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U.S. Army

Jacob F. Yeager

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany H, 101st Ohio Infantry

BirthplaceNew Texas, Pennsylvania

Citation

Seized a shell with fuze burning that had fallen in the ranks of his company and threw it into a stream, thereby probably saving his comrades from injury.

Branch: U.S. Army Conflict: Civil War Year of Action: 1864

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Milden H. WilsonU.S. ArmyConflict: Indian Campaigns

Edward R. TalleyU.S. ArmyConflict: World War I

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Seymour W. TerryU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

Charles Joseph WattersU.S. ArmyConflict: Vietnam War

Edward A. SilkU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

John C. SquiresU.S. ArmyConflict: World War II

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