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Medal of Honor Recipient

John Ward

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001330Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1875

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Medal of Honor

April 25, 1875

Pecos River, Texas, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Indian Scouts, 24th U.S. Infantry

The Citation

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With 3 other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.
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With three other men, he participated in a charge against 25 hostiles while on a scouting patrol.

Sources & record notes

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

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001337
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
Fort Duncan, Tex.
Archive transcription SHA-256
fe9748b09330f4e9a59af81965c546822f86793f8233377ef8baced7048e5d1a

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

The current reference profile confirms John Ward and records Warrior, John as an alternate name. Current unit order and historical place wording replace the inherited geocoder rendering while all legacy text remains preserved.

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