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U.S. Army · United States 
John F. Chase
1843 – 1914
John F. Chase served the U.S. Army. John was 71 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
3 May 1863 · At Chancellorsville, Va. · Private, 5th Battery, Maine Light Artillery.
Nearly all the officers and men of the battery having been killed or wounded, this soldier with a comrade continued to fire his gun after the guns had ceased. The piece was then dragged off by the two, the horses having been shot, and its capture by the enemy was prevented.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Nearly all the officers and men of the battery having been killed or wounded, this soldier with a comrade continued to fire his gun after the guns had ceased. The piece was then dragged off by the two, the horses having been shot, and its capture by the enemy was prevented.
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