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U.S. Army · United States 
John G. B. Adams
1841 – 1900
John G. B. Adams served the U.S. Army. John was 59 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
13 December 1862 · At Fredericksburg, Va. · Second Lieutenant, Company I, 19th Massachusetts Infantry.
Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.
Awards & Decorations
1
For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Seized the 2 colors from the hands of a corporal and a lieutenant as they fell mortally wounded, and with a color in each hand advanced across the field to a point where the regiment was reformed on those colors.
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