Maine Congressional Medal of Honor Recipients

Name, Town and County Affiliations (Individual Recipients May be Listed Multiple Times under Separate Towns)

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Savage, Auzella
Ordinary Seaman, USN

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Anson

Born: [Anson], Maine; 1846
Buried: lost at sea;

Somerset

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Massachusetts. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Hanscom, Moses C.
Cpl. Co F, 19th ME Inf

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Auburn

Born: Danville, Maine
Entered Service: Bowdoinham, Maine
Buried: Auburn, Maine; Oak Hill cemetery

Androscoggin

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Bristoe Station, Va, 14 Oct 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation

Chase, John F.
Pvt, 5th Battery, ME Light Artillery
Other sources:

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Augusta

Born: Chelsea, Maine
Entered Service: Augusta, Maine
Buried: St. Petersburg, Florida; St. Bartholomew cemetery

Kennebec Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 7 February 1888.
Citation

McCullock, Adam
Seaman, USN

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Augusta

Born: Maine; 1830
Entered Service: Augusta, Maine

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: [Entered service Augusta,] Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

McMasters, Henry A.
Cpl, Co A, 4th US Cav

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Augusta

Born: Augusta, Maine
Entered Service: [Augusta], [Maine]
Buried: San Antonio, Texas; San Antonio National Cemetery

Kennebec Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: At Red River, Tex., 29 September 1872.
Date of issue: 19 November 1872.
Citation

Waugh, Robert T.
1Lt, USArmy, 339th Inf, 85th Inf Div

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Augusta

Born: Ashton, Rhode Island
Entered Service: Augusta, Maine
Buried: Nettuno, Italy; ABMC Sicly-Rome cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Near Tremensucli, Italy, 11-14 May 1944.
Issued: G.O. No.: 79, 4 October 1944.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Whittier, Edward N.
1Lt, 5th Battery, ME Light Artillery

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Baldwin

Born: Portland, Maine
Entered Service: Gorham, Maine
Buried: Baldwin, Maine; Pierce Family Grave Yard

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fishers Hill, Va, 22 Sep 1864.
Date of issue: 13 January 1892.
Citation

Belcher, Thomas
Pvt, Co I, 9th Maine Inf

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Chelsea / Togus, Maine;

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Chapins Farm, Va, 29 Sep 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation

Buker, Brian L.
Sgt, USArmy, Detachment B-55, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces

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Bangor

Born: Benton, Maine; 3 November 1949
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Benton, Maine; Brown cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam, 5 April 1970.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Gidding, Charles
Seaman, USN

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine; 1853

Penobscot

Conflict: Interim 1871-1898
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:215, 9 Aug 1876.
Citation

Hesseltine, Francis S.
Col, 13th Maine Inf.

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine; 10 December 1833
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Melrose, Massachusetts; Wyoming Cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Matagorda Bay, Tex, 29-30 Dec 1863.
Date of issue: 2 March 1895.
Citation

Hyde, Henry J.
Sgt, Co M, 1st US Cav

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine
Entered Service: Princeton, [Illinois]
Buried: Marion, Indiana; Marion National Cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: Winter of 1872-73.
Date of issue: 12 August 1875.
Citation

Skidgel, Donald Sidney
Sgt, USArmy, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div

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Bangor

Born: Caribou, Maine; 13 October 1948
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Plymouth, Maine; Sawyer cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Near Song Be, Republic of Vietnam, 14 September 1969.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Taylor, Thomas
Coxswain, USN

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine; 1834

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Thaxter, Sidney W.
Mjr, 1st ME Cav

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Bangor

Born: Bangor, Maine
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Portland, Maine; Evergreen cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Hatchers Run, Va, 27 Oct 1864.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation

Wheeler, Henry W.
Pvt, Co A, 2nd ME Inf

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Bangor

Born: Fort Smith, Arkansas; 1842
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Canadian Civil War MOH Recipients
Action: At Bull Run, Va, 21 Jul 1861.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation

Hyde, Thomas W.
Mjr, 7th ME Inf

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Bath

Born: Italy
Entered Service: Bath, Maine
Buried: Bath, Maine; Oak Grove cemetery

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Antietam, Md, 17 Sep 1862.
Date of issue: 8 April 1891.
Citation

