Medal of Honor Recipient

John W. Comfort

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001680Source-based record

The award

Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1874

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Rank at action: Corporal
Service: U.S. Army
Conflict: Indian Campaigns
Unit or command: Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Ran down and killed an Indian.

Sources & record notes

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John W. Comfort — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes

Award ID: MOH-AW-001688
Transcription status: Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check: 2026-08-29
Archive transcription SHA-256: 6a1a6254eb4e0ad8b2bd4fa0fe445b84ab19502640ac1477b4c5bc624a457966

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