There are four Medals awarded for actions on this day. We open with a Buffalo Soldier and close with two heroes of the Pacific in WWII, both of who received their awards posthumously (though one with an asterisk).Indian Campaigns. Corporal Greaves was a Buffalo Soldier who helped establish the respect that native americans had for black soldiers - a respect the Army wouldn't accord them until President Truman essentially made them. GREAVES, CLINTONRank and organization: Corporal, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Florida Mountains, N. Mex., 24 January 1877. Entered service at: Prince Georges County, Md. Birth:...
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