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to
do so, Private Downs charged over a distance of about 150
yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who
were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a
frontal attack.
 Date of Issue: February 16, 1906
Born: 6/1/1870 at Mount Carmel, Connecticut
Home Town: Jamestown, North Dakota
Willis Downs entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army
20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: April 27, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Frederick Funston, Colonel (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on April 27, 1899, while serving with 20th Kansas
Volunteer Infantry, in action at Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. Colonel Funston crossed the river on a raft and by his
skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the
enemy's entrenched position on the north bank of the river and
to drive him with great loss from the important strategic
position of Calumpit.
 Date of Issue: February 14, 1900
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Born: 11/9/1865 at New Carlisle, Ohio
Home Town: Iola, Kansas
Frederick Funston entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Kansas National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
GALT, STERLING ARCHIBALD
Philippine Insurrection
enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and
returning with a canoe.
Artificer, U.S. Army
Company F, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: November 09, 1899
 Date of Issue: April 5, 1911
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Sterling Archibald Galt,
Artificer, U.S. Army, for distinguished bravery and
conspicuous gallantry in action against insurgents, on
November 09, 1899, while serving with Company F, 36th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Bamban, Luzon,
Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: April 30, 1902
Born: 10/1/1866 at Taneytown, Maryland
Home Town: Taneytown, Maryland
Sterling Galt entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
GAUJOT, ANTOINE AUGUST
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 19, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Antoine August Gaujot,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 19, 1899, while serving with Company M, 27th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at San Mateo, Philippine
Islands. Corporal Gaujot attempted under a heavy fire of the
enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and
returning with a canoe.
 Date of Issue: February 15, 1899
Born: at Keweenaw, Michigan
Home Town: Williamson, West Virginia
Antoine Gaujot and his older brother Julien both served in the
West Virginia National Guard before joining the active duty Army.
His brother earned the Medal of Honor during the Vera Cruz battle
during the Mexican Campaign of 1911.
GEDEON, LOUIS
Born: 7/4/1872 at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
GILLENWATER, JAMES ROBERT LEE
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 03, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James Robert Lee
Gillenwater, Corporal, U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on September 03, 1899, while serving with
Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at
Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands. While on a scout, Corporal
Gillenwater drove off a superior force of insurgents and with
the assistance of one comrade brought from the field of action
the bodies of two comrades, one killed and the other severely
wounded.
 Date of Issue: March 15, 1902
Born: 10/28/1871 at Rye Cove, Virginia
Home Town: Rye Cove, Virginia
GREER, ALLEN JAMES
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
4th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 02, 1901
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Allen
James Greer, Second Lieutenant, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
July 02, 1901, while serving with 4th
Cavalry, in action at Majada, Laguna Province, Philippine
Islands. Second Lieutenant Greer charged alone an insurgent
outpost with his pistol, killing one, wounding two, and
capturing three insurgents with their rifles and equipment.
 Date of Issue: March 10, 1902
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 19th US Infantry,
Date of Action: February 04, 1900
Born: 8/11/1878 at Memphis, Tennessee
Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis
Gedeon, Private, U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on February 04,
1900, while serving with Company G,
19th US Infantry, in action at Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine
Islands. Single-handed, Private Gedeon defended his mortally
wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.
 Date of Issue: March 10, 1902
Born: 9/19/1878 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
GIBSON, EDWARD HERRICK
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 19, 1899
GROVE, WILLIAM REMSBURG
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 09, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Remsburg
Grove, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on September 09, 1899, while serving with 36th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Porac, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. In advance of his regiment, Lieutenant
Colonel Grove rushed to the assistance of his colonel,
charging, pistol in hand, seven insurgents, and compelling
surrender of all not killed or wounded.
 Date of Issue: July 16, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Herrick Gibson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 19, 1899, while serving with Company M, 27th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at San Mateo, Philippine
Islands. Sergeant Gibson attempted under a heavy fire of the
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Born: 5/16/1872 at Montezuma, Iowa
Home Town: Denver, Colorado
William Grove entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Colorado National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
HAYES, WEBB COOK
Philippine Insurrection
HUNTSMAN, JOHN A.
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
31st Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 04, 1899
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: November 09, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Webb
Cook Hayes, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 04, 1899, while serving with
31st Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Vigan, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. Lieutenant Colonel Hayes pushed through
the enemy's lines alone, during the night, from the beach to
the beleaguered force at Vigan, and returned the following
morning to report the condition of affairs to the Navy and
secure assistance.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John A. Huntsman,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for distinguished bravery and
conspicuous gallantry in action against insurgents on
November 09, 1899, while serving with Company E, 36th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Bamban, Luzon,
Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: December 17, 1902
Born: 3/20/1856 at Cincinnati, Ohio
Home Town: Fremont, Ohio
The son of President Hayes, Webb Cook Hayes is one of
only two "sons of a President" to receive the Medal of Honor. Mr.
Hayes entered politics himself and served as a member of the
Ohio state legislature.
HENDERSON, JOSEPH
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Troop B, 6th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 02, 1909
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph Henderson,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on July
02, 1909, while serving with Troop B, 6th Cavalry, in action
at Patian Island, Philippine Islands. While in action against
hostile Moros, Sergeant Henderson voluntarily advanced
alone, in the face of a heavy fire, to within about 15 yards of
the hostile position and refastened to a tree a block and tackle
used in checking the recoil of a mountain gun.
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1912
Born: 12/1/1869 at Leavenworth, Kansas
Home Town: Leavenworth, Kansas
 Date of Issue: March 26, 1902
Born: at Oskaloosa, Iowa
Home Town: Lawrence, Kansas
John Huntsman entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Kansas National Guard.
JENSEN, GOTFRED
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Gotfred Jensen, Private, U.S. Army, for
most distinguished gallantry on May 13,
1899, while serving with Company D, 1st
North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Miguel de
Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 11 other scouts,
without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to
get into a position to do so, Private Jensen charged over a
distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300
of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could
only be carried by a frontal attack.
 Date of Issue: June 6, 1906
Born: 11/20/1872 at Denmark Home Town: Devils Lake, North
Dakota
Gotfred Jensen entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
JOHNSTON, GORDON
HIGH, FRANK CHARLES
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
U.S. Signal Corps
Date of Action: March 07, 1906
Private, U.S. Army
Company G, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Charles High,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May
16, 1899, while serving with Company G, 2d Oregon
Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. With 21 other scouts, Private High charged across a
burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600
of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified
position.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Gordon Johnston, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on March 07,
1906, while serving with U.S. Signal Corps, in action at
Mount Bud Dajo, Jolo, Philippine Islands. First Lieutenant
Johnston voluntarily took part in and was dangerously
wounded during an assault on the enemy's works.
 Date of Issue: November 7, 1910
 Date of Issue: April 4, 1906
Born: 6/7/1875 at Dunningham, California
Home Town: Ashland, Oregon
Frank High entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Oregon National Guard.
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Born: 5/25/1874 at Charlotte, North Carolina
Home Town: Birmingham, Alabama
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (Philippine
Insurrection)
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
KENNEDY, JOHN THOMAS
Philippine Insurrection
*LEAHY, CORNELIUS J.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
6th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 04, 1909
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 03, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Thomas Kennedy, Second Lieutenant,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on July 04, 1909, while serving
with 6th Cavalry, in action at Patian Island, Philippine
Islands. While in action against hostile Moros, Second
Lieutenant Kennedy entered with a few enlisted men the
mouth of a cave occupied by a desperate enemy, this act
having been ordered after he had volunteered several times. In
this action 2d Lieutenant Kennedy was severely wounded.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Cornelius J. Leahy,
Private, U.S. Army, for distinguished gallantry in action in
driving off a superior force and with the assistance of one
comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of two
comrades, one killed and the other severely wounded, this
while on a scout on September 03, 1899, while serving with
Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at
Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: May 3, 1902
Born: 6/1/1872 at Limerick, Ireland
Home Town: San Francisco, California
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1912
Born: 7/22/1885 at Hendersonville, South Carolina
Home Town: Orangeburg, South Carolina
John Kennedy graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1908.
KILBOURNE, CHARLES EVANS
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteer Signal Corps
Date of Action: February 05, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Evans Kilbourne, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on February 05,
1899, while serving with U.S. Volunteer Signal Corps, in
action at Paco Bridge, Philippine Islands. Within a range of
250 yards of the enemy and in the face of a rapid fire, First
Lieutenant Kilbourne climbed a telegraph pole at the east end
of the bridge and in full view of the enemy coolly and
carefully repaired a broken telegraph wire, thereby
reestablishing telegraphic communication to the front.
 Date of Issue: May 6, 1905
Born: 12/23/1872 at Fort Myer, Virginia
Home Town: Portland, Oregon
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
KINNE, JOHN BAXTER
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Baxter Kinne, Private, U.S. Army, for
most distinguished gallantry on May 16,
1899, while serving with Company B, 1st
North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Isidro,
Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 21 other scouts, Private
Kinne charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and
completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a
strongly fortified position.
*LOGAN, JOHN ALEXANDER
Major, U.S. Army
33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: November 11, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Alexander Logan, Major, U.S. Army, for
most distinguished gallantry in leading his
battalion upon the entrenchments of the
enemy, on which occasion he fell mortally wounded on
November 11, 1899, while serving with 33d Infantry, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at San Jacinto, Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: May 3, 1902
Born: 7/24/1865 at Carbondale, Illinois
Home Town: Youngstown, Ohio
John A. Logan attended the US Military Academy at West
Point, and was a non-graduating member of the Class of 1887
LONGFELLOW, RICHARD MOSES
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Richard Moses Longfellow, Private, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
May 16, 1899, while serving with
Company A, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, in action at
San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 21 other scouts,
Private Longfellow charged across a burning bridge, under
heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were
entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
 Date of Issue: April 4, 1906
 Date of Issue: May 17, 1906
Born: 10/3/1877 at Beloit, Wisconsin
Home Town: Fargo, North Dakota
John Kinne entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
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Born: 6/24/1867 at Logan County, Illinois
Home Town: Mandan, North Dakota
Richard Longfellow entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the North Dakota National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
Philippine Insurrection
LYON, EDWARD EUGENE
*MCCONNELL, JAMES B.
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 04, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Edward Eugene Lyon,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May
13, 1899, while serving with Company B, 2d Oregon
Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Miguel de Mayumo,
Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 11 other scouts, without
waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into
position to do so, Private Lyon charged over a distance of
about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the
enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be
carried by a frontal attack.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James B. McConnell,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 04, 1899, while serving with Company B, 33d
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Vigan, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. Private McConnell fought for hours lying
between two dead comrades, notwithstanding his hat was
pierced, his clothing plowed through by bullets, and his face
cut and bruised by flying gravel.
 Date of Issue: October 1, 1902
Born: at Syracuse, New York
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
 Date of Issue: January 24, 1906
Born: 8/8/1871 at Hixton, Wisconsin
Home Town: Amboy, Washington
Edward Lyon entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Oregon National Guard.
MACLAY, WILLIAM PALMER
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: May 06, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to William Palmer Maclay,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May
06, 1900, while serving with Company A, 43d Infantry, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at Hilongas, Leyte, Philippine Islands.
Private Maclay charged an occupied bastion, saving the life of
an officer in a hand-to-hand combat and destroying the
enemy.
*MCGRATH, HUGH JOCELYN
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
4th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 26, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Hugh
Jocelyn McGrath, Captain (Cavalry), U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
July 26, 1899, while serving with 4th
Cavalry, in action at Calamba, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Captain McGrath swam the San Juan River in the face of the
enemy's fire and drove him from his entrenchments.
 Date of Issue: April 29, 1902
Born: 4/8/1856 at Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin
Home Town: Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Hugh McGrath graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1880. Following his Medal of Honor action on
July 26, 1899, he was wounded in action on October 8, and died
one month later. Hugh McGrath was the first West Point MOH to
be Killed in Action.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: at Spruce Creek, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Altoona, Pennsylvania
MATHEWS, GEORGE WILLIAM
Assistant Surgeon, U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: October 29, 1899
MILLER, ARCHIE
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George William Mathews, Assistant
Surgeon,
U.S.
Army,
for
most
distinguished gallantry on October 29,
1899, while serving with 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in
action at Labo, Luzon, Philippine Islands. While in attendance
upon the wounded and under a severe fire from the enemy,
Assistant Surgeon Mathews seized a carbine and beat off an
attack upon wounded officers and men under his charge.
 Date of Issue: March 14, 1902
Born: at Worcester, Massachusetts
Home Town: Worcester, Massachusetts
First Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army
6th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 02, 1909
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Archie Miller, First
Lieutenant (Cavalry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on July 02, 1909, while serving with 6th Cavalry, in
action at Patian Island, Philippine Islands. While in action
against hostile Moros, when the machinegun detachment,
having been driven from its position by a heavy fire, one
member being killed, First Lieutenant Miller did, with the
assistance of an enlisted man, place the machinegun in
advance of its former position at a distance of about 20 yards
from the enemy, in accomplishing which he was obliged to
splice a piece of timber to one leg of the gun tripod, all the
while being under a heavy fire, and the gun tripod being
several times struck by bullets.
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1912
Born: at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Archie Miller served in the Missouri National Guard before
entering service in the active duty Army.
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MORAN, JOHN E.
Philippine Insurrection
overwhelming numbers of the enemy, fighting at close
quarters in the dark for several hours.
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company L, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: September 17, 1900
 Date of Issue: March 8, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John E. Moran, Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
September 17, 1900, while serving with Company L, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at Mabitac, Laguna, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. After the attacking party had become demoralized,
Captain Moran fearlessly led a small body of troops under a
severe fire and through water waist deep in the attack against
the enemy
 Date of Issue: June 10, 1910
Born: 8/13/1856 at Vernon, Vermont
Home Town: Cascade County, Montana
MOSHER, LOUIS C.
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Philippine Scouts
Date of Action: June 11, 1913
Born: 2/20/1854 at Newark, New Jersey
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
James Parker graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1876.
PIERCE, CHARLES H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 22d Infantry,
Date of Action: October 19, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles H. Pierce,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
October 19, 1899, while serving with Company I, 22d
Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Private Pierce held a bridge against a superior force of the
enemy and fought, though severely wounded, until the main
body came up to cross.
 Date of Issue: March 10, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis C. Mosher, Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
June 11, 1913, while serving with the Philippine Scouts, in
action at Gagsak Mountain, Jolo, Philippine Islands. Second
Lieutenant Mosher voluntarily entered a cleared space within
about 20 yards of the Moro trenches under a furious fire from
them and carried a wounded soldier of his company to safety
at the risk of his own life.
 Date of Issue: March 4, 1914
Born: 4/26/1880 at Westport, Massachusetts
Home Town: Brockton, Massachusetts
NOLAN, JOSEPH A.
Artificer, U.S. Army
Company B, 45th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: May 29, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Joseph A. Nolan,
Artificer, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May
29, 1900, while serving with Company B, 45th Infantry, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at Labo, Luzon, Philippine Islands.
Artificer Nolan voluntarily left shelter and at great personal
risk passed the enemy's lines and brought relief to besieged
comrades.
