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William H. Jones

1849 – 1911
Medal of Honor - Army

William H. Jones served the U.S. Army. William was 62 years old.

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William H. Jones
William H. Jones
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U.S. Army
Medal of Honor
Medal of Honor
7 May 1877 · At Little Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877- at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877. · Farrier, Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry.

Gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux Indians on May 7, 1877 at Muddy Creek, Mont., and in the engagement with Nez Perces Indians at Camas Meadows, Idaho, on 20 August 1877 in which he sustained a painful knee wound.

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Medal of Honor - Army May 7, 1877 · At Little Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877- at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877. · Farrier, Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry.
Gallantry in the attack against hostile Sioux Indians on May 7, 1877 at Muddy Creek, Mont., and in the engagement with Nez Perces Indians at Camas Meadows, Idaho, on 20 August 1877 in which he sustained a painful knee wound.
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