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U.S. Army · United States 
Jacob F. Yeager
Private
1841 – 1909
Private Jacob F. Yeager served the U.S. Army. Jacob was 68 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Private
Medal of Honor
11 May 1864 · At Buzzard's Roost, Ga. · Private, Company H, 101st Ohio Infantry.
Seized a shell with fuze burning that had fallen in the ranks of his company and threw it into a stream, thereby probably saving his comrades from injury.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Seized a shell with fuze burning that had fallen in the ranks of his company and threw it into a stream, thereby probably saving his comrades from injury.
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