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JAMES MADISON HILL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL GRAVESTONE

JAMES MADISON HILL MEDAL OF HONOR MEMORIAL GRAVESTONE
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Location: E 4TH PLAIN BOULEVARD

City: VANCOUVER

State: Washington

Zip Code: 98663

Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones

Access: Cemetery

Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR AND INDIAN WARS

Photograph By: VANCOUVER BARRACKS POST CEMETERY

Submitted By: VANCOUVER BARRACKS POST CEMETERY

CITATION:

The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Sergeant James Madison Hill, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 25 March 1873, while serving with Company A, 5th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Turret Mountain, Arizona Territory.


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