 Date of Issue: March 14, 1902
Born: 1/20/1857 at Elkhart, Indiana
Home Town: South Bend, Indiana
PARKER, JAMES
Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army
45th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 04, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Parker, Lieutenant Colonel, U.S. Army,
for most distinguished gallantry on
December 04, 1899, while serving with
45th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Vigan, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. While in command of a small garrison,
Lieutenant Colonel Parker repulsed a savage night attack by
Born: 2/22/1875 at Cecil County, Maryland
Home Town: Delaware City, Delaware
QUINN, PETER H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 4th Cavalry,
Date of Action: May 13, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Peter H. Quinn, Private,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May 13, 1899,
while serving with Company L, 4th Cavalry, in action at San
Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With 11 other
scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid
them or to get into a position to do so, Private Quinn charged
over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed
about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position
that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
 Date of Issue: June 14, 1906
Born: 5/1/1873 at San Francisco, California
Home Town: San Francisco, California
RAY, CHARLES W.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 22d Infantry,
Date of Action: October 19, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles W. Ray,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry in
action on October 19, 1899, while serving with Company I,
22d Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. Sergeant Ray captured a bridge with the detachment
he commanded and held it against a superior force of the
enemy, thereby enabling an army to come up and cross.
 Date of Issue: April 18, 1902
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Born: 8/6/1872 at Pensacola, North Carolina
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
ROBERTSON, MARCUS WILLIAM
Philippine Insurrection
SCHROEDER, HENRY FRANK
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 16th Infantry,
Date of Action: September 14, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Marcus William
Robertson, Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on May 16, 1899, while serving with Company B,
2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. With 21 other scouts, Private Robertson
charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and
completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a
strongly fortified position.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry Frank Schroeder,
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
September 14, 1900, while serving with Company L, 16th
Infantry, in action at Carig, Philippine Islands. With 22 men,
Sergeant Schroeder defeated 400 insurgents, killing 36 and
wounding 90.
 Date of Issue: March 10, 1902
Born: 12/7/1874 at Chicago, Illinois
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
 Date of Issue: April 28, 1906
Born: 2/12/1870 at Flintville, Wisconsin
Home Town: Hood River, Oregon
Marcus Robertson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Oregon National Guard.
ROSS, FRANK FULTON
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: May 16, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank Fulton Ross,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on May
16, 1899, while serving with Company H, 1st North Dakota
Volunteer Infantry, in action at San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. With 21 other scouts, Private Ross charged across a
burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600
of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified
position.
 Date of Issue: June 6, 1906
SHAW, GEORGE CLYMER
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company C, 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: May 04, 1903
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Clymer Shaw, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry in leading the
assault and, under a heavy fire from the enemy, maintaining
alone his position on the parapet after the first three men who
followed him there had been killed or wounded, until a
foothold was gained by others and the capture of the place
assured, on May 04, 1903, while serving with Company C,
27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Fort Pitacus, Lake
Lano, Mindanao, Philippine Islands.
 Date of Issue: June 9, 1904
Born: 3/6/1866 at Pontiac, Michigan
Home Town: Washington, Washington, D.C.
George Shaw served in the Washington, D.C. National Guard
before joining the active duty Army.
Born: 12/2/1867 at Avon, Illinois
Home Town: Langdon, North Dakota
Frank Ross entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
North Dakota National Guard.
SHELTON, GEORGE MATHEWS
SAGE, WILLIAM HAMPDEN
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 23d Infantry,
Date of Action: April 26, 1900
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
23d Infantry,
Date of Action: June 13, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William
Hampden
Sage,
Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on June 13, 1899,
while serving with 23d Infantry, in action at Zapote River,
Luzon, Philippine Islands. With nine men, Captain Sage
volunteered to hold an advanced position and held it against a
terrific fire of the enemy estimated at 1,000 strong. Taking a
rifle from a wounded man, and cartridges from the belts of
others, Captain Sage himself killed five of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Mathews Shelton,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on April
26, 1900, while serving with Company I, 23d Infantry, in
action at La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands. Private Shelton
advanced alone under heavy fire of the enemy and rescued a
wounded comrade.
 Date of Issue: March 10, 1902
 Date of Issue: July 24, 1902
Born: 4/6/1858 at Centerville, New York
Home Town: Binghamton, New York
William Sage graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1882.
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Born: 12/23/1877 at Brownwood, Texas
Home Town: Bellington, Texas
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SHIELS, GEORGE FRANKLIN
Philippine Insurrection
STRAUB, PAUL FREDERICK
Major Surgeon, U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: March 25, 1899
Major Surgeon, U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: December 21, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Franklin Shiels, Major Surgeon,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on March 25, 1899, while
serving with U.S. Volunteers, in action at Tuliahan River,
Philippine Islands. Major Surgeon Shiels voluntarily exposed
himself to the fire of the enemy and went with four men to the
relief of two native Filipinos lying wounded about 150 yards
in front of the lines and personally carried one of them to a
place of safety.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Paul
Frederick Straub, Major Surgeon, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 21, 1899, while serving with
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Alos Zambales,
Luzon, Philippine Islands. Major Surgeon Straub voluntarily
exposed himself to a hot fire from the enemy in repelling with
pistol fire an insurgent attack and at great risk of his own life
went under fire to the rescue of a wounded officer and carried
him to a place of safety.
 Date of Issue: March 25, 1899
 Date of Issue: October 3, 1906
Born: 4/13/1863 at California, California
Home Town: Colma, California
Born: 1/5/1865 at Baden, Germany
Home Town: Mount Pleasant, Iowa
SLETTELAND, THOMAS
TREMBLEY, WILLIAM BEATTIE
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: April 12, 1899
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: April 27, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Sletteland, Private, U.S. Army,
for most distinguished gallantry on April
12, 1899, while serving with Company C,
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry, in action at Paete,
Luzon, Philippine Islands. Single-handed and alone, Private
Sletteland defended his dead and wounded comrades against a
greatly superior force of the enemy.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Beattie Trembley, Private, U.S.
Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
April 27, 1899, while serving with
Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, in action at
Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands. Private Trembley swam
the Rio Grande de Pampanga in face of the enemy's fire and
fastened a rope to the occupied trenches, thereby enabling the
crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his
fortified position.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: 2/1/1872 at Bergen, Norway
Home Town: Grafton, North Dakota
Thomas Sletteland entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the North Dakota National Guard.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: at Johnson, Kansas
Home Town: Kansas City, Kansas
William Trembley entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Kansas National Guard.
STEWART, GEORGE EVANS
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
19th Infantry,
Date of Action: November 26, 1899
VAN SCHAICK, LOUIS JOSEPH
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Evans Stewart,
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on November 26, 1899, while serving with 19th
Infantry, in action at Passi, Island of Panay, Philippine
Islands. While crossing a river in face of the enemy, this
officer plunged in and at the imminent risk of his own life
saved from drowning an enlisted man of his regiment.
 Date of Issue: June 26, 1900
Born: 8/2/1872 at New South Wales, Australia
Home Town: New York, New York
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
4th Cavalry,
Date of Action: November 23, 1901
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis
Joseph Van Schaick, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on November 23,
1901, while serving with 4th Cavalry, in action at Nasugbu,
Batangas, Philippine Islands. While in pursuit of a band of
insurgents, First Lieutenant Van Shaick was the first of his
detachment to emerge from a canyon, and seeing a column of
insurgents and fearing they might turn and dispatch his men
as they emerged one by one from the canyon, galloped
forward and closed with the insurgents, thereby throwing
them into confusion until the arrival of others of the
detachment.
 General Order No. 33, 1913
Born: 7/1/1875 at Cobleskill, New York
Home Town: Cobleskill, New York
Louis Van Schaick attended the US Military Academy at West
Point, as a non-graduating member of the Class of 1900
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WALKER, FRANK T.O.
Philippine Insurrection
using his disabled rifle as a club, beat back the assailants and
rescued his party.
Private, U.S. Army
Company F, 46th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: January 18, 1900
 Date of Issue: October 10, 1908
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank T.O. Walker,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
January 18, 1900, while serving with Company F, 46th
Infantry, U.S. Volunteers, in action at Taal, Luzon, Philippine
Islands. Under heavy fire of the enemy Private Walker
rescued a dying comrade who was sinking beneath the water.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: 10/6/1878 at South Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Burlington, Massachusetts
WALLACE, GEORGE WEED
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
9th Infantry,
Date of Action: March 04, 1900
Born: 2/19/1879 at Sandy Hook, Maryland
Home Town: Altamont, Tennessee
*WETHERBY, JOHN C.
Private, U.S. Army
Company L, 4th Infantry,
Date of Action: November 20, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John C. Wetherby,
Private, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
November 20, 1899, while serving with Company L, 4th
Infantry, in action at Imus, Luzon, Philippine Islands. While
carrying important orders on the battlefield, Private Wetherby
was desperately wounded and, being unable to walk, crawled
far enough to deliver his orders.
 Date of Issue: April 25, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to George Weed Wallace,
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for most distinguished
gallantry on March 04, 1900, while serving with 9th Infantry,
in action at Tinuba, Luzon, Philippine Islands. With another
officer and a native Filipino, Second Lieutenant Wallas was
shot at from an ambush, the other officer falling severely
wounded. Second Lieutenant Wallace fired in the direction of
the enemy, put them to rout, removed the wounded officer
from the path, returned to the town, a mile distant, and
summoned assistance from his command.
 Date of Issue: June 25, 1900
Born: 5/25/1872 at Fort Riley, Kansas
Home Town: Denver, Colorado
WEAVER, AMOS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
Date of Action: November 05, 1899
Born: 7/2/1880 at Morgan County, Indiana
Home Town: Martinsville, Indiana
WHITE, EDWARD
Private, U.S. Army
Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Date of Action: April 27, 1899
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward White, Private, U.S. Army, for
most distinguished gallantry on April 27,
1899, while serving with Company B,
20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry, in action at Calumpit, Luzon,
Philippine Islands. Private White swam the Rio Grande de
Pampanga in face of the enemy's fire and fastened a rope to
occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river
and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Amos Weaver, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on November 05,
1899, while serving with Company F, 36th Infantry, U.S.
Volunteers, in action at Calubud and Balalong, Philippine
Islands. Alone and unaided, Sergeant Weaver charged a body
of 15 insurgents, dislodging them, killing four and wounding
several.
 Date of Issue: March 15, 1902
Born: 6/13/1869 at Niles Township, Indiana
Home Town: San Francisco, California
WELD, SETH LATHROP
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company L, 8th Infantry,
Date of Action: December 05, 1906
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Seth Lathrop Weld,
Corporal, U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on
December 05, 1906, while serving with Company L, 8th
Infantry, in action at La Paz, Leyte, Philippine Islands. With
his right arm cut open with a bolo, Corporal Weld went to the
assistance of a wounded constabulary officer and a fellow
soldier who were surrounded by about 40 Pulajanes, and,
Born: 1/15/1877 at Seneca, Kansas
Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri
Edward White entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Kansas National Guard.
WILSON, ARTHUR HARRISON
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
6th Cavalry,
Date of Action: July 04, 1909
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Arthur
Harrison
Wilson,
Second
Lieutenant, U.S. Army, for most
distinguished gallantry on July 04, 1909,
while serving with 6th Cavalry, in action at Patian Island,
Philippine Islands. While in action against hostile Moros,
when, it being necessary to secure a mountain gun in position
by rope and tackle, Second Lieutenant Wilson voluntarily
with the assistance of an enlisted man, carried the rope
forward and fastened it, being all the time under heavy fire of
the enemy at short range.
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1912
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Born: 8/17/1881 at Springfield, Illinois
Home Town: Springfield, Illinois
Arthur Wilson graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1904.
China (Boxer Rebellion)
TITUS, CALVIN PEARL
BREWSTER, ANDRE WALKER
Musician, U.S. Army
Company E, 14th Infantry,
Date of Action: August 14, 1900
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
9th Infantry,
Date of Action: July 13, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Andre Walker Brewster, Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in
action on 13 July 1900, while serving
with the 9th Infantry at Tientsin, China. While under fire
Captain Brewster rescued two of his men from drowning.
 Date of Issue: April 21, 1902
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Calvin Pearl Titus, Musician, U.S.
Army, for gallant and daring conduct in
the presence of his colonel and other
officers and enlisted men of his regiment on 14 July 1900,
while serving with Company E, 14th Infantry, at Peking,
China. Musician Titus was first to scale the wall of the city.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: 12/9/1862 at Hoboken, New Jersey
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Born: 9/22/1879 at Vinton, Iowa
Home Town: Vinton, Iowa
Notes: When the Spanish-American War broke out, 18-year
old Calvin Titus joined the Iowa National Guard. The brief war
ended before his unit was activated, so he enlisted in the regular
army to serve in the Philippines. His courage there led to an
appointment to West Point where, during his first year, President
Theodore Roosevelt awarded his Medal of Honor. Titus
graduated 43d in his class of 1905, and returned to his old unit
as a lieutenant. Titus served 32 years in the army, six of which
were spent as commandant of the Coe College (Cedar Rapids,
IA) R.O.T.C. program.

LAWTON, LOUIS BOWEM
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
9th Infantry,
Date of Action: July 13, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Louis Bowem Lawton, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for gallantry in
action on 13 July 1900, while serving
with the 9th Infantry at Tientsin, China. First Lieutenant
Lawton carried a message and guided reinforcements across
a wide and fireswept space, during which he was thrice
wounded.
 Date of Issue: March 11, 1902
Born: at Independence, Iowa
Home Town: Auburn, New York
Louis Lawton graduated from the US Military Academy at
West Point, Class of 1893.
VON SCHLICK, ROBERT H.
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 9th US Infantry, 9th U.S. Infantry
Date of Action: July 13, 1900
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Robert H. Von Schlick,
Private, U.S. Army for extraordinary heroism in action on
13 July 1900, while serving with Company C, 9th Infantry
at Tientsin, China. Although previously wounded while
carrying a wounded comrade to a place of safety, Private
Von Schlick rejoined his command, which partly occupied
an exposed position upon a dike, remaining there after his
command had been withdrawn, singly keeping up the fire,
and obliviously presenting himself as a conspicuous target
until he was literally shot off his position by the enemy.
 Date of Issue: September 3, 1903
Born: 1/2/1875 at Germany
Home Town: San Francisco, California
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Philippine Outlaws (1911)
Mexico (1914)
NISPEROS, JOSE B.
GAUJOT, JULIEN EDMUND
Private, U.S. Army
34th Company, Philippine Scouts
Date of Action: September 24, 1911
Captain (Cavalry), U.S. Army
Troop K, 1st Cavalry,
Date of Action: April 13, 1911
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jose B. Nisperos, Private,
U.S. Army, for most distinguished gallantry on September 24,
1911, while serving with 34th Company, Philippine Scouts, in
action at Lapurap, Basilan Island, Philippine Islands. Having
been badly wounded (his left arm was broken and lacerated
and he had received several spear wounds in the body so that
he could not stand), Private Nisperos continued to fire his rifle
with one hand until the enemy was repulsed, thereby aiding
materially in preventing the annihilation of his party and the
mutilation of their bodies.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Julien
Edmund Gaujot, Captain (Cavalry), U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism in action
on 13 April 1911, while serving with
Troop K, 1st U.S. Cavalry, in action at Aqua Prieta, Mexico.
Captain Gaujot crossed the field of fire to obtain the
permission of the rebel commander to receive the surrender of
the surrounded forces of Mexican Federals and escort such
forces, together with five Americans held as prisoners, to the
American line.
 General Order No. 64, November 25, 1912
 Date of Issue: November 23, 1912
Born: 12/30/1887 at San Fernandos Union, Philippine Islands
Home Town: San Fernandos Union, Philippine Islands
Private Nisperos was the first Filipino and first Asian
American to be awarded the Medal of Honor. He was later killed in
Basilan, one of the islands comprising the Sulu Archipelago during
one of the battles that made up the "Moro Resistance War" from
1902 - 1913.
