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U.S. Army

Allan Houston Dougall

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1865

Unit/Command88th Indiana Infantry

Citation

In the face of a galling fire from the enemy he voluntarily returned to where the color bearer had fallen wounded and saved the flag of his regiment from capture.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1865

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Elmelindo Rodriques SmithU.S. ArmyConflict: Vietnam War

Otis W. SmithU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Patrick H. WhiteU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Charles Henry TompkinsU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Hampton Sidney ThomasU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

John WardenU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Richard H. WoodU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

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