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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John H Foley

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company B,
    3d U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 26, 1872
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska, USA
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: May 22, 1872
  • Born: 1839, Cork, Ireland
  • Died: November 18, 1874, Benicia Barracks, CA, United States
  • Buried: Benicia Barracks Post Cemetery (buried as an unknown), Benicia Barracks, CA, United States
 

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