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U.S. ArmyAwarded Posthumously

Hugh Jocelyn Mcgrath

ConflictPhilippine War

RankMajor

Year of Action1899

Unit/Command4th U.S. Cavalry

BirthplaceFond Du Lac, Wisconsin

Citation

Swam the San Juan River in the face of the enemy’s fire and drove him from his entrenchments.

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