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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Fred Stewart Hay

Details
  • Also Known As: Schwabe, Frederick H.
  • Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: Drum Major, ret.)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company I,
    5th U.S. Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: September 9, 1874
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Upper Wichita River, Texas, USA
Citation

Gallantry in action.

Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: April 23, 1875
  • Born: 1850, Stirlingshire, Scotland
  • Died: January 14, 1914, Highlands, NJ, United States
  • Buried: Bayview Cemetery, Leonardo, NJ, United States
  • Location of Medal: The Tropic Lightning Museum, Wheeler Army Airfield (1904 design), Schofield Barracks, HI
From the CMOHS Archives

Fred S. Hay was born as Frederick H. Schwabe.

 

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