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Born: 10/22/1874 at Keweenaw, Michigan
Home Town: Williamson, West Virginia
Julien Gaujot and his younger brother Antoine both served in
the West Virginia National Guard before joining the active duty
Army. His brother earned the Medal of Honor during the Philippine
wars.
World War I
ALLWORTH, EDWARD C.
ADKINSON, JOSEPH B.
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
60th Infantry, 5th Division
Date of Action: November 05, 1918
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 119th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Joseph B. Adkinson, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29, 1918, while serving with
Company C, 119th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at
Bellicourt, France. When murderous machinegun fire at a
range of 50 yards had made it impossible for his platoon to
advance, and had caused the platoon to take cover Sergeant
Adkinson alone, with the greatest intrepidity, rushed across
the 50 yards of open ground directly into the face of the
hostile machinegun, kicked the gun from the parapet into the
enemy trench, and at the point of the bayonet captured the
three men manning the gun. The gallantry and quick decision
of Sergeant Adkinson enabled the platoon to resume its
advance.
 General Order No. 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
Born: 1/4/1892 at Egypt, Tennessee
Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee
Joseph Adkinson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Tennessee National Guard.
ALLEX, JAKE
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 131st Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: August 09, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward C. Allworth, Captain (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
November 05, 1918, while serving with
60th Infantry, 5th Division, in action at
Clery-le-Petit, France. While his company was crossing the
Meuse River and canal at a bridgehead opposite Clery-lePetit, the bridge over the canal was destroyed by shell fire and
Captain Allworth's command became separated, part of it
being on the east bank of the canal and the remainder on the
west bank. Seeing his advance units making slow headway up
the steep slope ahead, this officer mounted the canal bank and
called for his men to follow. Plunging in he swam across the
canal under fire from the enemy, followed by his men.
Inspiring his men by his example of gallantry, he led them up
the slope, joining his hard-pressed platoons in front. By his
personal leadership he forced the enemy back for more than a
kilometer, overcoming machinegun nests and capturing 100
prisoners, whose number exceeded that of the men in his
command. The exceptional courage and leadership displayed
by Captain Allworth made possible the re-establishment of a
bridgehead over the canal and the successful advance of other
troops.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jake
Allex, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on August 09, 1918,
while serving with Company H, 131st Infantry, 33d Division,
in action at Chipilly Ridge, France. At a critical point in the
action, when all the officers with his platoon had become
casualties, Corporal Allex took command of the platoon and
led it forward until the advance was stopped by fire from a
machinegun nest. He then advanced alone for about 30 yards
in the face of intense fire and attacked the nest. With his
bayonet he killed five of the enemy, and when it was broken,
used the butt of his rifle, capturing 15 prisoners.
 General Order No. 44, W.D., April 02, 1919
Born: 7/13/1887 at Streska, Serbia
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Jake Allex entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Illinois National Guard.
Born: 7/6/1887 at Crawford, Washington
Home Town: Corvallis, Oregon
ANDERSON, JOHANNES SEIGFRIED
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 132d Infantry, 33d Infantry Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Johannes Seigfried Anderson, First
Sergeant, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 08, 1918, while
serving with Company B, 132d Infantry,
33d Infantry Division, in action at
Consenvoye, France. While his company was being held up
by intense artillery and machinegun fire, First Sergeant
Anderson, without aid, voluntarily left the company and
worked his way to the rear of the nest that was offering the
most stubborn resistance. His advance was made through an
open area and under constant hostile fire, but the mission was
successfully accomplished, and he not only silenced the gun
and captured it, but also brought back with him 23 prisoners.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 7/20/1887 at Bjoroky, Finland
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Johannes Anderson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Illinois National Guard.
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*BAESEL, ALBERT E.
World War I
Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Division
Date of Action: September 27, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Albert E. Baesel, Second Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 27, 1918, while
serving with Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Division, in
action at Ivory, France. Upon hearing that a squad leader of
his platoon had been severely wounded while attempting to
capture an enemy machinegun nest about 200 yards in
advance of the assault line and somewhat to the right, Second
Lieutenant Baesel requested permission to go to the rescue of
the wounded corporal. After thrice repeating his request and
permission having been reluctantly given, due to the heavy
artillery, rifle, and machinegun fire, and heavy deluge of gas
in which the company was at the time, accompanied by a
volunteer, he worked his way forward, and reaching the
wounded man, placed him upon his shoulders and was
instantly killed by enemy fire.
 General Order No. 43, W.D., October 23, 1922
Born: 3/21/1890 at Berea, Ohio
Home Town: Berea, Ohio
Albert Baesel entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Ohio National Guard.
BARGER, CHARLES DENVER
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: October 31, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles Denver Barger, Private First
Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 31, 1918, while
serving with Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division, in
action at Bois-de-Bantheville, France. Learning that two
daylight patrols had been caught out in No Man's Land and
were unable to return, Private First Class Barger and another
stretcher bearer upon their own initiative made two trips 500
yards beyond our lines, under constant machinegun fire, and
rescued two wounded officers.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: at Mount Vernon, Missouri
Home Town: Stotts City, Missouri
*BARKELEY, DAVID B.
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 09, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to David
B. Barkeley, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on November 09,
1918, while serving with Company A,
356th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Pouilly, France.
When information was desired as to the enemy's position on
the opposite side of the Meuse River, Private Barkeley, with
another soldier, volunteered without hesitation and swam the
river to reconnoiter the exact location. He succeeded in
reaching the opposite bank, despite the evident determination
of the enemy to prevent a crossing. Having obtained his
information, he again entered the water for his return, but
before his goal was reached, he was seized with cramps and
drowned.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 3/31/1899 at Laredo, Texas
Home Town: San Antonio, Texas
Both Sergeant Hatler and Private Barkeley earned Medals of
Honor for this action they performed together (despite the
discrepancy in the official date of action reported in their citations.)
BARKLEY, JOHN LEWIS
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company K, 4th Infantry, 3d Division
Date of Action: October 07, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Lewis Barkley, Private First Class, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 07, 1918, while serving with
Company K, 4th Infantry, 3d Division, in action at Cunel,
France. Private First Class Barkley, who was stationed in an
observation post half a kilometer from the German line, on his
own initiative repaired a captured enemy machinegun and
mounted it in a disabled French tank near his post. Shortly
afterward, when the enemy launched a counterattack against
our forces, Private First Class Barkley got into the tank,
waited under the hostile barrage until the enemy line was
abreast of him and then opened fire, completely breaking up
the counterattack and killing and wounding a large number of
the enemy. Five minutes later an enemy 77-millimeter gun
opened fire on the tank pointblank. One shell struck the drive
wheel of the tank, but this soldier nevertheless remained in
the tank and after the barrage ceased broke up a second enemy
counterattack, thereby enabling our forces to gain and hold
Hill 25.
 General Order No. 44, W.D., April 2, 1919
Born: 8/28/1895 at Blairstown, Missouri
Home Town: Blairstown, Missouri
BART, FRANK J.
Private, U.S. Army
Company C, 9th Infantry, 2d Division
Date of Action: October 03, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
J. Bart, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 03,
1918, while serving with Company C, 9th
Infantry, 2d Division, in action at Medeah Ferme, France.
Private Bart, being on duty as a company runner, when the
advance was held up by machinegun fire voluntarily picked
up an automatic rifle, ran out ahead of the line, and silenced a
hostile machinegun nest, killing the German gunners. The
advance then continued, and when it was again hindered
shortly afterward by another machinegun nest this courageous
soldier repeated his bold exploit by putting the second
machinegun out of action.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
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Born: 4/15/1883 at New York, New York
Home Town: Newark, New Jersey
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*BLACKWELL, ROBERT LESTER
World War I
BRONSON, DEMING
Private, U.S. Army
Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 11, 1918
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company H, 364th Infantry, 91st Division
Date of Action: September 26 & 27, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Robert Lester Blackwell, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 11, 1918, while serving with
Company K, 119th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at St.
Souplet, France. When his platoon was almost surrounded by
the enemy and his platoon commander asked for volunteers to
carry a message calling for reinforcements, Private Blackwell
volunteered for this mission, well knowing the extreme
danger connected with it. In attempting to get through the
heavy shell and machinegun fire this gallant soldier was
killed.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Deming Bronson, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity above and
beyond the call of duty in action with the enemy on
September 26 & 27, 1918, while serving with Company H,
364th Infantry, 91st Division, in action at Eclisfontaine,
France. On the morning of 26 September, during the advance
of the 364th Infantry, First Lieutenant Bronson was struck by
an exploding enemy hand grenade, receiving deep cuts on his
face and the back of his head. He nevertheless participated in
the action which resulted in the capture of an enemy dugout
from which a great number of prisoners were taken. This was
effected with difficulty and under extremely hazardous
conditions because it was necessary to advance without the
advantage of cover and, from an exposed position, throw hand
grenades and phosphorous bombs to compel the enemy to
surrender. On the afternoon of the same day he was painfully
wounded in the left arm by an enemy rifle bullet, and after
receiving first aid treatment he was directed to the rear.
Disregarding these instructions, First Lieutenant Bronson
remained on duty with his company through the night
although suffering from severe pain and shock. On the
morning of 27 September, his regiment resumed its attack, the
object being the village of Eclisfontaine. Company H, to
which First Lieutenant Bronson was assigned, was left in
support of the attacking line, Company E being in the line. He
gallantly joined that company in spite of his wounds and
engaged with it in the capture of the village. After the capture
he remained with Company E and participated with it in the
capture of an enemy machinegun, he himself killing the
enemy gunner. Shortly after this encounter the company was
compelled to retire due to the heavy enemy artillery barrage.
During this retirement First Lieutenant Bronson, who was the
last man to leave the advanced position, was again wounded
in both arms by an enemy high-explosive shell. He was then
assisted to cover by another officer who applied first aid.
Although bleeding profusely and faint from the loss of blood,
First Lieutenant Bronson remained with the survivors of the
company throughout the night of the second day, refusing to
go to the rear for treatment. His conspicuous gallantry and
spirit of self-sacrifice were a source of great inspiration to the
members of the entire command.
 General Order No. 13, W.D., January 18, 1919
Born: 10/4/1895 at Person County, North Carolina
Home Town: Hurdle Mills, North Carolina
Robert Blackwell entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the North Carolina National Guard.
*BLECKLEY, ERWIN RUSSELL
Second Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air
Service
Observer, 50th Aero Squadron, 130th Field Artillery,
Date of Action: October 06, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Erwin
Russell Bleckley, Second Lieutenant (Air
Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for
extraordinary heroism in action as an Observer in the 50th
Aero Squadron, 130th Field Artillery, Air Service, A.E.F., at
Binarville, France, 6 October 1918. Second Lieutenant
Bleckley, with his pilot, First Lieutenant Harold E. Goettler,
Air Service, left the airdrome late in the afternoon on their
second trip to drop supplies to a battalion of the 77th
Division, which had been cut off by the enemy in the Argonne
Forest. Having been subjected on the first trip to violent fire
from the enemy, they attempted on the second trip to come
still lower in order to get the packages even more precisely on
the designated spot. In the course of his mission the plane was
brought down by enemy rifle and machinegun fire from the
ground, resulting in fatal wounds to Second Lieutenant
Bleckley, who died before he could be taken to a hospital. In
attempting and performing this mission Second Lieutenant
Bleckley showed the highest possible contempt of personal
danger, devotion to duty, courage, and valor.
 General Orders 56, W.D., December 30, 1922
Born: 12/30/1894 at Wichita, Kansas
Home Town: Wichita, Kansas
Erwin Bleckley entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Kansas National Guard. During his mission to locate the "Lost
Battalion", he and Harold Goettler performed the first combat AIR
DROP to re-supply soldiers in the field in history.
 General Order No. 12, W.D., June 27, 1929
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Born: 7/8/1894 at Rhinelander, Wisconsin
Home Town: Seattle, Washington
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
CALL, DONALD MARSHALL
World War I
in ambush. He killed the gunner of one gun with a captured
German grenade and then turned this gun on the other nests,
silencing all of them before he returned to his platoon. He was
later killed in action.
Corporal, U.S. Army
344th Battalion, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Donald Marshall Call, Corporal, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 26, 1918, while serving with
344th Battalion, 344th Battalion, Tank Corps, in action at
Varennes, France. During an operation against enemy
machinegun nests west of Varennes, Corporal Call was in a
tank with an officer when half of the turret was knocked off
by a direct artillery hit. Choked by gas from the highexplosive shell, he left the tank and took cover in a shellhole
30 yards away. Seeing that the officer did not follow, and
thinking that he might be alive, Corporal Call returned to the
tank under intense machinegun and shell fire and carried the
officer over a mile under machinegun and sniper fire to safety.
 General Order No. 13, W.D., January 18, 1919
Born: 11/29/1892 at New York, New York
Home Town: France, France
*CHILES, MARCELLUS HOLMS
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 03, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Marcellus
Holms
Chiles,
Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on November 03, 1918, while
serving with Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division, in
action at Le Champy Bas, France. When his battalion, of
which he had just taken command, was halted by machinegun
fire from the front and left flank, Captain Chiles picked up the
rifle of a dead soldier and, calling on his men to follow led the
advance across a stream, waist deep, in the face of the
machinegun fire. Upon reaching the opposite bank this gallant
officer was seriously wounded in the abdomen by a sniper,
but before permitting himself to be evacuated he made
complete arrangements for turning over his command to the
next senior officer, and under the inspiration of his fearless
leadership his battalion reached its objective. Captain Chiles
died shortly after reaching the hospital.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 2/5/1895 at Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Home Town: Denver, Colorado
*COLYER, WILBUR E.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 1st Engineers, 1st Division
Date of Action: October 09, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Wilbur E. Colyer, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 09,
1918, while serving with Company A, 1st
Engineers, 1st Division, in action at Verdun, France.
Volunteering with two other soldiers to locate machinegun
nests, Sergeant Colyer advanced on the hostile positions to a
point where he was half surrounded by the nests, which were
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 3/5/1898 at Brooklyn, New York
Home Town: South Ozone, New York
*COSTIN, HENRY G.
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 115th Infantry, 29th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Henry
G. Costin, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company H,
115th Infantry, 29th Division, in action at Bois-deConsenvoye, France. When the advance of his platoon had
been held up by machinegun fire and a request was made for
an automatic rifle team to charge the nest, Private Costin was
the first to volunteer. Advancing with his team, under terrific
fire of enemy artillery, machineguns, and trench mortars, he
continued after all his comrades had become casualties and he
himself had been seriously wounded. He operated his rifle
until he collapsed. His act resulted in the capture of about 100
prisoners and several machineguns. He succumbed from the
effects of his wounds shortly after the accomplishment of his
heroic deed.
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
Born: 6/15/1898 at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Henry Costin entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Maryland National Guard.
*DILBOY, GEORGE
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company H, 103d Infantry, 26th Division
Date of Action: July 18, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Dilboy, Private First Class, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
18, 1918, while serving with Company H,
103d Infantry, 26th Division, in action at Belleau , France.
After his platoon had gained its objective along a railroad
embankment, Private First Class Dilboy, accompanying his
platoon leader to reconnoiter the ground beyond, was
suddenly fired upon by an enemy machinegun from 100
yards. From a standing position on the railroad track, fully
exposed to view, he opened fire at once, but failing to silence
the gun, rushed forward with his bayonet fixed, through a
wheat field toward the gun emplacement, falling within 25
yards of the gun with his right leg nearly severed above the
knee and with several bullet holes in his body. With
undaunted courage he continued to fire into the emplacement
from a prone position, killing two of the enemy and
dispersing the rest of the crew.
