Medal of Honor
September 29, 1872
Red River, Texas, USA
- Rank at action
- Private
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Conflict
- Indian Campaigns
- Unit or command
- Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
The Citation
Sources ↓Gallantry in action with Indians.
Sources & record notes
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- William Rankin — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-29
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Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
- Award ID
- MOH-AW-001769
- Transcription status
- Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
- Last source check
- 2026-08-29
- Later or highest recorded rank
- Farrier-USA-Ret.
- Archive transcription SHA-256
- 1d411d0e65c867e19862ab3f861a99e20e7211f478f9badf0b2ae29cc323af9e
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