Kendrick, Thomas
Coxswain, USN

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Bath

Born: Bath, Maine; 1839

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Smith, William
Pvt, Co G, 8th US Cav

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Bath

Born: Bath, Maine
Entered Service: San Francisco, California

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., 20 October 1869.
Date of issue: 14 February 1870.
Citation

Foss, Herbert Louis
Seaman, USN

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Belfast

Born: Belfast, Maine; 12 October 1871
Buried: Hingham, Massachusetts; Fort Hill cemetery

Waldo

Conflict: War with Spain
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:521, 7 July 1899.
Citation

Buker, Brian L.
Sgt, USArmy, Detachment B-55, 5th Special Forces Group, 1st Special Forces

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Benton

Born: Benton, Maine; 3 November 1949
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Benton, Maine; Brown cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Chau Doc Province, Republic of Vietnam, 5 April 1970.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Haskell, Frank W.
SgtMaj, 3rd Maine Inf.

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Benton

Born: Benton, Maine; 1843
Entered Service: Waterville, Maine
Buried: Waterville, Maine; Pine Grove cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fair Oaks, Va, 1 Jun 1862.
Date of issue: 8 December 1898.
Citation

Lunt, Alphonso M.
Sgt, Co F, 38th MA Inf

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Berwick

Born: Berwick, Maine
Entered Service: Cambridge, Massachusetts
Buried: Cambridge, Massachusetts; Cambridge cemetery

York

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Opequan Creek, Va., 19 September 1864.
Date of issue: 10 May 1894.
Citation

Hanscom, Moses C.
Cpl, Co F, 19th ME Inf

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Bowdoinham

Born: Danville, Maine
Entered Service: Bowdoinham, Maine
Buried: Auburn, Maine; Oak Hill cemetery

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Bristoe Station, Va, 14 Oct 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation

Chamberlain, Joshua L.
Col, 20th ME Inf

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Brewer

Born: Brewer, Maine; 8 September 1828
Entered Service: Brunswick, Maine
Buried: Brunswick, Maine; Pine Grove cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 11 August 1893.
Citation

Davis, Samuel W.
Ordinary Seaman, USN
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Brewer

Born: Brewer, Maine; 1845

 

 

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Carter, Robert G.
2Lt, 4th US Cav

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Bridgeport

Born: Bridgeport, Maine
Entered Service: Bradford, Massachusetts
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Unknown Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: On Brazos, River, Tex., 10 October 1871.
Date of issue: 27 February 1900.
Citation

Libby, George D.
Sgt, USArmy, Co C, 3rd Engineer Combat Battalion, 24th Inf Div

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Bridgton

Born: Bridgton, Maine
Entered Service: Waterbury, Connecticut
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Near Taejon, Korea, 20 July 1950.
Issued: G.O. No.: 62, 2 August 1951.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Hanna, Marcus A.
Sgt, Co B, 50th MA Inf

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Bristol

Born: Bristol, Maine; 3 November 1842
Entered Service: Rockport, Massachusetts
Buried: Portland, Maine; Mount Pleasant cemetery

Lincoln

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 4 July 1863.
Date of issue: 2 November 1895.
Citation

Mack, John
Seaman, USN

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Brooksville

Born: [Brooksville], Maine; 1843
Buried: Lynn, Massachusetts; St. Mary's cemetery

Hancock

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Morrill, Walter G.
Cpt, Co B, 20th ME Inf

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Brownville

Born: [Williamsburg], Maine
Entered Service: Brownville, Maine
Buried: Pittsfield, Maine; village cemetery

Piscataquis

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Rappahannock Station, Va, 7 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation

Chamberlain, Joshua L.
Col, 20th ME Inf

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Brunswick

Born: Brewer, Maine; 8 September 1828
Entered Service: Brunswick, Maine
Buried: Brunswick, Maine; Pine Grove cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 2 July 1863.
Date of issue: 11 August 1893.
Citation

Hincks, William B.
Sgt Maj, 14th CT Inf

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Bucksport

Born: Bucksport, Maine
Entered Service: Bridgeport, Connecticut

Hancock

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Gettysburg, Pa., 3 July 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation

Goodblood, Clair
Cpl, USArmy, Co D, 7th Inf

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Burnham

Born: Fort Kent, Maine; 18 September 1929
Entered Service: Burnham, Maine
Buried: Burnham, Maine; Chandler cemetery

