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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Fred O Hunt

Details
  • Also Known As: Hunt, Frederick O.
  • Rank: Private (Highest Rank: Corporal)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company I,
    5th U.S. Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 8, 1877
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Cedar Creek, etc., Montana
Citation
Gallantry in action.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Fort Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: July 18, 1877
    At parade at the Cantonment at the Yellowstone and Tongue Rivers, Montana Territory, by Gen. William T. Sherman
  • Born: January 31, 1848, London, England
  • Died: July 21, 1918, Columbia Falls, MT, United States
  • Buried: Montana Veteran's Home Cemetery (MH), Columbia Falls, MT, United States
 

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