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U.S. Army

John L. Younker

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1862

Unit/CommandCompany A, 12th U.S. Infantry

Citation

Voluntarily carried an order, at great risk of life in the face of a fire of grape and canister; in doing this he was wounded.

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