Native American Medal of Honor Recipients

Native American
Recipients
A Hall Of Heroes E-Book
By C. Douglas Sterner
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AKA: Mad Bear
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: Nebraska
Entered Service: Columbus, NE
Date/Place of Action: July 08, 1869 - Republican River, KS
Unit: US Army
Presentation: Presented on August 24, 1869
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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AKA: Nantahe
Scout, U.S. Army
Born: Unknown
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: 1872 - 1873 - Arizona
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Scout, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Private, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1850 at Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Camp Verde, AZ (Territory)
Date/Place of Action: 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: May 17, 1853 at Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Camp Verde, AZ (Territory)
Date/Place of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873 - Apache Campaigns
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented At Fort Apache, AZ
By General Crook on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: August 06, 1928
Buried at: Ft Apache Indian Res. ( Private Family Cemetery) - White River, AZ
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Scout, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 23, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Scout, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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Chhiiqquuiittoo
Indian Scout, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: San Carlos, Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: Winter 1872 - 1873 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on April 12, 1875
Date of Death: Unknown
Buried at: Unknown
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AKA: Adan Payne
Private, U.S. Army
Born: 1843 at Florida
Entered Service: Fort Duncan, TX
Date/Place of Action: September 26 & 27, 1874 - Red River (Canyon Blanco), TX
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on October 13, 1875
Date of Death: January 01, 1877
Buried at: Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Brackettville, TX
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AKA: John Warrior
Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1847 at Arkansas
Entered Service: Fort Duncan, TX
Date/Place of Action: April 25, 1875 - Pecos River, TX
Unit: Indian Scouts, 24th Infantry
Presentation: Presented on May 28, 1875
Date of Death: May 24, 1911
Buried at: Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Brackettville, TX
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Private, U.S. Army
Born: 1849 at Arkansas
Entered Service: Fort Duncan, TX
Date/Place of Action: April 25, 1875 - Pecos River, TX
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on May 28, 1875
Date of Death: March 29, 1928
Buried at: Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Brackettville, TX
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Paayynnee
Trumpeteer, U.S. Army
Born: 1854 in Mexico
Entered Service: Fort Duncan, TX
Date/Place of Action: April 25, 1875 - Pecos River, TX
Unit: Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on May 28, 1875
Date of Death: January 12, 1904
Buried at: Seminole Indian Scout Cemetery - Brackettville, TX
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Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: Arizona Territory
Entered Service: San Carlos, Arizona Territory
Date/Place of Action: March 07, 1890 - Arizona Territory
Unit: Company A, Indian Scouts
Presentation: Presented on May 15, 1890
Date of Death: March 29, 1893
Buried at: Santa Fe National Cemetery - Santa Fe, NM
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Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: February 01, 1918 at Broken Arrow, OK
Entered Service: Tulsa, OK
Date/Place of Action: September 22, 1943 - Oliveto, Italy
Unit: Company C, 180th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented On the Battlefield at Naples, Italy
By Lieutenant General Jacob L. Devers on April 22, 1944
Currently living in Oklahoma
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First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
Born: July 23, 1917 at Long, OK
Entered Service: Sallisaw, OK
Date/Place of Action: February 22, 1944 - Padiglione, Italy
Unit: Company I, 3d Bn, 180th Infantry, 45th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Franklin D. Roosevelt on January 10, 1945
Date of Death: June 11, 2002
Buried at: Fort Gibson National Cemetery, Fort Gibson, OK
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Technical Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: June 15, 1919 at Edinburg, MS
Entered Service: Carthage, MS
Date/Place of Action: May 23, 1944 - Carano, Italy
Unit: Company L, 157th Infantry, 3d Bn, 45th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented At Epinal, France
By Lieutenant General Alexander M. Patch, III on September 28, 1944
Currently Living in Virginia
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Sergeant, U.S. Army
Born: 1915 at Talala, OK
Entered Service: Pixley, CA
Date/Place of Action: July 12, 1944 - Casaglia, Italy
Unit: Company C, 362nd Infantry, 91st Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented on October 2, 1945
Date of Death: July 12, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: A.B.M.C. Florence
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Commander, U.S. Navy
Born: August 13, 1908 at Pawnee, OK
Entered Service: Oklahoma
Date/Place of Action: October 25, 1944 - Samar, Philippine Islands
Unit: U.S.S. Johnson
Presentation: Presented on September 28, 1945
Date of Death: October 25, 1944 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: A.B.M.C. Manila - Manila, Philippine Islands
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Private First Class, U.S. Army
Born: June 13, 1923 at Muskogee, OK
Entered Service: Pryor, OK
Date/Place of Action: February 09, 1945 - Paco Railroad Station, Manila, P.I.
Unit: Company B, 148th Infantry, 37th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented on October 19, 1945 - G.O. 89
Date of Death: February 09, 1945 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Fort Gibson National Cemetery - Fort Gibson, OK
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Corporal, U.S. Army
Born: July 02, 1924 at Hatfield, WI
Entered Service: Merrillan, WI
Date/Place of Action: November 05, 1950 - Chonghyon, Korea
Unit: Company E, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented To His Mother At The Pentagon
By General Omar N. Bradley on April 03, 1951
Date of Death: November 05, 1950 (Killed In Action)
Buried at: Decorah Cemetery - Komensky, WI
*Mitchell Red Cloud served in the Marine Corps in World War II
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Captain, U.S. Army
Born: March 01, 1920 at Ford City, PA
Entered Service: Pasadena, CA
Date/Place of Action: March 09, 1951 - Taemi-Dong, Korea
Unit: Company C, 1st Bn, 17th Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented At the White House
By President Harry S Truman on July 05, 1951
Date of Death: November 18, 1996
Buried at: Arlington National Cemetery - Arlington, VA
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Private First Class, U.S. Army
Born: August 23, 1932 at Cherokee, NC
Entered Service: Whittier, NC
Date/Place of Action: November 30, 1952 - Songnae-dong, Korea
Unit: Company C, 179th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Division
Presentation: Presented on March 18, 1954 - G.O. 19
Date of Death: November 30, 1952 (Killed In Action)
Buried At: Yellow Hill Cemetery - Cherokee, NC
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