 General Order No. 13, W.D., January 18, 1919
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Born: 2/5/1896 at Greece, Greece
Home Town: Keene, New Hampshire
George Dilboy entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New Hampshire National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
DONALDSON, MICHAEL ALOYISIUS
World War I
DOZIER, JAMES C.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company I, 165th Infantry, 42d Division
Date of Action: October 14, 1918
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Michael Aloyisius Donaldson, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 14, 1918, while serving with
Company I, 165th Infantry, 42d Division,
in action at Sommerance and Landres-et St. Georges Road,
France. The advance of his regiment having been checked by
intense machinegun fire of the enemy, who were entrenched
on the crest of a hill before Landres-et St. Georges, his
company retired to a sunken road to reorganize their position,
leaving several of their number wounded near the enemy
lines. Of his own volition, in broad daylight and under direct
observation of the enemy and with utter disregard for his own
safety, he advanced to the crest of the hill, rescued one of his
wounded comrades, and returned under withering fire to his
own lines, repeating his splendidly heroic act until he had
brought in all the men, six in number.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
C. Dozier, First Lieutenant (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 08, 1918, while serving with
Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at
Montbrehain, France. In command of two platoons, First
Lieutenant Dozier was painfully wounded in the shoulder
early in the attack, but he continued to lead his men
displaying the highest bravery and skill. When his command
was held up by heavy machinegun fire, he disposed his men
in the best cover available and with a soldier continued
forward to attack a machinegun nest. Creeping up to the
position in the face of intense fire, he killed the entire crew
with hand grenades and his pistol and a little later captured a
number of Germans who had taken refuge in a dugout nearby.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 2/17/1885 at Galivants, South Carolina
Home Town: Rock Hill, South Carolina
James Dozier entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
South Carolina National Guard.
 General Order No. 9, W.D., March 23, 1923
Born: 1/16/1887 at Haverstraw, New York
Home Town: Haverstraw, New York
Michael Donaldson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the New York National Guard.
*DUNN, PARKER F.
DONOVAN, WILLIAM JOSEPH
"WILD BILL"
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company G, 312th Infantry, 78th Division
Date of Action: October 23, 1918
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army
165th Infantry, 42d Division
Date of Action: October 14 & 15, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Parker F. Dunn, Private First Class, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 23, 1918, while serving with
Company G, 312th Infantry, 78th Division, in action at
Grand-Pre, France. When his battalion commander found it
necessary to send a message to a company in the attacking
line and hesitated to order a runner to make the trip because of
the extreme danger involved, Private First Class Dunn, a
member of the intelligence section, volunteered for the
mission. After advancing but a short distance across a field
swept by artillery and machinegun fire, he was wounded, but
continued on and fell wounded a second time. Still undaunted,
he persistently attempted to carry out his mission until he was
killed by a machinegun bullet before reaching the advance
line.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Joseph "Wild Bill" Donovan,
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 14
& 15, 1918, while serving with 165th Infantry, 42d Division,
in action at Landres-et-St. Georges, France. Lieutenant
Colonel Donovan personally led the assaulting wave in an
attack upon a very strongly organized position, and when our
troops were suffering heavy casualties he encouraged all near
him by his example, moving among his men in exposed
positions,
reorganizing
decimated
platoons,
and
accompanying them forward in attacks. When he was
wounded in the leg by machine-gun bullets, he refused to be
evacuated and continued with his unit until it withdrew to a
less exposed position.
 General Order No. 49, W.D., November 25, 1922
 General Order No. 56, W.D., December 30, 1922
Born: 1/1/1883 at Buffalo, New York
Home Town: Buffalo, New York
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
William "Wild Bill" Donovan entered active duty in the U.S.
Army from the New York National Guard. He is considered the
"Father of our current CIA" after organizing and leading the OSS
in World War II. In 1953 he was appointed as the US Ambassador
to Thailand.
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Born: at Albany, New York
Home Town: Albany, New York
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
EDWARDS, DANIEL RICHMOND
World War I
ELLIS, MICHAEL B.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company C, 3d Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Div.
Date of Action: July 18, 1918
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 28th Infantry, 1st Division
Date of Action: October 05, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Daniel Richmond Edwards, Private First
Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on July 18, 1918, while serving
with Company C, 3d Machine Gun Battalion, 1st Division, in
action at Soissons, France. Reporting for duty from the
hospital where he had been for several weeks under treatment
for numerous and serious wounds and although suffering
intense pain from a shattered arm, Private First Class Edwards
crawled alone into an enemy trench for the purpose of
capturing or killing enemy soldiers known to be concealed
therein. He killed four of the men and took the remaining four
men prisoners; while conducting them to the rear one of the
enemy was killed by a high explosive enemy shell which also
completely shattered one of PFC Edwards' legs, causing him
to be immediately evacuated to the hospital. The bravery of
PFC Edwards, now a tradition in his battalion because of his
previous gallant acts, again caused the morale of his comrades
to be raised to high pitch.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Michael B. Ellis, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 05,
1918, while serving with Company C,
28th Infantry, 1st Division, in action at Exermont, France.
During the entire day's engagement Sergeant Ellis operated
far in advance of the first wave of his company, voluntarily
undertaking most dangerous missions and single-handedly
attacking and reducing machinegun nests. Flanking one
emplacement, he killed two of the enemy with rifle fire and
captured 17 others. Later he single-handedly advanced under
heavy fire and captured 27 prisoners, including two officers
and six machineguns, which had been holding up the advance
of the company. The captured officers indicated the locations
of four other machineguns, and he in turn captured these,
together with their crews, at all times showing marked
heroism and fearlessness.
 General Order No. 74, W.D., June 7, 1919
Born: 10/28/1894 at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: East St. Louis, Illinois
 General Order No. 14, W.D., April 04, 1923
Born: 4/9/1888 at Mooreville, Texas
Home Town: Bruceville, Texas
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
FORREST, ARTHUR J.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 01, 1918
EGGERS, ALAN LOUIS
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Div.
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Alan
Louis Eggers, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 29,
1918, while serving with Machine Gun
Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Division, in action at Le
Catelet, France. Becoming separated from their platoon by a
smoke barrage, Sergeant Eggers, Sergeant John C. Latham
and Corporal Thomas E. O'Shea took cover in a shell hole
well within the enemy's lines. Upon hearing a call for help
from an American tank, which had become disabled 30 yards
from them, the three soldiers left their shelter and started
toward the tank, under heavy fire from German machineguns
and trench mortars. In crossing the fire-swept area Corporal
O'Shea was mortally wounded, but his companions,
undeterred, proceeded to the tank, rescued a wounded officer,
and assisted two wounded soldiers to cover in a sap of a
nearby trench. Sergeant Eggers and Sergeant Latham then
returned to the tank in the face of the violent fire, dismounted
a Hotchkiss gun, and took it back to where the wounded men
were, keeping off the enemy all day by effective use of the
gun and later bringing it, with the wounded men, back to our
lines under cover of darkness.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Arthur J. Forrest, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on November
01, 1918, while serving with Company D,
354th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Remonville,
France. When the advance of his company was stopped by
bursts of fire from a nest of six enemy machineguns, without
being discovered, Sergeant Forrest worked his way singlehanded to a point within 50 yards of the machinegun nest.
Charging, single-handed, he drove out the enemy in disorder,
thereby protecting the advance platoon from annihilating fire,
and permitting the resumption of the advance of his company.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 11/2/1895 at Saranac Lake, New York
Home Town: Summit, New Jersey
Alan Eggers entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
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Born: at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: Hannibal, Missouri
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
FOSTER, GARY EVANS
World War I
nests out of action, and driving 20 German prisoners into our
lines.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Gary
Evans Foster, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company F,
118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Montbrehain,
France. When his company was held up by violent
machinegun fire from a sunken road, Sergeant Foster with an
officer went forward to attack the hostile machinegun nests.
The officer was wounded, but Sergeant Foster continued on
alone in the face of the heavy fire and by effective use of hand
grenades and his pistol killed several of the enemy and
captured 18.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 11/6/1894 at Spartanburg, South Carolina
Home Town: Inman, South Carolina
Gary Foster entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
South Carolina National Guard.
FUNK, JESSE N.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company L, 354th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: October 31, 1918
Born: 8/1/1895 at Pontiac, Michigan
Home Town: Detroit, Michigan
Harold Furlong joined the Michigan National Guard after
earning the Medal of Honor on active duty.
GAFFNEY, FRANK J.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company G, 108th Infantry, 27th Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
J. Gaffney, Private First Class, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29, 1918, while serving with
Company G, 108th Infantry, 27th Division, in action at
Ronssoy, France. Private First Class Gaffney, an automatic
rifleman, pushing forward alone, after all the other members
of his squad had been killed, discovered several Germans
placing a heavy machinegun in position. He killed the crew,
captured the gun, bombed several dugouts, and, after killing
four more of the enemy with his pistol, held the position until
reinforcements came up, when 80 prisoners were captured.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Jesse
N. Funk, Private First Class, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 31,
1918, while serving with Company L,
354th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Bois- deBantheville, France. Learning that two daylight patrols had
been caught out in No Man's Land and were unable to return,
Private First Class Funk and another stretcher bearer, upon
their own initiative, made two trips 500 yards beyond our
lines, under constant machinegun fire, and rescued two
wounded officers.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 8/20/1888 at New Hampton, Missouri
Home Town: Calhan, Colorado
FURLONG, HAROLD ARTHUR
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company M, 353d Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 01, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Harold Arthur Furlong, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on November 01, 1918, while
serving with Company M, 353d Infantry, 89th Division, in
action at Bantheville, France. Immediately after the opening
of the attack in the Bois-de-Bantheville, when his company
was held up by severe machinegun fire from the front, which
killed his company commander and several soldiers, First
Lieutenant Furlong moved out in advance of the line with
great courage and coolness, crossing an open space several
hundred yards wide. Taking up a position behind the line of
the machineguns, he closed in on them, one at a time, killing a
number of the enemy with his rifle, putting four machinegun
Born: 12/16/1883 at Buffalo, New York
Home Town: Niagara Falls, New York
Frank Gaffney entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
*GOETTLER, HAROLD ERNEST
First Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air
Service
Pilot, 50th Aero Squadron, 130th Field Artillery,
A.E.F.
Date of Action: October 06, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Harold Ernest Goettler, First Lieutenant
(Air Service), U.S. Army Air Service, for extraordinary
heroism in action at Binarville, France, 6 October 1918, while
serving as Pilot, 50th Aero Squadron, 130th Field Artillery,
Air Service, A.E.F.. First Lieutenant Goettler, with his
observer, Second Lieutenant Erwin R. Bleckley, 130th Field
Artillery, left the airdrome late in the afternoon on their
second trip to drop supplies to a battalion of the 77th Division
which had been cut off by the enemy in the Argonne Forest.
Having been subjected on the first trip to violent fire from the
enemy, they attempted on the second trip to come still lower
in order to get the packages even more precisely on the
designated spot. In the course of this mission the plane was
brought down by enemy rifle and machinegun fire from the
ground, resulting in the instant death of First Lieutenant
Goettler. In attempting and performing this mission First
Lieutenant Goettler showed the highest possible contempt of
personal danger, devotion to duty, courage and valor.
 General Orders 56, W.D., December 30, 1922
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Born: 7/21/1890 at Chicago, Illinois
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
During his mission to locate the "Lost Battalion", Lieutenant
Goettler and Erwin Bleckley performed the first combat AIR DROP
to re-supply soldiers in the field in history.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
GREGORY, EARL D.
World War I
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Headquarters Company, 116th Infantry, 29th
Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Earl
D. Gregory, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Headquarters Company, 116th
Infantry, 29th Division, in action at Bois-de-Consenvoye,
France. With the remark "I will get them," Sergeant Gregory
seized a rifle and a trench-mortar shell, which he used as a
hand grenade, left his detachment of the trench-mortar
platoon, and advancing ahead of the infantry, captured a
machinegun and three of the enemy. Advancing still farther
from the machinegun nest, he captured a 7.5-centimeter
mountain howitzer and, entering a dugout in the immediate
vicinity, single-handedly captured 19 of the enemy.
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
Born: 10/18/1897 at Chase City, Virginia
Home Town: Chase City, Virginia
Earl Gregory entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Virginia National Guard.
GUMPERTZ, SYDNEY G.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Sydney G. Gumpertz, First Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29, 1918, while serving with
Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division, in action at Boisde-Forges, France. When the advancing line was held up by
machinegun fire, First Sergeant Gumpertz left the platoon of
which he was in command and started with two other soldiers
through a heavy barrage toward the machinegun nest. His two
companions soon became casualties from bursting shells, but
First Sergeant Gumpertz continued on alone in the face of
direct fire from the machinegun, jumped into the nest and
silenced the gun, capturing nine of the crew.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 10/24/1879 at San Raphael, California
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Sydney Gumpertz entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Illinois National Guard.
*HALL, THOMAS LEE
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Lee Hall, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company G,
118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Montbrehain,
France. Having overcome two machinegun nests under his
skillful leadership, Sergeant Hall's platoon was stopped 800
yards from its final objective by machinegun fire of particular
intensity. Ordering his men to take cover in a sunken road, he
advanced alone on the enemy machinegun post and killed five
members of the crew with his bayonet and thereby made
possible the further advance of the line. While attacking
another machinegun nest later in the day this gallant soldier
was mortally wounded.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
Born: at Fort Mill, South Carolina
Home Town: Fort Mill, South Carolina
Thomas Hall entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
South Carolina National Guard.
HATLER, M. WALDO
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company B, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to M.
Waldo Hatler, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on November 08,
1918, while serving with Company B,
356th Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Pouilly, France.
When volunteers were called for to secure information as to
the enemy's position on the opposite bank of the Meuse River,
Sergeant Hatler was the first to offer his services for this
dangerous mission. Swimming across the river, he succeeded
in reaching the German lines, after another soldier, who had
started with him, had been seized with cramps and drowned in
midstream. Alone he carefully and courageously
reconnoitered the enemy's positions, which were held in force,
and again successfully swam the river, bringing back
information of great value.
 General Order No. 74, W.D., June 7, 1919
Born: 1/6/1894 at Bolivar, Missouri
Home Town: Neosho, Missouri
Both Sergeant Hatler and Private Barkeley earned Medals of
Honor for this action they performed together (despite the
discrepancy in the official date of action reported in their citations.)
HAYS, GEORGE PRICE
First Lieutenant (Field Artillery), U.S. Army
10th Field Artillery, 3d Division
Date of Action: July 14 & 15, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Price Hays, First Lieutenant (Field
Artillery), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on July 14 & 15, 1918, while
serving with 10th Field Artillery, 3d Division, in action at
Greves Farm, France. At the very outset of the unprecedented
artillery bombardment by the enemy, First Lieutenant Hays'
line of communication was destroyed beyond repair. Despite
the hazard attached to the mission of runner, he immediately
set out to establish contact with the neighboring post of
command and further establish liaison with two French
batteries, visiting their position so frequently that he was
mainly responsible for the accurate fire there from. While thus
engaged, seven horses were shot under him and he was
severely wounded. His activity under most severe fire was an
important factor in checking the advance of the enemy.
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
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Born: 9/27/1892 at Chee Foo, China
Home Town: Okarche, Oklahoma
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*HERIOT, JAMES DAVIDSON
World War I
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company I, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 12, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Davidson Heriot, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 12,
1918, while serving with Company I,
118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Vaux- Andigny,
France. Corporal Heriot, with four other soldiers, organized a
combat group and attacked an enemy machine-gun nest which
had been inflicting heavy casualties on his company. In the
advance two of his men were killed, and because of the heavy
fire from all sides the remaining two sought shelter.