 

Waldo Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Near Popsu-dong, Korea, 24 and 25 April 1951.
Issued: G.O. No.: 14, 1 February 1952.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Merrill, Augustus
Cpt, Co B, 1st ME Veteran Inf

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Byron

Born: Byron, Maine
Entered Service: Lyndon, Maine
Buried: Chicago, Illinois; Graceland cemetery

 

Oxford

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Petersburg, Va, 2 Apr 1865.
Date of issue: 23 October 1891.
Citation

Young, Horatio N.
Seaman, USN

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Calais

Born: Calais, Maine; 19 July 1845
Buried: St. Stephen, New Brunswick, Canada; Rural cemetery

Washington

Conflict: Civil War
Issued: G.O. No.: 32, 16 April 1864.
Citation

Poole, William B.
Quartermaster, USN

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Cape Elizabeth

Born: [Cape Elizabeth], Maine; 1833
Buried: Lynn, Massachusetts; Pine Grove cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Dahlgren, Edward C.
2Lt, (then Sgt), USArmy, CO E, 142nd, 36th Inf Div

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Caribou

Born: Perham, Maine
Entered Service: [Caribou], Maine

Aroostook

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Oberhoffen, France, 11 February 1945.
Issued: G.O. No.: 77, 10 September 1945.
Citation

Skidgel, Donald Sidney
Sgt, USArmy, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div

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Caribou

Born: Caribou, Maine; 13 October 1948
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Plymouth, Maine; Sawyer cemetery

Aroostook

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Near Song Be, Republic of Vietnam, 14 September 1969.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Pike, Edward M.
1Sgt, Co A, 33rd Il Inf

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Casco

Born: Casco, Maine
Entered Service: Bloomington, Illinois
Buried: Chenoa, Illinois; Payne cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Cache River, Ark., 7 July 1862.
Date of issue: 29 March 1899.
Citation

Chase, John F.
Pvt, 5th Battery, ME Light Artillery
Other sources:
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Chelsea

Born: Chelsea, Maine
Entered Service: Augusta, Maine
Buried: St. Petersburg, Florida; St. Bartholomew cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Chancellorsville, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 7 February 1888.
Citation

Belcher, Thomas
Pvt, Co I, 9th Maine Inf

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Chelsea/Togus

Born: Bangor, Maine
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Chelsea / Togus, Maine;

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Chapins Farm, Va, 29 Sep 1864.
Date of issue: 6 April 1865.
Citation

Spurling, Andrew B.
LtCol, 2nd ME Cav

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Cranberry Isles

Born: Cranberry Isles, Maine
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Chicago, Illinois; Rose Hill cemetery

Hancock

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Evergreen, Ala, 23 March 1865.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation

Hanscom, Moses C.
Cpl, Co F, 19th ME Inf

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Danville

Born: Danville, Maine
Entered Service: Bowdoinham, Maine
Buried: Auburn, Maine; Oak Hill cemetery

Androscoggin

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Bristoe Station, Va, 14 Oct 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation

Brett, Lloyd M.
2Lt, 2nd, US Cav

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Dead River

Born: Dead River, Maine; 22 February 1856
Entered Service: Malden, Massachusetts
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Somerset

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: At O'Fallons Creek, Mont., 1 April 1880.
Date of issue: 7 February 1895.
Citation

Bailey, James E.
Sgt, Co E, 5th US Cavalry

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Dexter

Born: Dexter, Maine
Entered Service: [Boston], [Massachusetts]

Penobscot

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: Winter of 1872-73.
Date of issue: 12 April 1875.
Citation

Roberts, Otis O.
Sgt, Co H, 6th ME Inf

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Dexter

Born: Sangerville, Maine
Entered Service: Dexter, Maine
Buried: Dexter, Maine; Mount Pleasant cemetery

Hancock

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Rappanhannock Station, Va, 7 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 28 December 1863.
Citation

Tracy, Amasa A.
LtCol, 2nd VT Inf

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Dover

Born: [Dover], Maine
Entered Service: Middlebury, Vermont
Buried: Middlebury, Vermont; West Cemetery

Piscataquis

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Cedar Creek, Va, 19 Oct 1864.
Date of issue: 24 June 1892.
Citation

