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Medal of Honor Recipient

Marvin C. Hillock

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001712Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1890

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Medal of Honor

December 29, 1890

Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
Private
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Distinguished bravery.

Sources & record notes

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  1. Marvin C. Hillock — 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-001720
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-29
Entered service at
Lead City, S. Dak.
Archive transcription SHA-256
22b8f6fc51535b86264b6c9aac3c75786e191c831d045a72d05f0600f43e74c3

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

The current historical action-place wording replaces only the controlled canonical geocoder field; the complete inherited place remains preserved.