John Patterson

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Under the heavy fire of the advancing enemy, picked up and carried several hundred yards to a place of safety a wounded officer of his regiment who was helpless and would otherwise have been burned in the forest.

Rank: First Lieutenant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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