Ames, Adelbert
1Lt, 5th US Artillery

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East Thomaston

Born: East Thomaston, Maine
Entered Service: Rockland, Maine
Buried: Lowell, Massachusetts; Hildreth Family cemetery

Knox

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861.
Date of issue: 22 June 1894.
Citation

Bowman, Edward R.
Quartermaster, USN

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Eastport

Born: Eastport, Maine; 1828
Buried: Eastport, Maine; Hillside cemetery

Washington

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Smith, Charles H.
Col, 1st ME Cav

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Eastport

Born: Hollis, Maine
Entered Service: [Eastport], Maine

Washington

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At St. Mary's Church, Va, 24 Jun 1864.
Date of issue: 11 April 1895.
Citation

Haynes, Asbury F.
Cpl, Co F, 17th ME Inf

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Edinburgh

Born: Edinburgh, Maine
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Seattle, Washington; Lakeview cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Sailors Creek, Va, 6 Apr 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation

Goodblood, Clair

Cpl, USArmy, Co D, 7th Inf

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Existing Memorial

Fort Kent

Born: Fort Kent, Maine; 18 September 1929
Entered Service: Burnham, Maine
Buried: Burnham, Maine; Chandler cemetery

Aroostook

Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Near Popsu-dong, Korea, 24 and 25 April 1951.
Issued: G.O. No.: 14, 1 February 1952.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Whittier, Edward N.
1Lt, 5th Battery, ME Light Artillery

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Gorham

Born: Portland, Maine
Entered Service: Gorham, Maine
Buried: Baldwin, Maine; Pierce Family Grave Yard

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fishers Hill, Va, 22 Sep 1864.
Date of issue: 13 January 1892.
Citation

Taylor, Wilbur N.
Cpl, Co K, 8th US Cav

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Hampden

Born: Hampden, Maine
Entered Service: [Boston], [Massachusetts]
Buried: Minneapolis, Minnesota; Lakewood cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: Arizona, 1868 and 1869.
Date of issue: 6 September 1869.
Citation

Smith, Charles H.
Col, 1st ME Cav

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Hollis

Born: Hollis, Maine
Entered Service: [Eastport], Maine

York

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At St. Mary's Church, Va, 24 Jun 1864.
Date of issue: 11 April 1895.
Citation

Merriam, Henry C.
LtCol, 73rd US Colored Troops

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Houlton

Born: Houlton, Maine
Entered Service: Houlton, Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Aroostook

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Fort Blakely, Ala., 9 April 1865.
Date of issue: 28 June 1894.
Citation

Seward, Richard H.
Paymaster's Steward, USN

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Kittery

Born: Kittery, Maine; 1840
Entered Service: Kittery, Maine
Buried: Kittery Point, Maine; First Christian Church cemetery

York

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: Ship Island Sound, La., 23 November 1863.
Date of issue: 16 April 1864.
Citation

Seward, Richard H.
Paymaster's Steward, USN

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Kittery Point

Born: Kittery, Maine; 1840
Entered Service: Kittery, Maine
Buried: Kittery Point, Maine; First Christian Church cemetery

York

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: Ship Island Sound, La., 23 November 1863.
Date of issue: 16 April 1864.
Citation

Knowles, Abiather J.
Pvt, Co D, 2nd ME Inf

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LaGgrange

Born: LaGrange, Maine; 15 March 1830
Buried: La Grange, Maine; Hill Crest cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Bull Run, Va, 21 Jul 1861,
Date of issue: 27 December 1894.
Citation

Howard, Oliver O.
BGenl, US Volunteers

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Leeds

Born: Leeds, Maine; 8 November 1830
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Burlington, Vermont; Lakeview cemetery

Androscoggin

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fair Oaks, Va, 1 Jun 1862.
Date of issue: 29 March 1893.
Citation

Boody, Robert
Sgt, Co B, 40th NY Inf

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Born: Limington, Maine
Entered Service: Amesbury, Massachusetts
Buried: Haverhill, Massachusetts; Greenwood cemetery

York

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Williamsburg, Va., 5 May 1862. At Chancellorsville, Va., 2 May 1863.
Date of issue: 8 July 1896.
Citation

McMahon, Thomas J.
Specialist Fourth Class, USArmy, Co A, 2nd Battalion, 1st Inf,196th Inf Brigade, Americal Division

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Lewiston

Born: Washington, D.C.; 24 June 1948
Entered Service: Portland, Maine
Buried: Lewiston, Maine; Mount Hope cemetery

Androscoggin

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Quang Tin province, Republic of Vietnam, 19 March 1969.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Mattocks, Charles P.

