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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Service Era
- American Indian Wars, Geronimo Campaign, Lebo Expedition, Cherry Creek Campaign
- Medals Recorded
- 2
Powhatan Henry Clarke
First Lieutenant, U.S. Army
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Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
He carried a wounded soldier to safety under the enemy fire.
Powhatan Henry Clarke earned the Medal of Honor in the Pinito Mountains of Sonora, Mexico, on 3 May 1886. A second lieutenant with the 10th United States Cavalry, he saw a severely wounded soldier lying exposed to enemy fire. Clarke rushed forward, reached the disabled man and carried him to safety. His award recognizes a direct battlefield rescue, undertaken when a fellow soldier could not escape danger unaided.
Medal of Honor citation
Rushed forward to the rescue of a soldier who was severely wounded and lay, disabled, exposed to the enemy's fire, and carried him to a place of safety.
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