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Indian Wars
Jacob Trautman
First Sergeant · U.S. Army
Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
29 December 1890 · Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Indian Wars
- Action
- Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota
The citation
Official citation
Killed a hostile Indian at close quarters, and, although entitled to retirement from service, remained to the close of the campaign.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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