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Born: Danville, Vermont; 1840
Entered Service: Portland, Maine
Buried: Portland, Maine;
Evergreen cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Sailors Creek, Va, 6 Apr 1865
Date of issue: 29 March 1899.
Citation

Tobie, Edward P.
SgtMaj, 1st ME Cav

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Lewiston

Born: Lewiston, Maine
Entered Service: Lewiston, Maine
Buried: Providence, Rhode Island; Swain Point cemetery

Androscoggin

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Appomattox Campaign, Va, 29 March to 9 Apr 1865.
Date of issue: 1 April 1898.
Citation

Chapman, John
Pvt, Co B, 1st ME Heavy Artillery

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Limerick

Born: [Strasburg, France].
Entered Service: [Limerick], [Maine]
Buried: Colna, California; Holy Cross cemetery

York

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation

Gordon, Gary I.
Master Sgt, US Army

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Existing Memorial

Lincoln

Born: Lincoln, Maine
Buried: Lincoln, Maine;

Penobscot

Conflict: Somalia
Place and date: 3 October 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Tozier, Andrew J.
Sgt, Co I, 20th ME Inf

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Litchfield

Born:Monmouth, Maine
Entered Service: [Bangor] Plymouth, Maine
Buried: Litchfield, Maine; Litchfield Plains cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Gettysburg PA, 2 Jul 1863.
Date of issue: 13 August 1898.
Citation

Merrill, Augustus
Cpt, Co B, 1st ME Veteran Inf

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Lyndon

Born: Byron, Maine
Entered Service: Lyndon, Maine
Buried: Chicago, Illinois; Graceland cemetery

Aroostook

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Petersburg, Va, 2 Apr 1865.
Date of issue: 23 October 1891.
Citation

Zeamer, Jay Jr.
Major, US Army Air Corps

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Machias

Born: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Entered Service: Machias, Maine

Washington

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Over Buka area, Solomon Islands, 16 June 1943.
Issued: G.O. No.: 1, 4 January 1944.
Citation

Millett, Lewis L.
Cpt, USArmy, Co E, 27th Inf

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Mechanic Falls

Born: Mechanic Falls, Maine; 15 December 1920
Entered Service: Mechanic Falls, Maine

Androscoggin

Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Vicinity of Soam-Ni, Korea, 7 February 1951.
Issued: G.O. No.: 69, 2 August 1951.
Citation

Tozier, Andrew J.
Sgt, Co I, 20th ME Inf

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Monmouth

Born: Monmouth, Maine
Entered Service: [Bangor] Plymouth, Maine
Buried: Litchfield, Maine; Litchfield Plains cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Gettysburg PA, 2 Jul 1863.
Date of issue: 13 August 1898.
Citation

Terry, John D.
Sgt, Co E, 23rd MA Inf

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Montville

Born: Montville, Maine
Entered Service: Boston, Massachusetts
Buried: Bronx, New York; Woodlawn Cemetery

Waldo

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At New Bern, N.C., 14 March 1862.
Date of issue: 12 October 1867.
Citation

Doherty, Thomas M.
Cpl, Co H, 21st US Inf

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Newcastle

Born: Ireland
Entered Service: Newcastle, Maine
Buried: Southgate, Kentucky; Evergreen cemetery

Lincoln

Conflict: War with Spain
Place and date: At Santiago, Cuba, 1 July 1898.
Date of issue: 22 June 1899.
Citation

Estes, Lewellyn G.
Cpt & Asst. Adjutant Gen, Volunteers

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Existing Memorial

Old Town

Born: Old Town, Maine
Entered Service: Penobscot, Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Flint River, Ga., 30 August 1864.
Date of issue: 29 August 1894.
Citation

Estes, Lewellyn G.
Cpt & Asst. Adjutant Gen, Volunteers

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Existing Memorial

 

Penobscot

Born: Old Town, Maine
Entered Service: Penobscot, Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Flint River, Ga., 30 August 1864.
Date of issue: 29 August 1894.
Citation

