Jacob Widmer

First Sergeant

1845 – 1880

First Sergeant Jacob Widmer served the U.S. Army. Jacob was 35 years old.

Service Record

U.S. Army

First Sergeant

Medal of Honor

29 September 1879 · At Milk River, Colo. · First Sergeant, Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry.

Volunteered to accompany a small detachment on a very dangerous mission.

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Medal of Honor - Army September 29, 1879 · At Milk River, Colo. · First Sergeant, Company D, 5th U.S. Cavalry.

Volunteered to accompany a small detachment on a very dangerous mission.

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First Sergeant

U.S. Army

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