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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John Sterling Lawton

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company D,
    5th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: October 29, 1879
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: Milk River, Colorado, USA
Citation
Coolness and steadiness under fire; volunteered to accompany a small detachment on a very dangerous mission.
Medal of Honor Recipient John S. Lawton
Medal of Honor Recipient John S. Lawton
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 7, 1880
  • Born: May 13, 1858, Bristol, Bristol County, RI, United States
  • Died: June 12, 1909, Presido of San Francisco, CA, United States
  • Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (WS-1392), San Francisco, CA, United States
 

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