Frank E. Hill (Medal of Honor)

Wounded in the back, he held a captive in frontier fighting.

Frank E. Hill came from Mayfield, Wisconsin, and served with Company E of the 5th United States Cavalry. By September 1872 he was a sergeant in Arizona Territory during the Army's campaigns against Apache communities.

At Date Creek on 8 September 1872, Hill seized an Apache chief during a violent confrontation. While holding him, Hill was severely wounded in the back by another participant. His Medal of Honor citation specifically records both the capture and the wound.

The medal was issued on 12 August 1875. Hill's highest recorded rank was first sergeant, although he had been a sergeant at the qualifying action.

He died at Manhattan, Nevada, on 20 March 1906. His ashes were placed in the Odd Fellows Columbarium in San Francisco. He should not be confused with either the Marine Frank Hill decorated for Cienfuegos in 1898 or the Navy's Frank Ebenezer Hill.