Frank E. Hill (Medal of Honor)
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Frank E. Hill
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Born | 1850 Mayfield, Wisconsin |
Died | March 29, 1906 Manhattan, Nevada |
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Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ |
United States Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | 5th United States Cavalry |
Battles/wars | American Indian Wars |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Frank E. Hill (1850 – March 29, 1906) served in the United States Army during the American Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor.
Hill was born in Mayfield, Wisconsin.[1] He died on March 20, 1906 in Manhattan, Nevada.[2] His ashes rest in the Columbarium of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.[3]
Hill was severely wounded during an outbreak at Camp Date Creek, Arizona Territory on September 8, 1872; he later received a Medal of Honor for the incident. He also received an honorable mention for his actions north of Baby Canyon on December 29, 1872.[4]
Medal of Honor citation
His award citation reads:
Secured the person of a hostile Apache Chief, although while holding the chief he was severely wounded in the back by another Indian.
See also
References
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- ↑ Alan E. Kent, "Wisconsin and the Medal of Honor", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 36, no. 2 (winter 1952-53) http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19564&REC=1&CISOSHOW=19549
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- ↑ George Frederic Price, Across the continent with the Fifth Cavalry New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1883. http://books.google.com/books?id=o2UtAAAAYAAJ
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