Unmindful of the hazard attached to his mission, Corporal
Heriot, with fixed bayonet, alone charged the machinegun,
making his way through the fire for a distance of 30 yards and
forcing the enemy to surrender. During this exploit he
received several wounds in the arm, and later in the same day,
while charging another nest, he was killed.
 General Order No. 13, W.D., January 18, 1919
Born: 11/2/1890 at Providence, South Carolina
Home Town: Providence, South Carolina
James Heriot entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
South Carolina National Guard.
HILL, RALYN M.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 129th Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: October 07, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Ralyn
M. Hill, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 07,
1918, while serving with Company H,
129th Infantry, 33d Division, in action at Donnevoux, France.
Seeing a French airplane fall out of control on the enemy side
of the Meuse River with its pilot injured, Corporal Hill
voluntarily dashed across the footbridge to the side of the
wounded man and, taking him on his back, started back to his
lines. During the entire exploit he was subjected to murderous
fire of enemy machineguns and artillery, but he successfully
accomplished his mission and brought his man to a place of
safety, a distance of several hundred yards.
advancing through the village of Brancourt it was held up by
intense enfilading fire from a machinegun. Discovering that
this fire came from a machinegun nest among shell holes at
the edge of the town, Sergeant Hilton, accompanied by a few
other soldiers, but well in advance of them, pressed on toward
this position, firing with his rifle until his ammunition was
exhausted, and then with his pistol, killing six of the enemy
and capturing ten. In the course of this daring exploit he
received a wound from a bursting shell, which resulted in the
loss of his arm.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 10/8/1898 at Westville, South Carolina
Home Town: Westville, South Carolina
Mr. Hilton is one of only two KNOWN Medal of Honor recipient
to be named for a MOH recipient (Richmond P. Hobson). He
entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the South Carolina
National Guard.
HOLDERMAN, NELSON MILES
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
307th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: October 02 - 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Nelson Miles Holderman, Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 02 - 08, 1918, while
serving with 307th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at
Charlevaux, Argonne Forest. Captain Holderman commanded
a company of a battalion which was cut off and surrounded by
the enemy. He was wounded on 4, 5, and 7 October, but
throughout the entire period, suffering great pain and
subjected to fire of every character, he continued personally to
lead and encourage the officers and men under his command
with unflinching courage and with distinguished success. On
6 October, in a wounded condition, he rushed through enemy
machinegun and shell fire and carried two wounded men to a
place of safety.
 General Order No. 11, W.D., March 12, 1921
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
Born: 5/6/1899 at Lindenwood, Illinois
Home Town: Oregon, Illinois
Ralyn Hill entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the Illinois
National Guard.
HILTON, RICHMOND HOBSON
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 11, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Richmond Hobson Hilton, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 11, 1918, while serving with
Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at
Brancourt, France. While Sergeant Hilton's company was
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Born: 11/10/1885 at Trumbull, Nebraska
Home Town: Santa Ana, California
Captain Holderman is one of only two KNOWN Medal of
Honor recipient to be named for a MOH recipient (General Nelson
Miles). He entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the California
National Guard. During his Medal of Honor action he was
wounded TEN times.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
JOHNSTON, HAROLD IRVING
World War I
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 12/12/1889 at San Francisco, California
Home Town: San Francisco, California
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: November 09, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Harold Irving Johnston, Private First
Class, U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on November 09, 1918, while
serving with Company A, 356th Infantry, 89th Division, in
action at Pouilly, France. When information was desired as to
the enemy's position on the opposite side of the Meuse River,
Sergeant Johnston, with another soldier, volunteered without
hesitation and swam the river to reconnoiter the exact location
of the enemy. He succeeded in reaching the opposite bank,
despite the evident determination of the enemy to prevent a
crossing. Having obtained his information, he again entered
the water for his return. This was accomplished after a severe
struggle which so exhausted him that he had to be assisted
from the water, after which he rendered his report of the
exploit.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 3/9/1892 at Kendall, Kansas
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
KAUFMAN, BENJAMIN
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company K, 308th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: October 04, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Benjamin Kaufman, First Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 04, 1918, while serving with
Company K, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at
Argonne Forest, France. First Sergeant Kaufman took out a
patrol for the purpose of attacking an enemy machinegun
which had checked the advance of his company. Before
reaching the gun he became separated from his patrol and a
machinegun bullet shattered his right arm. Without hesitation
he advanced on the gun alone, throwing grenades with his left
hand and charging with an empty pistol, taking one prisoner
and scattering the crew, bringing the gun and prisoner back to
the first-aid station.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
Born: 3/10/1894 at Buffalo, New York
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
KARNES, JAMES ERNEST
LATHAM, JOHN CRIDLAND
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 117th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
Ernest Karnes, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company D,
117th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Estrees, France.
During an advance, Sergeant Karnes' company was held up by
a machinegun, which was enfilading the line. Accompanied
by another soldier, he advanced against this position and
succeeded in reducing the nest by killing three and capturing
seven of the enemy and their guns.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
Born: 7/20/1889 at Arlington, Tennessee
Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee
James Karnes entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Tennessee National Guard.
KATZ, PHILLIP CARL
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 363d Infantry, 91st Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Phillip Carl Katz, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on September
26, 1918, while serving with Company C,
363d Infantry, 91st Division, in action at Eclisfontaine,
France. After his company had withdrawn for a distance of
200 yards on a line with the units on its flanks, Sergeant Katz
learned that one of his comrades had been left wounded in an
exposed position at the point from which the withdrawal had
taken place. Voluntarily crossing an area swept by heavy
machinegun fire, he advanced to where the wounded soldier
lay and carried him to a place of safety.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th
Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Cridland Latham, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on September
29, 1918, while serving with Machine Gun Company, 107th
Infantry, 27th Division, in action at Le Catelet, France.
Becoming separated from their platoon by a smoke barrage,
Sergeant Latham, Sergeant Alan L. Eggers, and Corporal
Thomas E. O'Shea took cover in a shellhole well within the
enemy's lines. Upon hearing a call for help from an American
tank which had become disabled 30 yards from them, the
three soldiers left their shelter and started toward the tank
under heavy fire from German machineguns and trench
mortars. In crossing the fire-swept area, Corporal O'Shea was
mortally wounded, but his companions, undeterred, proceeded
to the tank, rescued a wounded officer, and assisted two
wounded soldiers to cover in the sap of a nearby trench.
Sergeants Latham and Eggers then returned to the tank in the
face of the violent fire, dismounted a Hotchkiss gun, and took
it back to where the wounded men were keeping off the
enemy all day by effective use of the gun and later bringing it
with the wounded men back to our lines under cover of
darkness.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
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Born: 3/3/1888 at Windemere, England
Home Town: Rutherford, New Jersey
John Latham entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard. Sergeant Latham and his two
companions in this mission were all three awarded the Medal of
Honor for this action.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*LEMERT, MILO
World War I
*LUKE, FRANK, JR.
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company G, 119th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Second Lieutenant (Air Service), Army Air Service
Pilot, 27th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, AEF
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Milo
Lemert, First Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 29,
1918, while serving with Company G,
119th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Bellicourt, France.
Seeing that the left flank of his company was held up, First
Sergeant Lemert located the enemy machinegun
emplacement, which had been causing heavy casualties. In the
face of heavy fire he rushed it single-handed, killing the entire
crew with grenades. Continuing along the enemy trench in
advance of the company, he reached another emplacement,
which he also charged, silencing the gun with grenades. A
third machinegun emplacement opened up on him from the
left and with similar skill and bravery he destroyed this also.
Later, in company with another sergeant, he attacked a fourth
machinegun nest, being killed as he reached the parapet of the
emplacement. His courageous action in destroying in turn
four enemy machinegun nests prevented many casualties
among his company and very materially aided in achieving
the objective.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Frank
Luke, Jr., Second, U.S. Army Air Service,
for extraordinary heroism while serving as
Pilot, 27th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit
Group, Air Service, A.E.F., in action at Murvaux, France, 29
September 1918. After having previously destroyed a number
of enemy aircraft within 17 days Second Lieutenant Luke
voluntarily started on a patrol after German observation
balloons. Though pursued by eight German planes which
were protecting the enemy balloon line, he unhesitatingly
attacked and shot down in flames three German balloons,
being himself under heavy fire from ground batteries and the
hostile planes. Severely wounded, he descended to within 50
meters of the ground, and flying at this low altitude near the
town of Murvaux opened fire upon enemy troops, killing six
and wounding as many more. Forced to make a landing and
surrounded on all sides by the enemy, who called upon him to
surrender, he drew his automatic pistol and defended himself
gallantly until he fell dead from a wound in the chest.
 General Orders 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
Born: 5/19/1897 at Phoenix, Arizona
Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI), Distinguished
Service Cross w/OLC (WWI)
Since Eddie Rickenbacker's Medal of Honor was not
presented until 1933, Frank Luke was the first American Army
Airman to be AWARDED the Medal of Honor. He shot down a
total of 18 enemy aircraft and balloons in 18 days.
 General Order No. 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
Born: 3/25/1890 at Marshalltown, Iowa
Home Town: Crossville, Tennessee
Milo Lemert entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Tennessee National Guard.
LOMAN, BERGER HOLTON
Private, U.S. Army
Company H, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: October 09, 1918
MALLON, GEORGE H.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Berger Holton Loman, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 09, 1918, while serving with
Company H, 132d Infantry, 33d Division, in action at
Consenvoye, France. When his company had reached a point
within 100 yards of its objective, to which it was advancing
under terrific machinegun fire, Private Loman voluntarily and
unaided made his way forward after all others had taken
shelter from the direct fire of an enemy machinegun. He
crawled to a flank position of the gun and, after killing or
capturing the entire crew, turned the machinegun on the
retreating enemy.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 8/24/1886 at Bergen, Norway
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Berger Loman entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Illinois National Guard.
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George H. Mallon, Captain (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 26, 1918, while serving with
Company E, 132d Infantry, 33d Division, in action at Boisde-Forges, France. Becoming separated from the balance of
his company because of a fog, Captain Mallon, with nine
soldiers, pushed forward and attacked nine active hostile
machineguns, capturing all of them without the loss of a man.
Continuing on through the woods, he led his men in attacking
a battery of four 155-millimeter howitzers, which were in
action, rushing the position and capturing the battery and its
crew. In this encounter Captain Mallon personally attacked
one of the enemy with his fists. Later, when the party came
upon two more machineguns, this officer sent men to the
flanks while he rushed forward directly in the face of the fire
and silenced the guns, being the first one of the party to reach
the nest. The exceptional gallantry and determination
displayed by Captain Mallon resulted in the capture of 100
prisoners, 11 machineguns, four 155-millimeter howitzers and
one antiaircraft gun.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 6/15/1877 at Ogden, Kansas
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
MANNING, SIDNEY E.
World War I
*MESTROVITCH, JAMES I.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company G, 167th Infantry, 42d Division
Date of Action: July 28, 1918
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company C, 111th Infantry, 28th Division
Date of Action: August 10, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Sidney E. Manning, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 28,
1918, while serving with Company G,
167th Infantry, 42d Division, in action at Breuvannes, France.
When his platoon commander and platoon sergeant had both
become casualties soon after the beginning of an assault on
strongly fortified heights overlooking the Ourcq River,
Corporal Manning took command of his platoon, which was
near the center of the attacking line. Though himself severely
wounded he led forward the 35 men remaining in the platoon
and finally succeeded in gaining a foothold on the enemy's
position, during which time he had received more wounds and
all but seven of his men had fallen. Directing the
consolidation of the position, he held off a large body of the
enemy only 50 yards away by fire from his automatic rifle. He
declined to take cover until his line had been entirely
consolidated with the line of the platoon on the front when he
dragged himself to shelter, suffering from nine wounds in all
parts of the body.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to James
I. Mestrovitch, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on August 10,
1918, while serving with Company C,
111th Infantry, 28th Division, in action at Fismette, France.
Seeing his company commander lying wounded 30 yards in
front of the line after his company had withdrawn to a
sheltered position behind a stone wall, Sergeant Mestrovitch
voluntarily left cover and crawled through heavy machinegun
and shell fire to where the officer lay. He took the officer
upon his back and crawled to a place of safety, where he
administered first-aid treatment, his exceptional heroism
saving the officer's life.
 General Order No. 44, W.D., April 02, 1919
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
308th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: September 14, 1918
Born: 7/17/1892 at Butler County, Alabama
Home Town: Flomaton, Alabama
Sidney Manning entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Alabama National guard.
MCMURTRY, GEORGE G.
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
308th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: October 02 - 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George G. McMurtry, Captain (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 02 - 08, 1918, while serving with 308th Infantry,
77th Division, in action at Charlevaux, Argonne Forest.
Captain McMurtry commanded a battalion which was cut off
and surrounded by the enemy and although wounded in the
knee by shrapnel on 4 October and suffering great pain, he
continued throughout the entire period to encourage his
officers and men with a resistless optimism that contributed
largely toward preventing panic and disorder among the
troops, who were without food, cut off from communication
with our lines. On 4 October during a heavy barrage, he personally directed and supervised the moving of the wounded to
shelter before himself seeking shelter. On 6 October he was
again wounded in the shoulder by a German grenade, but
continued personally to organize and direct the defense
against the German attack on the position until the attack was
defeated. He continued to direct and command his troops,
refusing relief, and personally led his men out of the position
after assistance arrived before permitting himself to be taken
to the hospital on 8 October. During this period the successful
defense of the position was due largely to his efforts.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 5/22/1894 at Crna Cora, Yugoslavia
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
James Mestrovitch entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Pennsylvania National Guard.
MILES, LOUIS WARLAW
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis
Warlaw Miles, Captain (Infantry), U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 14, 1918, while serving with
308th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at Revillon, France.
Captain Miles volunteered to lead his company in a hazardous
attack on a commanding trench position near the Aisne Canal,
which other troops had previously attempted to take without
success. His company immediately met with intense
machinegun fire, against which it had no artillery assistance,
but Captain Miles preceded the first wave and assisted in
cutting a passage through the enemy's wire entanglements. In
so doing he was wounded five times by machinegun bullets,
both legs and one arm being fractured, whereupon he ordered
himself placed on a stretcher and had himself carried forward
to the enemy trench in order that he might encourage and
direct his company, which by this time had suffered numerous
casualties. Under the inspiration of this officer's indomitable
spirit his men held the hostile position and consolidated the
front line after an action lasting two hours, at the conclusion
of which Captain Miles was carried to the aid station against
his will.
 General Order No. 44, W.D., April 2, 1919
 General Order No. 118, W.D., December 2, 1918
Born: 11/6/1876 at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Home Town: New York, New York
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Born: 3/23/1873 at Baltimore, Maryland
Home Town: Princeton, New Jersey
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*MILLER, OSCAR F.
World War I
which forced his evacuation. His heroic action and devotion
to duty were an inspiration to the entire regiment.
