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- U.S. Army
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- First Sergeant
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- American Indian Wars
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Francis Oliver (Medal of Honor)
First Sergeant, U.S. Army
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Biography
Earned the Medal of Honor in Arizona fighting
Francis Oliver was born in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1832. He served as a first sergeant in Company G, 1st U.S. Cavalry.
On 20 October 1869, Oliver distinguished himself in fighting in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona Territory. His Medal of Honor citation recognized bravery in action. He received the medal on 20 December that year, with the award accredited to Fort Fillmore, New Mexico.
Oliver died in Lewiston, Idaho, on 28 July 1880 and is buried in Normal Hill Cemetery there. His citation preserves his recognition for courage during the Army's nineteenth-century western campaigns.
Medal of Honor citation
Bravery in action.
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