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Medal of Honor Recipient

Fred Myers

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001306Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1891

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Medal of Honor

January 1, 1891

White River, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company K, 6th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

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With 5 men repelled a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it.
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With five men repelled a superior force of the enemy and held his position against their repeated efforts to recapture it.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Fred Myers — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001313
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Washington, D.C.
Archive transcription SHA-256
30e544e2aa27a0f8216221047b6710230ebf56b6c2f44b1265458b4509861b9b

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

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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