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William O'Neill (c. 1848 – unknown) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars.He was one of several men who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry while fighting the Comanche at Red River of the South on September 29, 1872.
"The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant (Cavalry) William W. Winegar, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 1 April 1865, while serving with Company B, 19th New York Cavalry (1st New York Dragoons), in action at Five Forks, Virginia.
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Many European nations had the custom of decorating heroes from other nations, but the Medal of Honor was the sole U.S. award for valor at the time. [4] The Army instituted the Distinguished Service Cross and Distinguished Service Medal in 1918, while the Navy followed suit in 1919, retroactive to 6 April 1917.
Robert Buffum (July 7, 1828 to July 20, 1871) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War.Buffum was the third person to receive the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Great Locomotive Chase in Georgia (U.S. state) in April 1862.
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1st Lt. Mary L. Hawkins. Mary Louise Hawkins (24 May 1921 – 9 July 2007) [1] was an Air Evacuation Flight Nurse who earned the Distinguished Flying Cross during WWII. [2] She was born in Denver, Colorado. [3]
Matt Louis Urban (August 25, 1919 – March 4, 1995) was a United States Army lieutenant colonel and one of the most decorated American soldiers of World War II.Urban performed valiantly in combat on many occasions despite being wounded in action several times.