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Michael Corcoran (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Corporal
Service Era: American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 2

Michael Corcoran (Medal of Honor)

Corporal, U.S. Army

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American Indian Wars

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army
Indian Campaign Medal

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Biography

Cavalry gallantry on the Agua Fria River

Michael Corcoran served in the United States Army during the nineteenth century. He served as a corporal with Company E, 8th United States Cavalry.

On 25 August 1869 at the Agua Fria River in Arizona, Corcoran demonstrated gallantry in action. He received the Medal of Honor on 3 March 1870. The citation is only three words long and does not describe the individual act.

Corcoran died on 3 October 1919 and is buried in Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.

Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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