There are eight Medals awarded for actions on this day, five of them, all in the modern era, posthumous. They cover three wars - the Indian Campaigns, World War II, and Vietnam.Indian Campaigns. We open with three Medals from two fights, that are they typical sparse citations of this era.BERGERNDAHL, FREDERICKRank and organization: Private, Band, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Staked Plains, Tex., 8 December 1874. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Sweden. Date of issue: 13 October 1875. Citation: Gallantry in a long chase after Indians.O'SULLIVAN, JOHNRank and organization: Private, Company I, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date:...
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