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U.S. Army · United States 
Oscar Burkard
1877 – 1950
Oscar Burkard served the U.S. Army. Oscar was 72 years old.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
5 October 1898 · At Leech Lake, Minn. · Private, Hospital Corps, U.S. Army.
For distinguished bravery in action against hostile Indians. [Note: This, the last Medal of Honor won in an Indian campaign, was awarded for an action during the uprising of Chippewa Indians, on Lake Leech, northern Minnesota, 5 October 1898.]
Awards & Decorations
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For valor
Medal of Honor - Army
For distinguished bravery in action against hostile Indians. [Note: This, the last Medal of Honor won in an Indian campaign, was awarded for an action during the uprising of Chippewa Indians, on Lake Leech, northern Minnesota, 5 October 1898.]
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