Major (Infantry), U.S. Army
361st Infantry, 91st Division
Date of Action: September 28, 1918
 General Order No. 43, W.D., October 23, 1919
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Oscar
F. Miller, Major (Infantry), U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on September
28, 1918, while serving with 361st
Infantry, 91st Division, in action at Gesnes, France. After two
days of intense physical and mental strain, during which
Major Miller had led his battalion in the front line of the
advance through the forest of Argonne, the enemy was met in
a prepared position south of Gesnes. Though almost
exhausted, he energetically reorganized his battalion and
ordered an attack. Upon reaching open ground the advancing
line began to waver in the face of machinegun fire from the
front and flanks and direct artillery fire. Personally leading his
command group forward between his front-line companies,
Major Miller inspired his men by his personal courage, and
they again pressed on toward the hostile position. As this
officer led the renewed attack he was shot in the right leg, but
he nevertheless staggered forward at the head of his
command. Soon afterwards he was again shot in the right arm,
but he continued the charge, personally cheering his troops on
through the heavy machinegun fire. Just before the objective
was reached he received a wound in the abdomen, which
forced him to the ground, but he continued to urge his men
on, telling them to push on to the next ridge and leave him
where he lay. He died from his wounds a few days later.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: at Franklin County, Arkansas
Home Town: Los Angeles, California
MORELOCK, STERLING LEWIS
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 28th Infantry, 1st Division
Date of Action: October 04, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Sterling Lewis Morelock, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 04, 1918, while serving with
Company M, 28th Infantry, 1st Division, in action at
Exermont, France. While his company was being held up by
heavy enemy fire, Private Morelock, with three other men
who were acting as runners at company headquarters,
voluntarily led them as a patrol in advance of his company's
frontline through an intense rifle, artillery, and machinegun
fire and penetrated a woods which formed the German
frontline. Encountering a series of five hostile machinegun
nests, containing from one to five machineguns each, with his
patrol he cleaned them all out, gained and held complete
mastery of the situation until the arrival of his company
commander with reinforcements, even though his entire party
had become casualties. He rendered first aid to the injured and
evacuated them by using as stretcher bearers, ten German
prisoners whom he had captured. Soon thereafter his company
commander was wounded and while dressing his wound
Private Morelock was very severely wounded in the hip,
Born: 6/5/1890 at Silver Run, Maryland
Home Town: Oquawka, Illinois
NEIBAUR, THOMAS CROFT
Private, U.S. Army
Company M, 167th Infantry, 42d Division
Date of Action: October 16, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas Croft Neibaur, Private, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 16, 1918, while serving with Company M, 167th
Infantry, 42d Division, in action at Landres- et-St. Georges,
France. On the afternoon of 16 October 1918, when the Cotede-Chatillion had just been gained after bitter fighting and the
summit of that strong bulwark in the Kriemhilde Stellung was
being organized, Private Neibaur was sent out on patrol with
his automatic rifle squad to enfilade enemy machinegun nests.
As he gained the ridge he set up his automatic rifle and was
directly thereafter wounded in both legs by fire from a hostile
machinegun on his flank. The advance wave of the enemy
troops, counterattacking, had about gained the ridge, and
although practically cut off and surrounded, the remainder of
his detachment being killed or wounded, this gallant soldier
kept his automatic rifle in operation to such effect that by his
own efforts and by fire from the skirmish line of his company,
at least 100 yards in his rear, the attack was checked. The
enemy wave being halted and lying prone, four of the enemy
attacked Private Neibaur at close quarters. These he killed. He
then moved alone among the enemy lying on the ground
about him, in the midst of the fire from his own lines, and by
coolness and gallantry captured 11 prisoners at the point of
his pistol and, although painfully wounded, brought them
back to our lines. The counterattack in full force was arrested
to a large extent by the single efforts of this soldier, whose
heroic exploits took place against the skyline in full view of
his entire battalion.
 General Order No. 118, W.D., February 2, 1919
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Born: 5/17/1898 at Sharon, Idaho
Home Town: Sugar City, Idaho
Thomas Neibaur entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Idaho National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
O'NEILL, RICHARD WILLIAM
World War I
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 165th Infantry, 42d Division
Date of Action: July 30, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Richard William O'Neill, Sergeant, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on July
30, 1918, while serving with Company D,
165th Infantry, 42d Division, in action at Ourcq River,
France. In advance of an assaulting line, Sergeant O'Neill
attacked a detachment of about 25 of the enemy. In the
ensuing hand-to-hand encounter he sustained pistol wounds,
but heroically continued in the advance, during which he
received additional wounds; but, with great physical effort, he
remained in active command of his detachment. Being again
wounded, he was forced by weakness and loss of blood to be
evacuated, but insisted upon being taken first to the battalion
commander in order to transmit to him valuable information
relative to enemy positions and the disposition of our men.
 General Order No. 30, W.D., July 15, 1921
Born: 8/28/1898 at New York, New York
Home Town: New York, New York
Richard O'Neill entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
*O'SHEA, THOMAS E.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Machine Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Div.
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas E. O'Shea, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on September
29, 1918, while serving with Machine
Gun Company, 107th Infantry, 27th Division, in action at Le
Catelet, France. Becoming separated from their platoon by a
smoke barrage, Corporal O'Shea, with two other soldiers, took
cover in a shell hole well within the enemy's lines. Upon
hearing a call for help from an American tank, which had
become disabled 30 yards from them, the three soldiers left
their shelter and started toward the tank under heavy fire from
German machineguns and trench mortars. In crossing the fireswept area Corporal O'Shea was mortally wounded and died
of his wounds shortly afterwards.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
Born: 4/18/1895 at New York, New York
Home Town: Summit, New Jersey
Thomas O'Shea entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard. Corporal O'Shea and his two
companions in this mission were all three awarded the Medal of
Honor for this action.
PARKER, SAMUEL IREDELL
Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company K, 28th Infantry, 1st Division
Date of Action: July 18 & 19, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Samuel Iredell Parker, Second Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for conspicuous
gallantry and intrepidity above and
beyond the call of duty on July 18 & 19, 1918, while serving
with Company K, 28th Infantry, 1st Division, in action at
Soissons, France. During the attack the 2d and 3d Battalions
of the 28th Infantry were merged, and after several hours of
severe fighting, successfully established a frontline position.
In so doing, a gap was left between the right flank of the
French 153d Division on their left and the left flank of the
28th Infantry, exposing the left flank to a terrific enfilade fire
from several enemy machineguns located in a rock quarry on
high ground. Second Lieutenant Parker, observing this serious
situation, ordered his depleted platoon to follow him in an
attack upon the strong point. Meeting a disorganized group of
French Colonials wandering leaderlessly about, he persuaded
them to join his platoon. This consolidated group followed
Second Lieutenant Parker through direct enemy rifle and
machinegun fire to the crest of the hill, and rushing forward,
took the quarry by storm, capturing six machineguns and
about 40 prisoners. The next day when the assault was
continued, Second Lieutenant Parker in command of the
merged 2d and 3d Battalions was in support of the 1st
Battalion. Although painfully wounded in the foot, he refused
to be evacuated and continued to lead his command until the
objective was reached. Seeing that the assault battalion was
subjected to heavy enfilade fire due to a gap between it and
the French on its left, Second Lieutenant Parker led his
battalion through this heavy fire up on the line to the left of
the 1st Battalion and thereby closed the gap, remaining in
command of his battalion until the newly established lines of
the 28th Infantry were thoroughly consolidated. In
supervising the consolidation of the new position, Second
Lieutenant Parker was compelled to crawl about on his hands
and knees on account of his painful wound. His conspicuous
gallantry and spirit of self-sacrifice were a source of great
inspiration to the members of the entire command.
 General Order No. 1, W.D., 1937
Born: 10/17/1891 at Monroe, North Carolina
Home Town: Monroe, North Carolina
Other Award: Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
PECK, ARCHIE A.
Private, U.S. Army
Company A, 307th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: October 06, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Archie A. Peck, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 06,
1918, while serving with Company A,
307th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at Argonne Forest,
France. While engaged with two other soldiers on patrol duty,
Private Peck and his comrades were subjected to the direct
fire of an enemy machinegun, at which time both his
companions were wounded. Returning to his company, he
obtained another soldier to accompany him to assist in
bringing in the wounded men. His assistant was killed in the
exploit, but he continued on, twice returning safely bringing
in both men, being under terrific machinegun fire during the
entire Journey.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
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Born: 11/22/1894 at Tyrone, New York
Home Town: Hornell, New York
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*PERKINS, MICHAEL J.
World War I
POPE, THOMAS A.
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division
Date of Action: October 27, 1918
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company E, 131st Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: July 04, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Michael J. Perkins, Private First Class,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 27, 1918, while serving with
Company D, 101st Infantry, 26th Division, in action at Belleu
Bois, France. Private First Class Perkins voluntarily and
alone, crawled to a German "pill box" machinegun
emplacement, from which grenades were being thrown at his
platoon. Awaiting his opportunity, when the door was again
opened and another grenade thrown, he threw a bomb inside,
bursting the door open, and then, drawing his trench knife,
rushed into the emplacement. In a hand-to-hand struggle he
killed or wounded several of the occupants and captured about
25 prisoners, at the same time silencing seven machineguns.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Thomas A. Pope, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on July 04,
1918, while serving with Company E,
131st Infantry, 33d Division, in action at Hamel, France.
Corporal Pope's company was advancing behind the tanks
when it was halted by hostile machinegun fire. Going forward
alone, he rushed a machinegun nest, killed several of the crew
with his bayonet, and, standing astride his gun, held off the
others until reinforcements arrived and captured them.
 General Order No. 44, W.D., April 02, 1919
Born: 12/15/1894 at Chicago, Illinois
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Thomas Pope entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Illinois National Guard.
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
Born: at Boston, Massachusetts
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Michael Perkins entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Massachusetts National Guard.
*PIKE, EMORY JENISON
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army
Division Machine-Gun Officer, 82d Division
Date of Action: September 15, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Emory Jenison Pike, Lieutenant Colonel
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 15, 1918, while
serving with Division Machine-Gun Officer, 82d Division, in
action at Vandieres, France. Having gone forward to
reconnoiter new machinegun positions, Lieutenant Colonel
Pike offered his assistance in reorganizing advance infantry
units which had become disorganized during a heavy artillery
shelling. He succeeded in locating only about 20 men, but
with these he advanced and when later joined by several
infantry platoons rendered inestimable service in establishing
outposts, encouraging all by his cheeriness, in spite of the
extreme danger of the situation. When a shell had wounded
one of the men in the outpost, Lieutenant Colonel Pike
immediately went to his aid and was severely wounded
himself when another shell burst in the same place. While
waiting to be brought to the rear, Lieutenant Colonel Pike
continued in command, still retaining his jovial manner of
encouragement, directing the reorganization until the position
could be held. The entire operation was carried on under
terrific bombardment, and the example of courage and
devotion to duty, as set by Lieutenant Colonel Pike,
established the highest standard of morale and confidence to
all under his charge. The wounds he received were the cause
of his death.
REGAN, PATRICK J.
Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
115th Infantry, 29th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Patrick J. Regan, Second Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 08, 1918, while
serving with 115th Infantry, 29th Division, in action at Boisde-Consenvoye, France. While leading his platoon against a
strong enemy machinegun nest which had held up the
advance of two companies, Second Lieutenant Regan divided
his men into three groups, sending one group to either flank,
and he himself attacking with an automatic rifle team from the
front. Two of the team were killed outright, while Second
Lieutenant Regan and the third man were seriously wounded,
the latter unable to advance. Although severely wounded,
Second Lieutenant Regan dashed with empty pistol into the
machinegun nest, capturing 30 Austrian gunners and four
machineguns. This gallant deed permitted the companies to
advance, avoiding a terrific enemy fire. Despite his wounds,
he continued to lead his platoon forward until ordered to the
rear by his commanding officer.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 12/17/1876 at Columbus City, Iowa
Home Town: Sigourney, Iowa
Lieutenant Colonel Pike graduated from the US Military
Academy at West Point, Class of 1901.
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Born: 3/25/1882 at Middleboro, Massachusetts
Home Town: Los Angeles, California
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
RICKENBACKER, EDWARD VERNON
World War I
Born: 5/18/1887 at Assaria, Kansas
Home Town: Salina, Kansas
First Lieutenant (Air Service), Army Air Service
Pilot, 94th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit Group, A.E.F.
Date of Action: September 25, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward Vernon Rickenbacker, First
Lieutenant (Air Service), U.S. Army Air
Service, for conspicuous gallantry and
intrepidity above and beyond the call of
duty while serving as Pilot, 94th Aero Squadron, 1st Pursuit
Group, Air Service, A.E.F., in action against the enemy near
Billy, France, 25 September 1918. While on a voluntary
patrol over the lines, First Lieutenant Rickenbacker attacked
seven enemy planes (five type Fokker, protecting two type
Halberstadt). Disregarding the odds against him, he dived on
them and shot down one of the Fokkers out of control. He
then attacked one of the Halberstadts and sent it down also.
 General Orders 2, W.D., January 23, 1931
Born: 10/8/1890 at Columbus, Ohio
Home Town: Columbus, Ohio
Other Award: 7 Awards of the Distinguished Service Cross (WWI)
Eddie Rickenbacker was the American "Ace of Aces" at the
end of World War I, with 26 victories. The only Army airman to
survive the war to wear his award, he returned to service in World
War II in goodwill and inspection tours of air bases in Europe and
the Pacific. His transport plane was lost in the Pacific and forced
down at sea, where Rickenbacker and six other airmen survived a
24-day ordeal adrift at sea.
ROBB, GEORGE SEANOR
*ROBERTS, HAROLD W.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company A, 345th Battalion, 345th Battalion, Tank
Corps
Date of Action: October 04, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Harold W. Roberts, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 04,
1918, while serving with Company A, 345th Battalion, 345th
Battalion, Tank Corps, in action at Montrebeau Woods,
France. Corporal Roberts, a tank driver, was moving his tank
into a clump of bushes to afford protection to another tank
which had become disabled. The tank slid into a shell hole,
ten feet deep, filled with water, and was immediately
submerged. Knowing that only one of the two men in the tank
could escape, Corporal Roberts said to the gunner, "Well,
only one of U.S. can get out, and out you go," whereupon he
pushed his companion through the back door of the tank and
was himself drowned.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: at San Francisco, California
Home Town: San Francisco, California
SAMPLER, SAMUEL M.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company H, 142d Infantry, 36th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
369th Infantry, 93d Division
Date of Action: September 29 & 30, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
George Seanor Robb, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 29 & 30, 1918,
while serving with 369th Infantry, 93d Division, in action at
Sechault, France. While leading his platoon in the assault
First Lieutenant Robb was severely wounded by machinegun
fire, but rather than go to the rear for proper treatment he
remained with his platoon until ordered to the dressing station
by his commanding officer. Returning within 45 minutes, he
remained on duty throughout the entire night, inspecting his
lines and establishing outposts. Early the next morning he was
again wounded, once again displaying his remarkable
devotion to duty by remaining in command of his platoon.
Later the same day a bursting shell added two more wounds,
the same shell killing his commanding officer and two
officers of his company. He then assumed command of the
company and organized its position in the trenches.
Displaying wonderful courage and tenacity at the critical
times, he was the only officer of his battalion who advanced
beyond the town, and by clearing machinegun and sniping
posts contributed largely to the aid of his battalion in holding
their objective. His example of bravery and fortitude and his
eagerness to continue with his mission despite severe wounds
set before the enlisted men of his command a most wonderful
standard of morale and self-sacrifice.
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Samuel M. Sampler, Corporal, U.S.
Army, for extraordinary heroism on
October 08, 1918, while serving with
Company H, 142d Infantry, 36th Division, in action at St.
Etienne, France. His company having suffered severe
casualties during an advance under machinegun fire, was
finally stopped. Corporal Sampler detected the position of the
enemy machineguns on an elevation. Armed with German
hand grenades, which he had picked up, he left the line and
rushed forward in the face of heavy fire until he was near the
hostile nest, where he grenaded the position. His third grenade
landed among the enemy, killing two, silencing the
machineguns, and causing the surrender of 28 Germans,
whom he sent to the rear as prisoners. As a result of his act
the company was immediately enabled to resume the advance.
