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John A. Kirkwood
Birth -- 29 Oct 1851
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death -- 10 May 1930 (aged 78)
Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA
Indian Campaigns Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Sergeant in the US Army in Company M, 3rd US Cavalry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action at Slim Butts, Dakota Territory on September 9, 1876. His citation reads "Bravely endeavored to dislodge some Sioux Indians secreted in a ravine."
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