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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

Fred Myers

Details
  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    Company K,
    6th U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: January 1, 1891
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: White River, South Dakota, USA
Citation
With five men repelled a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it.
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: February 4, 1891
  • Born: 1848, Brunswick, Germany
  • Died: May 5, 1900
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (MH) (13-14034), Arlington, VA, United States
 

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