 General Order No. 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
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Born: 1/27/1895 at Decatur, Texas
Home Town: Altus, Oklahoma
Samuel Sampler entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Texas National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
SANDLIN, WILLIE
World War I
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 132d Infantry, 33d Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Willie
Sandlin, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 26,
1918, while serving with Company A,
132d Infantry, 33d Division, in action at Bois-de- Forges,
France. Sergeant Sandlin showed conspicuous gallantry in
action by advancing alone directly on a machinegun nest
which was holding up the line with its fire. He killed the crew
with a grenade and enabled the line to advance. Later in the
day he attacked alone and put out of action two other
machinegun nests, setting a splendid example of bravery and
coolness to his men.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 1/1/1890 at Jackson, Kentucky
Home Town: Hyden, Kentucky
*SAWELSON, WILLIAM
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 312th Infantry, 78th Division
Date of Action: October 26, 1918
efforts to locate an enemy machinegun which had caused
heavy casualties. On his third reconnaissance he discovered
the gun position and personally silenced the gun, killing or
wounding the crew. The third counterattack made by the
enemy was initiated by the appearance of a small detachment
in advance of the enemy attacking wave. When almost within
reach of the American front line the enemy appeared behind
them, attacking vigorously with pistols, rifles, and hand
grenades, causing heavy casualties in the American platoon.
First Lieutenant Schaffner mounted the parapet of the trench
and used his pistol and grenades killing a number of enemy
soldiers, finally reaching the enemy officer leading the
attacking forces, a captain, shooting and mortally wounding
the latter with his pistol, and dragging the captured officer
back to the company's trench, securing from him valuable
information as to the enemy's strength and position. The
information enabled First Lieutenant Schaffner to maintain
for five hours the advanced position of his company despite
the fact that it was surrounded on three sides by strong enemy
forces. The undaunted bravery, gallant soldierly conduct, and
leadership displayed by First Lieutenant Schaffner
undoubtedly saved the survivors of the company from death
or capture.
 General Order No. 15, W.D., April 5, 1923
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Sawelson, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 26,
1918, while serving with Company M,
312th Infantry, 78th Division, in action at Grand-Pre, France.
Hearing a wounded man in a shell hole some distance away
calling for water, Sergeant Sawelson, upon his own initiative,
left shelter and crawled through heavy machinegun fire to
where the man lay, giving him what water he had in his
canteen. He then went back to his own shell hole, obtained
more water, and was returning to the wounded man when he
was killed by a machinegun bullet.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 8/5/1895 at Newark, New Jersey
Home Town: Harrison, New Jersey
SCHAFFNER, DWITE H.
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company K, 306th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: September 28, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Dwite
H. Schaffner, First Lieutenant (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 28, 1918, while serving with
Company K, 306th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at
Boureuilles, France. First Lieutenant Schaffner led his men in
an attack on St. Hubert's Pavilion through terrific enemy
machinegun, rifle, and artillery fire and drove the enemy from
a strongly held entrenched position after hand-to-hand
fighting. His bravery and contempt for danger inspired his
men, enabling them to hold fast in the face of three
determined enemy counterattacks. His company's position
being exposed to enemy fire from both flanks, he made three
Born: 11/5/1889 at Arroya, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Falls Creek, Pennsylvania
SEIBERT, LLOYD MARTIN
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company F, 364th Infantry, 91st Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1819
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Lloyd
Martin Seibert, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 26,
1819, while serving with Company F,
364th Infantry, 91st Division, in action at Epinonville, France.
Suffering from illness, Sergeant Seibert remained with his
platoon and led his men with the highest courage and
leadership under heavy shell and machinegun fire. With two
other soldiers he charged a machinegun emplacement in
advance of their company, he himself killing one of the
enemy with a shotgun and capturing two others. In this
encounter he was wounded, but he nevertheless continued in
action, and when a withdrawal was ordered he returned with
the last unit, assisting a wounded comrade. Later in the
evening he volunteered and carried in wounded until he
fainted from exhaustion.
 General Order No. 445, W.D., 1919
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Born: 5/23/1889 at Caledonia, Michigan
Home Town: Salinas, California
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
*SKINKER, ALEXANDER RIVES
World War I
Captain (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company I, 138th Infantry, 35th Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Alexander Rives Skinker, Captain
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 26, 1918, while
serving with Company I, 138th Infantry, 35th Division, in
action at Cheppy, France. Unwilling to sacrifice his men
when his company was held up by terrific machinegun fire
from iron pill boxes in the Hindenburg Line, Captain Skinker
personally led an automatic rifleman and a carrier in an attack
on the machineguns. The carrier was killed instantly, but
Captain Skinker seized the ammunition and continued
through an opening in the barbed wire, feeding the automatic
rifle until he, too, was killed.
 General Order No. 13, W.D., January 18, 1919
Born: 10/13/1883 at St. Louis, Missouri
Home Town: St. Louis, Missouri
Alexander Skinker entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Missouri National Guard.
SLACK, CLAYTON KIRK
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Div
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Clayton Kirk Slack, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company D,
124th Machine Gun Battalion, 33d Division, in action at
Consenvoye, France. Observing German soldiers under cover
50 yards away on the left flank, Private Slack, upon his own
initiative, rushed them with his rifle and, single-handed,
captured ten prisoners and two heavy-type machineguns, thus
saving his company and neighboring organizations from
heavy casualties.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 2/23/1896 at Plover, Wisconsin
Home Town: Madison, Wisconsin
*SMITH, FRED E.
Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry), U.S. Army
308th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Fred
E. Smith, Lieutenant Colonel (Infantry),
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 29, 1918, while serving with
308th Infantry, 77th Division, in action at Binarville, France.
When communication from the forward regimental post of
command to the battalion leading the advance had been
interrupted temporarily by the infiltration of small parties of
the enemy armed with machineguns, Lieutenant Colonel
Smith personally led a party of two other officers and ten
soldiers, and went forward to reestablish runner posts and
carry ammunition to the front line. The guide became
confused and the party strayed to the left flank beyond the
outposts of supporting troops, suddenly coming under fire
from a group of enemy machineguns only 50 yards away.
Shouting to the other members of his party to take cover this
officer, in disregard of his danger, drew his pistol and opened
fire on the German guncrew. About this time he fell, severely
wounded in the side, but regaining his footing, he continued
to fire on the enemy until most of the men in his party were
out of danger. Refusing first-aid treatment he then made his
way in plain view of the enemy to a hand grenade dump and
returned under continued heavy machinegun fire for the
purpose of making another attack on the enemy
emplacements. As he was attempting to ascertain the exact
location of the nearest nest, he again fell, mortally wounded .
 General Order No. 49, W.D., November 25, 1922
Born: 3/29/1873 at Rockford, Illinois
Home Town: Bartlett, North Dakota
*STOWERS, FREDDIE
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Division
Date of Action: September 28, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Freddie Stowers, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for exceptional heroism on 28 September
1918, while serving as a squad leader in
Company C, 371st Infantry Regiment, 93d Infantry Division.
Corporal Stowers' company was the lead company during the
attack on Hill 188, Champagne Marne Sector, France, during
World War I. A few minutes after the attack began, the enemy
ceased firing and began climbing up onto the parapets of the
trenches, holding up their arms as if wishing to surrender. The
enemy's actions caused the American forces to cease fire and
to come out into the open. As the company started forward
and when within about 100 meters of the trench line, the
enemy jumped back into their trenches and greeted Corporal
Stowers' company with interlocking bands of machine gun
fire and mortar fire causing well over fifty percent casualties.
Faced with incredible enemy resistance, Corporal Stowers
took charge, setting such a courageous example of personal
bravery and leadership that he inspired his men to follow him
in the attack. With extraordinary heroism and complete
disregard of personal danger under devastating fire, he
crawled forward leading his squad toward an enemy machine
gun nest, which was causing heavy casualties to his company.
After fierce fighting, the machine gun position was destroyed
and the enemy soldiers were killed. Displaying great courage
and intrepidity, Corporal Stowers continued to press the
attack against a determined enemy. While crawling forward
and urging his men to continue the attack on a second trench
line, he was gravely wounded by machine gun fire. Although,
Corporal Stowers was mortally wounded, he pressed forward,
urging on the members of his squad, until he died. Inspired by
the heroism and display of bravery of Corporal Stowers, his
company continued the attack against incredible odds,
contributing to the capture of Hill 188 and causing heavy
enemy casualties. Corporal Stowers' conspicuous gallantry,
extraordinary heroism and supreme devotion to his men were
well above and beyond the call of duty, follow the finest
traditions of military service and reflect the utmost credit on
him and the United States Army.
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U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
World War I
 Date of Issue: April 24, 1991
Born: at Sandy Springs, South Carolina
Home Town: Anderson County, South Carolina
Initially no Medals of Honor were awarded to Black Soldiers in
either World War 1 or 2. Following a review of all Distinguished
Service Cross awards to black Soldiers in the late 1980s and early
90s, Freddie Stower's DSC was upgraded to the Medal of Honor
and presented to his sister on April 24, 1991, by President George
H.W. Bush.
TALLEY, EDWARD R.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company L, 117th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 07, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Edward R. Talley, Sergeant, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 07,
1918, while serving with Company L,
117th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Ponchaux, France.
Undeterred by seeing several comrades killed in attempting to
put a hostile machinegun nest out of action, Sergeant Talley
attacked the position single-handed. Armed only with a rifle,
he rushed the nest in the face of intense enemy fire, killed or
wounded at least six of the crew, and silenced the gun. When
the enemy attempted to bring forward another gun and
ammunition he drove them back by effective fire from his
rifle.
 General Order No. 50, W.D., April 12, 1919
Born: 9/6/1890 at Russellville, Tennessee
Home Town: Russellville, Tennessee
Edward Talley entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Tennessee National Guard.
TURNER, HAROLD LEO
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company F, 142d Infantry, 36th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Harold Leo Turner, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company F,
142d Infantry, 36th Division, in action at St. Etienne, France.
After his platoon had started the attack, Corporal Turner
assisted in organizing a platoon consisting of the battalion
scouts, runners, and a detachment of Signal Corps. As second
in command of this platoon he fearlessly led them forward
through heavy enemy fire, continually encouraging the men.
Later he encountered deadly machinegun fire which reduced
the strength of his command to but four men, and these were
obliged to take shelter. The enemy machinegun emplacement,
25 yards distant, kept up a continual fire from four
machineguns. After the fire had shifted momentarily,
Corporal Turner rushed forward with fixed bayonet and
charged the position alone capturing the strong point with a
complement of 50 Germans and one machineguns. His
remarkable display of courage and fearlessness was
instrumental in destroying the strong point, the fire from
which had blocked the advance of his company.
 General Order No. 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
Born: 5/5/1898 at Aurora, Missouri
Home Town: Seminole, Oklahoma
Harold Turner joined the Oklahoma National Guard after
earning the Medal of Honor on active duty.
THOMPSON, JOSEPH HENRY
*TURNER, WILLIAM BRADFORD
Major (Infantry), U.S. Army
110th Infantry, 28th Division
Date of Action: October 01, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Joseph
Henry
Thompson,
Major
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 01, 1918, while
serving with 110th Infantry, 28th Division, in action at
Apremont, France. Counterattacked by two regiments of the
enemy, Major Thompson encouraged his battalion in the front
line by constantly braving the hazardous fire of machineguns
and artillery. His courage was mainly responsible for the
heavy repulse of the enemy. Later in the action, when the
advance of his assaulting companies was held up by fire from
a hostile machinegun nest and all but one of the six assaulting
tanks were disabled, Major Thompson, with great gallantry
and coolness, rushed forward on foot three separate times in
advance of the assaulting line, under heavy machinegun and
antitank-gun fire, and led the one remaining tank to within a
few yards of the enemy machinegun nest, which succeeded in
reducing it, thereby making it possible for the infantry to
advance.
 General Order No. 21, W.D., October 5, 1925
Born: 9/26/1871 at Kilkeel, Ireland
Home Town: Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania
Joseph Thompson entered active duty in the U.S. Army from
the Pennsylvania National Guard.
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company M, 105th Infantry, 27th Division
Date of Action: September 27, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
William Bradford Turner, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 27, 1918, while
serving with Company M, 105th Infantry, 27th Division, in
action at Ronssoy, France. Lieutenant Turner led a small
group of men to the attack, under terrific artillery and
machinegun fire, after they had become separated from the
rest of the company in the darkness. Single-handed he rushed
an enemy machinegun which had suddenly opened fire on his
group and killed the crew with his pistol. He then pressed
forward to another machinegun post 25 yards away and had
killed one gunner himself by the time the remainder of his
detachment arrived and put the gun out of action. With the
utmost bravery he continued to lead his men over three lines
of hostile trenches, cleaning up each one as they advanced,
regardless of the fact that he had been wounded three times,
and killed several of the enemy in hand-to-hand encounters.
After his pistol ammunition was exhausted, this gallant officer
seized the rifle of a dead soldier, bayoneted several members
of a machinegun crew, and shot the other. Upon reaching the
fourth-line trench, which was his objective, First Lieutenant
Turner captured it with the nine men remaining in his group
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and resisted a hostile counterattack until he was finally
surrounded and killed.
then returned to the other bank of the river, reporting this
valuable information to the battalion commander.
 General Order No. 81, W.D., June 26, 1919
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
Born: at Dorchester, Massachusetts
Home Town: Garden City, Long Island, New York
William Turner entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
VALENTE, MICHAEL
Born: 10/19/1893 at Dussen, Holland
Home Town: Glen Rock, New Jersey
VILLEPIGUE, JOHN CANTEY
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company M, 118th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 15, 1918
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 107th Infantry, 27th Division
Date of Action: September 29, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Michael Valente, Private, U.S. Army, for
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of duty in
action with the enemy during the operations against the
Hindenburg line, east of Ronssoy, France, 29 September
1918, while serving with Company D, 107th Infantry, 27th
Division. Finding the advance of his organization held up by a
withering enemy machinegun fire, Private Valente
volunteered to go forward. With utter disregard of his own
personal danger, accompanied by another soldier, Private
Valente rushed forward through an intense machinegun fire
directly upon the enemy nest, killing two and capturing five
of the enemy and silencing the gun. Discovering another
machinegun nest close by which was pouring a deadly fire on
the American forces, preventing their advance, Private
Valente and his companion charged upon this strong point,
killing the gunner and putting this machinegun out of action.
Without hesitation they jumped into the enemy's trench, killed
two and captured 16 German soldiers. Private Valente was
later wounded and sent to the rear.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., September 26, 1929
Born: 2/5/1895 at Cassino, Italy
Home Town: Ogdensburg, New York
Michael Valente entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
VAN IERSEL, LUDOVICUS M.M.
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company M, 9th Infantry, 2d Division
Date of Action: November 09, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Ludovicus M.M. Van Iersel, Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
November 09, 1918, while serving with
Company M, 9th Infantry, 2d Division, in action at Mouzon,
France. While a member of the reconnaissance patrol, sent out
at night to ascertain the condition of a damaged bridge,
Sergeant Van Iersel volunteered to lead a party across the
bridge in the face of heavy machinegun and rifle fire from a
range of only 75 yards. Crawling alone along the debris of the
ruined bridge he came upon a trap, which gave away and
precipitated him into the water. In spite of the swift current he
succeeded in swimming across the stream and found a
lodging place among the timbers on the opposite bank.
