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Indian Wars

John Denny

Sergeant · U.S. Army

Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry

18 September 1879 · Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Indian Wars
Home state
New York
Action
Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico

The citation

Official citation

Removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety.

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