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Medal of Honor Recipient

Franklin M. McDonald

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001737Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

August 5, 1872

Fort Griffin, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company G, 11th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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Gallantry in defeating Indians who attacked the mail.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Franklin M. McDonald — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001745
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256
63543daa1c34043634270fe27e4bb5da0577e1f1e9d5fcb0b4a064e8c41c30c0

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

The current reference profile expands or corrects the inherited name from Franklin M. Mcdonald to Franklin M. McDonald; both renderings remain preserved. The current profile documents alias McDonnold, Franklin M.; the alias data is attached to the same controlled identity. The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved.

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