Disregarding the enemy fire, he made a careful investigation
of the hostile position by which the bridge was defended and
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Cantey Villepigue, Corporal, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 15,
1918, while serving with Company M,
118th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Vaux- Andigny,
France. Having been sent out with two other soldiers to scout
through the village of Vaux-Andigny, Corporal Villepigue
met with strong resistance from enemy machinegun fire,
which killed one of his men and wounded the other.
Continuing his advance without aid 500 yards in advance of
his platoon and in the face of machinegun and artillery fire he
encountered four of the enemy in a dugout, whom he attacked
and killed with a hand grenade. Crawling forward to a point
150 yards in advance of his first encounter, he rushed a
machinegun nest, killing four and capturing six of the enemy
and taking two light machineguns. After being joined by his
platoon he was severely wounded in the arm.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 3/29/1896 at Camden, South Carolina
Home Town: Camden, South Carolina
John Villepigue entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
South Carolina National Guard.
WAALER, REIDAR
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company A, 105th Machine Gun Battalion, 27th
Division
Date of Action: September 27, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Reidar Waaler, Sergeant, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 27,
1918, while serving with Company A, 105th Machine Gun
Battalion, 27th Division, in action at Ronssoy, France. In the
face of heavy artillery and machinegun fire, Sergeant Waaler
crawled forward to a burning British tank, in which some of
the crew were imprisoned, and succeeded in rescuing two
men. Although the tank was then burning fiercely and
contained ammunition which was likely to explode at any
time, this soldier immediately returned to the tank and,
entering it, made a search for the other occupants, remaining
until he satisfied himself that there were no more living men
in the tank.
 General Order No. 20, W.D., January 30, 1919
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Born: 2/12/1894 at Oslo, Norway
Home Town: New York, New York
Reidar Waaler entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
New York National Guard.
U.S. Army Medal of Honor Recipients
WARD, CALVIN JOHN
World War I
Private, U.S. Army
Company D, 117th Infantry, 30th Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Calvin John Ward, Private, U.S. Army,
for extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company D,
117th Infantry, 30th Division, in action at Estrees, France.
During an advance, Private Ward's company was held up by a
machinegun, which was enfilading the line. Accompanied by
a noncommissioned officer, he advanced against this post and
succeeded in reducing the nest by killing three and capturing
seven of the enemy and their guns.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 10/30/1899 at Green County, Tennessee
Home Town: Morristown, Tennessee
Calvin Ward entered active duty in the U.S. Army from the
Tennessee National Guard.
WEST, CHESTER HOWARD
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
Company D, 363d Infantry, 91st Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Chester Howard West, First Sergeant,
U.S. Army, for extraordinary heroism on
September 26, 1918, while serving with
Company D, 363d Infantry, 91st Division, in action at Boisde-Cheppy, France. While making his way through a thick
fog with his automatic rifle section, First Sergeant West's
advance was halted by direct and unusual machinegun fire
from two guns. Without aid, he at once dashed through the
fire and, attacking the nest, killed two of the gunners, one of
whom was an officer. This prompt and decisive hand-to-hand
encounter on his part enabled his company to advance farther
without the loss of a man.
 General Order No. 34, W.D., March 7, 1919
of determined efforts which were made by his division. On
the 4th day Major Whittlesey received from the enemy a
written proposition to surrender, which he treated with
contempt, although he was at the time out of rations and had
suffered a loss of about 50 percent in killed and wounded of
his command and was surrounded by the enemy.
 General Order No. 118, W.D., December 2, 1918
Born: 1/20/1884 at Florence, Wisconsin
Home Town: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Charles Whittlesey, along with Samuel Woodfill and Alvin
York, was one of three World War I Medal of Honor recipients
chosen by General John J. Pershing to act as a pall bearer for the
Unknown Soldier of World War I.
*WICKERSHAM, J. HUNTER
Second Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
353d Infantry, 89th Division
Date of Action: September 12, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to J.
Hunter Wickersham, Second Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on September 12, 1918, while
serving with 353d Infantry, 89th Division, in action at Limey,
France. Advancing with his platoon during the St. Mihiel
offensive, Second Lieutenant Wickersham was severely
wounded in four places by the bursting of a high-explosive
shell. Before receiving any aid for himself he dressed the
wounds of his orderly, who was wounded at the same time.
He then ordered and accompanied the further advance of his
platoon, although weakened by the loss of blood. His right
hand and arm being disabled by wounds, he continued to fire
his revolver with his left hand until, exhausted by loss of
blood, he fell and died from his wounds before aid could be
administered.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: at New York, New York
Home Town: Denver, Colorado
*WOLD, NELS T.
Private, U.S. Army
Company I, 138th Infantry, 35th Division
Date of Action: September 26, 1918
Born: 1/3/1888 at Fort Collins, Colorado
Home Town: Los Banos, California
WHITTLESEY, CHARLES WHITE
Major (Infantry), U.S. Army
1st Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division
Date of Action: October 02 - 07, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles
White
Whittlesey,
Major
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 02 - 07, 1918, while
serving with 1st Battalion, 308th Infantry, 77th Division, in
action at Charlevaux, Binarville, Argonne Forest, France.
Although cut off for five days from the remainder of his
division, Major Whittlesey maintained his position, which he
had reached under orders received for an advance, and held
his command, consisting originally of 46 officers and men of
the 308th Infantry and of Company K of the 307th Infantry,
together in the face of superior numbers of the enemy during
the five days. Major Whittlesey and his command were thus
cut off, and no rations or other supplies reached him, in spite
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Nels
T. Wold, Private, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on September 26,
1918, while serving with Company I,
138th Infantry, 35th Division, in action at Cheppy, France.
Private Wold rendered most gallant service in aiding the
advance of his company, which had been held up by
machinegun nests, advancing, with one other soldier, and
silencing the guns, bringing with him, upon his return, 11
prisoners. Later the same day he jumped from a trench and
rescued a comrade who was about to be shot by a German
officer, killing the officer during the exploit. His actions were
entirely voluntary, and it was while attempting to rush a 5th
machinegun nest that he was killed. The advance of his
company was mainly due to his great courage and devotion to
duty.
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
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Born: 12/24/1895 at Winger, Minnesota
Home Town: Minnewaukan, North Dakota
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WOODFILL, SAMUEL
World War I
YORK, ALVIN CULLIUM
First Lieutenant (Infantry), U.S. Army
Company M, 60th Infantry, 5th Division
Date of Action: October 12, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Samuel Woodfill, First Lieutenant
(Infantry), U.S. Army, for extraordinary
heroism on October 12, 1918, while
serving with Company M, 60th Infantry, 5th Division, in
action at Cunel, France. While he was leading his company
against the enemy, First Lieutenant Woodfill's line came
under heavy machinegun fire, which threatened to hold up the
advance. Followed by two soldiers at 25 yards, this officer
went out ahead of his first line toward a machinegun nest and
worked his way around its flank, leaving the two soldiers in
front. When he got within ten yards of the gun it ceased firing,
and four of the enemy appeared, three of whom were shot by
First Lieutenant Woodfill. The fourth, an officer, rushed at
First Lieutenant Woodfill, who attempted to club the officer
with his rifle. After a hand-to-hand struggle, First Lieutenant
Woodfill killed the officer with his pistol. His company
thereupon continued to advance, until shortly afterwards
another machinegun nest was encountered. Calling on his
men to follow, First Lieutenant Woodfill rushed ahead of his
line in the face of heavy fire from the nest, and when several
of the enemy appeared above the nest he shot them, capturing
three other members of the crew and silencing the gun. A few
minutes later this officer for the third time demonstrated
conspicuous daring by charging another machinegun position,
killing five men in one machinegun pit with his rifle. He then
drew his revolver and started to jump into the pit, when two
other gunners only a few yards away turned their gun on him.
Failing to kill them with his revolver, he grabbed a pick lying
nearby and killed both of them. Inspired by the exceptional
courage displayed by this officer, his men pressed on to their
objective under severe shell and machinegun fire.
Corporal, U.S. Army
Company G, 2d Battalion, 328th Infantry, 82d
Division
Date of Action: October 08, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Alvin
Cullium York, Corporal, U.S. Army, for
extraordinary heroism on October 08,
1918, while serving with Company G, 2d Battalion, 328th
Infantry, 82d Division, in action at Chatel-Chehery, France.
After his platoon had suffered heavy casualties and three other
noncommissioned officers had become casualties, Corporal
York assumed command. Fearlessly leading seven men, he
charged with great daring a machinegun nest which was
pouring deadly and incessant fire upon his platoon. In this
heroic feat the machinegun nest was taken, together with four
officers and 128 men and several guns.
 General Order No. 59, W.D., May 3, 1919
 General Order No. 16, W.D., January 22, 1919
Born: 1/6/1883 at Jefferson County, Indiana
Home Town: Bryantsburg, Indiana
Samuel Woodfill, along with Charles Whittlesey and Alvin
York, was one of three World War I Medal of Honor recipients
chosen by General John J. Pershing to act as a pall bearer for the
Unknown Soldier of World War I.
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Born: 12/13/1887 at Fentress County, Tennessee
Home Town: Pall Mall, Tennessee
Sergeant York began military service reluctantly as a
Conscientious Objector. He, along with Charles Whittlesey and
Samuel Woodfill, was one of three World War I Medal of Honor
recipients chosen by General John J. Pershing to act as a pall
bearer for the Unknown Soldier of World War I. His heroic actions
were later made into a movie with Gary Cooper starring as Alvin
York.
World War I - USMC Recipients
Five U.S. Marines who were serving with the U.S. Army in France during World
War I performed deeds that resulted in award of the Army Medal of Honor. All five were subsequently
ALSO awarded the Navy Medal of Honor, numbering them among the nineteen men who received TWO
Medals of Honor. Unlike the other fourteen however, both awards were presented for the same action.
(Three other Marines received the Navy Medal of Honor ONLY for their acts of heroism in World War I.)
CUKELA, LOUIS
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
66th Rifle Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d
Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: July 18, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Louis
Cukela, Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for
extraordinary heroism while serving with
the 66th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division,
A.E.F., at Villers-Cotterets, France, 18 July 1918. When his
company, advancing through a wood, met with strong
resistance from an enemy strong point, Sergeant Cukela
crawled out from the flank and made his way toward the
German lines in the face of heavy fire, disregarding the
warnings of his comrades. He succeeded in getting behind the
enemy position and rushed a machinegun emplacement,
killing or driving off the crew with his bayonet. With German
hand grenades he then bombed out the remaining portion of
the strong point, capturing four men and two damaged
machine guns. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
 General Orders No. 34, War Department, March 7, 1919
Born: 5/1/1888 at Spalato, Yugoslavia
Home Town: Minneapolis, Minnesota
Other Award: Navy Medal of Honor (Same Action)
HOFFMAN, CHARLES F.
AKA: ERNEST AUGUST JANSON
Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
49th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d
Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: June 06, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to
Charles F. Hoffman AKA: Ernest August
Janson, Gunnery Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps, for
extraordinary heroism while serving with the 49th Company,
5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F. in action at
Chateau-Thierry, France, 6 June 1918. Immediately after the
company to which he belonged had reached its objective on
Hill 142, several hostile counterattacks were launched against
the line before the new position had been consolidated.
Gunnery Sergeant Hoffman was attempting to organize a
position on the north slope of the hill when he saw 12 of the
enemy, armed with five light machineguns, crawling toward
his group. Giving the alarm, he rushed the hostile detachment,
bayoneted the two leaders, and forced the others to flee,
abandoning their guns. His quick action, initiative, and
courage drove the enemy from a position from which they
could have swept the hill with machinegun fire and forced the
withdrawal of our troops. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
 General Orders No. 34, War Department, March 07, 1919
Born: 8/17/1878 at New York, New York
Home Town: Brooklyn, New York
Other Award: Navy Medal of Honor (Same Action)
Gunnery Sergeant Hoffman was awarded the Army Medal of
Honor under the alias Charles F. Hoffman, and subsequently was
awarded the Navy Medal of Honor under his TRUE name, Ernest
August Janson.
KELLY, JOHN JOSEPH
Private, U.S. Marine Corps
78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d
Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: October 03, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Joseph Kelly, Private, U.S. Marine Corps,
for extraordinary heroism while serving
with the 78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division,
A.E.F. in action at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, 3 October
1918. Private Kelly ran through our own barrage 100 yards in
advance of the front line and attacked an enemy machinegun
nest, killing the gunner with a grenade, shooting another
member of the crew with his pistol, and returning through the
barrage with eight prisoners. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
 General Orders No. 16, War Department, January 22, 1919
Born: 6/24/1898 at Chicago, Illinois
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois
Other Award: Navy Medal of Honor (Same Action)
*KOCAK, MATEJ
Sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps
66th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: July 18, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Matej Kocak, Sergeant,
U.S. Marine Corps, for extraordinary heroism while serving
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with the 66th Company, 5th Regiment (Marines), 2d Division,
A.E.F. in action at Soissons, France, 18 July 1918. When the
advance of his battalion was checked by a hidden machinegun nest, he went forward alone, unprotected by covering fire
from his own men, and worked in between the German
positions in the face of fire from enemy covering
detachments. Locating the machine -gun nest, he rushed it and
with his bayonet drove off the crew. Shortly after this he
organized twenty-five French colonial soldiers who had
become separated from their company and led them in
attacking another machine-gun nest, which was also put out of
action. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
 General Orders No. 34, War Department, March 07, 1919
Born: 12/31/1882 at Egbell, Austria
Home Town: New York, New York
Other Award: Navy Medal of Honor (Same Action)
Sergeant Kocak was was killed in action in a separate incident
at Blanc Mont Ridge on October 4, 1918.
*PRUITT, JOHN HENRY
Corporal, U.S. Marine Corps
78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d
Division, A.E.F.
Date of Action: October 03, 1918
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to John
Henry Pruitt, Corporal, U.S. Marine
Corps, for extraordinary heroism while
serving with the 78th Company, 6th Regiment (Marines), 2d
Division, A.E.F. in action at Blanc Mont Ridge, France, 3
October 1918. Corporal Pruitt single-handed attacked two
machineguns, capturing them and killing two of the enemy.
He then captured forty prisoners in a dugout nearby. This
gallant soldier was killed soon afterward by shellfire while he
was sniping at the enemy. ARMY MEDAL OF HONOR
 General Orders No. 62, War Department, May 10, 1919
Born: 10/4/1896 at Fayetteville, Arkansas
Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona
Other Award: Navy Medal of Honor (Same Action)
Interim Award (1927)
LINDBERGH, CHARLES AUGUSTUS
Captain, U.S. Army Air Corps (Reserve)
Air Corps (Reserve)
Date of Action: May 20 & 21, 1927
Citation:
The Medal of Honor is presented to Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Captain, U.S. Army Air
Corps (Reserve), for displaying heroic courage and skill as a navigator, at the risk of his
life, by his nonstop flight in his airplane, the "Spirit of St. Louis," from New York City to
Paris, France, 20 - 21 May 1927, by which Captain Lindbergh not only achieved the
greatest individual triumph of any American citizen but demonstrated that travel across the
ocean by aircraft was possible.
 General Orders 5, W.D. 1928 Act of Congress
Born: 2/4/1902 at Detroit, Michigan
Home Town: Little Falls, Minnesota
Charles Lindbergh served in the Missouri National Guard and Reserves. During World War II he flew combat missions in the
Pacific with Marine Ace Joe Foss and Army Ace Thomas McGuire. While on a mission with McGuire he shot down one
Japanese plane, but because as a civilian advisor such combat missions were not authorized, it was not officially credited to
him. Charles Lindbergh held the record in the Caterpillar Club (airmen forced to bail out of an airplane) with FOUR emergency
jumps.
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