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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John W Knox

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • 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: 1851, Burlington, Des Moines County, IA, United States
  • Died: July 10, 1895, Baltimore, MD, United States
  • Buried: , Baltimore, MD, US
 

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