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U.S. Army

Loyd Wheaton

ConflictCivil War

RankMajor General

Year of Action1865

Unit/Command8th Illinois Infantry

BirthplaceMichigan

Citation

Led the right wing of his regiment, and, springing through an embrasure, was the first to enter the enemy’s works, against a strong fire of artillery and infantry.

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

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Rodolfo Perez HernandezU.S. ArmyConflict: Korean War

William Palmer MaclayU.S. ArmyConflict: Philippine War

George W. G. Boyce Jr.U.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

James Albert BarberU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Edward Charles KrzyzowskiU.S. ArmyConflict: Korean War

Henry A. HammelU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Franklin HoganU.S. ArmyConflict: Civil War

Frederick JarvisU.S. ArmyConflict: Indian Campaigns

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