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Medal of Honor Recipient

Alfred Polond

U.S. Army · Spanish-American War

MOH-RC-000523Source-based record

The award

Representative medal image: 1896 Army ribbon pattern. Not a portrait or a photograph of this recipient’s own medal.
Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1898

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Medal of Honor

July 1, 1898

Santiago, Cuba

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Spanish-American War
Unit or command
Company F, 10th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and while under heavy fire of the enemy.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. Alfred Polond — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-26

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-000529
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-26
Later or highest recorded rank
Sergeant
Entered service at
Lapeer, Mich.
Archive transcription SHA-256
e8838e94c3f5ae7e829a569d68aa299e08d37c6009161e6e626a8bc250e42af3

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

The current official profile confirms identity and action date and records conflict Spanish-American War; historical action place Santiago, Cuba; later/highest rank Sergeant.

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