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Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army

John J. h Kelly

Details
  • Rank: Corporal (Highest Rank: Ordnance 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: Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: April 23, 1875
  • Born: 1851, Schuyler County, IL, United States
  • Died: February 4, 1907, Springfield, IL, United States
  • Buried: Oak Ridge Cemetery (PM) (25-41), Springfield, IL, United States
 

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