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Medal of Honor Recipient

James H Turpin

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003183Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

1872

Arizona Territory, USA

Rank at action
First Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company L, 5th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in actlons with Apaches.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. James H Turpin — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-01

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003198
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-01
Archive transcription SHA-256
a43a1c4deab266f1578eed66b8b6d56ee7845d668d48d858c2039e91c7149722

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

The current official heading renders the middle initial without punctuation and documents only the action year; the legacy form remains an alias and no exact day is inferred.

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