Dahlgren, Edward C.
2Lt, (then Sgt), USArmy, CO E, 142nd, 36th Inf Div

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Perham

Born: Perham, Maine
Entered Service: [Caribou], Maine

Aroostook

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Oberhoffen, France, 11 February 1945.
Issued: G.O. No.: 77, 10 September 1945.
Citation

Frisbee, John B.
Gunner's Mate, USN

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Phippsburg

Born: [Phippsburg], Maine; 1822
Buried: Winnegance, Maine; Fairview cemetery

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:11, 3 Apr 1863.
Citation

Morrill, Walter G.
Cpt, Co B, 20th ME Inf

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Pittsfield

Born: [Williamsburg], Maine
Entered Service: Brownville, Maine
Buried: Pittsfield, Maine; village cemetery

Somerset

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Rappahannock Station, Va, 7 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation

Skidgel, Donald Sidney
Sgt, USArmy, Troop D, 1st Squadron, 9th Cav, 1st Cav Div

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Plymouth

Born: Caribou, Maine; 13 October 1948
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Plymouth, Maine; Sawyer cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Vietnam
Place and date: Near Song Be, Republic of Vietnam, 14 September 1969.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Tozier, Andrew J.
Sgt, Co I, 20th ME Inf

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Plymouth

Born: Monmouth, Maine
Entered Service: [Bangor] Plymouth, Maine
Buried: Litchfield, Maine; Litchfield Plains cemetery

Penobscot

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Gettysburg PA, 2 Jul 1863.
Date of issue: 13 August 1898.
Citation

Angling, John
Cabin Boy, USN

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine; 1850
Buried: Portland, Maine; Calvary cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Issued: G.O. No.: 59, 22 June 1865.
Citation

Bibber, Charles J.
Gunner's Mate, USN

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine; 1838
Buried: Everett, Massachusetts; Woodlawn Cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Blair, Robert M.
Boatswain's Mate, USN

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Portland

Born: Peacham, Vermont; 1836
Entered Service: Portland, Maine
Buried: Enid, Oklahoma; Enid cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Vermont. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Hanna, Marcus A.
Sgt, Co B, 50th MA Inf

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Portland

Born: Bristol, Maine; 3 November 1842
Entered Service: Rockport, Massachusetts
Buried: Portland, Maine; Mount Pleasant cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Port Hudson, La., 4 July 1863.
Date of issue: 2 November 1895.
Citation

King, Horatio C.
Mjr & Quartermaster, US Volunteers

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine; 22 December 1837
Entered Service: Brooklyn, New York
Buried: Brooklyn, New York; Green Wood cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: Near Dinwiddie Courthouse, Va., 31 March 1865.
Date of issue: 23 September 1897.
Citation

Loring, Charles J. Jr.
Maj, USAF, 80th Fighter-Bomber Squadron, 8th Fighter-Bomber Wing

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine; 2 October 1918
Entered Service: Portland, Maine
Buried: Honolulu, Hawaii; National Memorial of the Pacific

Cumberland

Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Near Sniper Ridge, North Korea, 22 November 1952.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Rice, Charles
Coal Heaver, USN

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Portland

Born: Russia; 1840
Entered Service: Portland, Maine

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: [Entered service at Portland,] Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Schonland, Herbert Emery
Commander, USN, USS San Francisco

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine; 7 September 1900
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Savo Island, 12-13 November 1943.
Citation

Thaxter, Sidney W.
Mjr, 1st ME Cav

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Portland

Born: Bangor, Maine
Entered Service: Bangor, Maine
Buried: Portland, Maine; Evergreen cemetery

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Hatchers Run, Va, 27 Oct 1864.
Date of issue: 10 September 1897.
Citation

Whittier, Edward N.
1Lt, 5th Battery, ME Light Artillery

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Portland

Born: Portland, Maine
Entered Service: Gorham, Maine
Buried: Baldwin, Maine; Pierce Family Grave Yard

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fishers Hill, Va, 22 Sep 1864.
Date of issue: 13 January 1892.
Citation

Littlefield, George H.
Cpl, Co G 1st ME Veteran Inf

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Richmond

Born: Skowhegan, Maine
Entered Service: Skowhegan, Maine
Buried: Richmond, Maine; The Cotton cemetery

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fort Fisher, Va, 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 22 June 1885.
Citation

