Thomas Plunkett

MEDAL OF HONOR CITATION

Seized the colors of his regiment, the color bearer having been shot down, and bore them to the front where both his arms were carried off by a shell.

Rank: Sergeant
Conflicts: Civil War
Organization: U.S. Army

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