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U.S. Army · United States 
John H. Patterson
1843 – 1920
John H. Patterson served the U.S. Army. John was 77 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
5 May 1864 · At Wilderness, Va. · First Lieutenant, 11th U.S. Infantry.
Under the heavy fire of the advancing enemy, picked up and carried several hundred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest.
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
Under the heavy fire of the advancing enemy, picked up and carried several hundred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest.
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