Ames, Adelbert
1Lt, 5th US Artillery

Military Times

Rockland

Born: East Thomaston, Maine
Entered Service: Rockland, Maine
Buried: Lowell, Massachusetts; Hildreth Family cemetery

Knox

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Bull Run, Va., 21 July 1861.
Date of issue: 22 June 1894.
Citation

Clark, Charles A.
Lt & Adjutant, 6th ME Inf

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Sangerville

Born: Sangerville, Maine
Buried: Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Oak Hill cemetery

Piscataquis

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Brooks Ford, Va., 4 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 May 1896.
Citation

Roberts, Otis O.
Sgt, Co H, 6th ME Inf

Military Times

Sangerville

Born: Sangerville, Maine
Entered Service: Dexter, Maine
Buried: Dexter, Maine; Mount Pleasant cemetery

Piscataquis

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Rappanhannock Station, Va, 7 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 28 December 1863.
Citation

Littlefield, George H.
Cpl, Co G 1st ME Veteran Inf

Military Times

Skowhegan

Born: Skowhegan, Maine
Entered Service: Skowhegan, Maine
Buried: Richmond, Maine; The Cotton cemetery

Somerset

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fort Fisher, Va, 25 March 1865.
Date of issue: 22 June 1885.
Citation

Condon, Clarence M.
Sergeant, Battery G, US Artillery

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South Brooksville

Born: South Brooksville, Maine
Entered Service: [St. Augustine], [Florida]
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Hancock

Conflict: Philippine Insurrection
Place and date: Near Calulut, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 5 November 1899.
Date of issue: 11 March 1902.
Citation

Smith, Charles H.
Coxswain, USN

Military Times

Standish

Born: Maine; 1826
Entered Service: Standish, Maine

Cumberland

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: [Entered service at Standish,] Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation Awarded posthumously

Bickford, John F.
Cpt of the Top, USN

Military Times

Tremont

Born: Tremont, Maine; 1843
Buried: East Gloucester, Massachusetts; Mount Pleasant cemetery

Hancock

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

Bowman, Alonzo
Sgt, Co D, 6th US Cav

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Washington TWP

Born: Washington Twp, Knox County, Maine; 15 June 1848
Entered Service: Washington Twp, Knox County, Maine
Buried: Fort Bayard, New Mexico; Fort Bayard National cemetery

Franklin

Conflict: Indian Wars
Place and date: At Cibicu Creek, Ariz., 30 August 1881.
Date of issue: 4 November 1882.
Citation

Harrington, Ephraim W.
Sgt, Co G, 2nd VT Inf

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Waterford

Born: Waterford, Maine
Entered Service: Kirby, Vermont
Buried: Bridgeport, Connecticut; Mountain Grove cemetery

Oxford

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Fredericksburg, Va., 3 May 1863.
Date of issue: 13 December 1893.
Citation

Champagne, David B.
Cpl, USMC, Co A 1st Battalion, 7th Marines, 1st Marine Div

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Waterville

Born: Waterville, Maine; 11 November 1932
Entered Service: Wakefield, Rhode Island
Buried: Waterville, Maine; St. Francis de Sales cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Korean War
Place and date: Korea, 28 May 1952.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Haskell, Frank W.
SgtMaj, 3rd Maine Inf.

Military Times

Waterville

Born: Benton, Maine; 1843
Entered Service: Waterville, Maine
Buried: Waterville, Maine; Pine Grove cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Fair Oaks, Va, 1 Jun 1862.
Date of issue: 8 December 1898.
Citation

Dunn, William
Quartermaster, USN

Military Times

West Bowdoin

Born: Maine
Buried: West Bowdoin, Maine;

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Farley, William
Boatswain's Mate, USN

Military Times

Whitefield

Born: Whitefield, Maine; 1835

Lincoln

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:32, 16 Apr 1864.
Citation

Morrill, Walter G.
Cpt, Co B, 20th ME Inf

Military Times

Williamsburg

Born: [Williamsburg], Maine
Entered Service: Brownville, Maine
Buried: Pittsfield, Maine; village cemetery

Piscataquis

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Rappahannock Station, Va, 7 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 5 April 1898.
Citation

