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Medal of Honor Recipient

Rudolph von Medem

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003433Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1872

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Medal of Honor

1872

Apache campaigns, Arizona Territory, USA

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

The Citation

Sources ↓
Gallantry in actions and campaigns.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. Rudolph von Medem — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02

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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003450
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Archive transcription SHA-256
b59608a6dbbe9610c8a8f104db0b243baeb1fc621abae9101d415a9fd98fb9d2

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

The selected live reference profile is inherited candidate rank two. The action is documented only to the year; no unsupported month or day is inferred.

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