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Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
Frank E Hill
Details
- Rank: Sergeant (Highest Rank: First Sergeant)
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company E,
5th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: September 8, 1872
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Date Creek, Arizona, USA
Citation
Secured the person of a hostile Apache chief, although while holding the chief he was severely wounded in the back by another Indian.
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Additional Details
- Accredited to: St. Louis, St. Louis County, Missouri
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: August 12, 1875
- Born: 1849, Mayfield, Washington County, WI, United States
- Died: March 20, 1906, Manhatten, NV, United States
- Buried: Odd Fellows Columbarium, San Francisco, CA, United States