Frisbee, John B.
Gunner's Mate, USN

Military Times

Winnegance

Born: [Phippsburg], Maine; 1822
Buried: Winnegance, Maine; Fairview cemetery

Sagadahoc

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:11, 3 Apr 1863.
Citation

Fernald, Albert E.
1Lt, Co F, 20th ME Inf

Military Times

Winterport

Born: Winterport, Maine
Entered Service: Winterport, Maine
Buried: Winterport, Maine; Oak Hill cemetery

Waldo

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Five Forks, Va, 1 Apr 1865.
Date of issue: 10 May 1865.
Citation

Fournier, William G.
Sgt, USArmy

Military Times

Winterport

Born: Norwich, Connecticut
Entered Service: Winterport, Maine
Buried: Honolulu, Hawaii; National Mem Cemetary of the Pacific

Waldo

Conflict: World War II
Place and date: Mount Austen, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, 10 January 1943.
Issued: G.O. No.: 28, 5 June 1943.
CitationAwarded posthumously

Wood, H. Clay
1Lt, 11th US Inf

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Winthrop

Born: Winthrop, Maine
Entered Service: Winthrop, Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Kennebec

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Wilsons Creek, Mo., 10 August 1861.
Date of issue: 28 October 1893.
Citation

Smith, Joseph S.
LtCol & Commissary of Subsistence, 2nd Army Corps

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Wiscassett

Born: Wiscasset, Maine
Entered Service: Maine
Buried: Arlington, Virginia;
Arlington National Cemetery

Lincoln Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Hatchers Run, Va, 27 Oct 1864.
Date of issue: 25 May 1892.
Citation

Whitman, Frank M.
Pvt, Co G, 35th MA Inf

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Woodstock

Born: Woodstock, Maine
Entered Service: Ayersville, Massachusetts
Buried: Groveland, Massachusetts; Riverview

Oxford

Conflict: Civil War
Place and date: At Antietam, Md., 17 September 1862. At Spotsylvania , Va., 18 May 1864.
Date of issue: 21 February 1874.
Citation

Hayden, Cyrus
Carpenter, USN

Military Times

York

Born: York, Maine; 1843

York

Conflict: 1871 Korea
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:169, 8 Feb 1872.
Citation

Duncan, Adam
Boatswain's Mate, USN

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Unknown

Born: Maine; 1833

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:45, 31 Dec 1864.
Citation

McLeod, James
Cpt of the Foretop, USN

Military Times

Unknown

Born: Scotland

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:11, 3 Apr 1863.
Citation

Milliken, Daniel
Quarter Gunner, USN

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Unknown

Born: Maine; 1838

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: New York. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

O'Brien, Henry D.
Cpl, Co E, 1st MN Inf

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Unknown

Born: Maine
Entered Service: St. Anthony Falls, Minnesota
Buried: St. Louis, Missouri; Bellefontaine cemetery

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Gettysburg PA, 3 Jul 1863.
Date of issue: 9 April 1890.
Citation

Reed, Axel H.
Sgt, Co K, 2nd MN Inf

Other Sources:
Sons of Union Veterans of Civil War
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Unknown

Born: Maine
Entered Service: Glencoe, Minnesota
Buried: Glencoe, Minnesota; Mount Auburn cemetery

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Chickamauga, Ga, 19 Sep 1863; At Missionary Ridge, Tenn, 25 Nov 1863.
Date of issue: 2 April 1898.
Citation

Richmond, James
Pvt, Co F, 8th OH Inf

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Unknown

Born: Maine
Entered Service: Toledo, Ohio
Buried: Arlington, Virginia; Arlington National Cemetery

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Action: At Gettysburg PA, 3 Jul 1863.
Date of issue: 1 December 1864.
Citation

Robinson, John
Cpt of the Hold, USN

Military Times

Unknown

Born: Cuba; 1840

Unknown

Conflict: Interim Awards 1866-1870
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:82, 23 Feb 1867.
Citation

Tripp, Othniel
Chief Boatswain's Mate, USN

Unknown

Born: Maine; 1826

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Verney, James W.
Chief Quartermaster, USN

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Unknown

Born: Maine; 1834
Buried: Dorchester, Massachusetts; Cedar Grove cemetery

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation

Williams, Anthony
Sailmaker's Mate, USN

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Unknown

Born: Plymouth, Massachusetts; 1822

Unknown

Conflict: Civil War
Accredited to: Maine. G.O. No.:59, 22 Jun 1865.
Citation