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Indian Wars

Franklin M. McDonald

Private · U.S. Army

Company G, 11th U.S. Infantry

5 August 1872 · Fort Griffin, Texas

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
Kentucky
Action
Fort Griffin, Texas

The citation

Official citation

Gallantry in defeating Indians wlho attacked the mail.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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