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Service Profile
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- U.S. Army
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- Private
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- American Indian Wars
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George W. Thompson (Medal of Honor)
Private, U.S. Army
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Biography
Showing gallantry at Little Blue, Nebraska
George Washington Thompson was born in 1847 in Victory, New York. He served as a private in Company C, 2nd U.S. Cavalry, during the Army's western campaigns.
On May 17, 1870, Thompson distinguished himself in action at Little Blue, Nebraska. His Medal of Honor citation recognized his gallantry in that engagement. He received the award on June 22, 1870, shortly after the action.
Thompson's Medal of Honor commemorates the courage of an enlisted cavalry soldier during this period of Army service in the American West.
Medal of Honor Citation
Gallantry in action.
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