Andrew Traynor, Forest Lawn, Omaha Ne
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N 41° 19.687 W 095° 58.786
15T E 250629 N 4579466
Resting place of Andrew Traynor, Medal of Honor recipient, Civil War
Waymark Code: WM8QWR
Location: Nebraska, United States
Date Posted: 05/04/2010
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TRAYNOR, ANDREW
Rank and Organization: Corporal, Company D, 1st Michigan Cavalry. Place and Date: At Mason's Hill, Va., 16 March 1864. Entered Service At: Rome, N.Y. Birth: Newark, N.J. Date Of Issue: 28 September 1897.
Citation:
Having been surprised and captured by a detachment of guerrillas, this soldier, with other prisoners, seized the arms of the guard over them, killed 2 of the guerrillas, and enabled all the prisoners to escape.
Armed Service: Army
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