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MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS

Daviess Co. natives who have received the Medal of Honor: JOHN J. GIVEN ~Corp. Co K, 6th U.S. Calvary. Died while trying to recover a fallen soldier at Wichita River, Texas, July 12, 1870.

THOMAS CRUSE~2nd Lt., 6th U.S. Calvary. His charge at Big Dry Fork, Az., July 17, 1872, against enemy Native American troops led to recovery of a wounded soldier

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DAVID P. NASH~Private First Class, Co B.39th Infantry. Died at Giao Duc, Vietnam, Dec. 29, 1968. After his patrol established a position, Pfc. Nash and another kept watch while two other men slept. When an enemy grenade landed nearby, he shouted a warning and leapt on the explosive, thereby saving the lives of the three men.

Marker Name: MEDAL OF HONOR WINNERS Marker Location: City Type of Marker: Other Marker Number (for official markers): 2384 Group(s) Responsible for placing Marker: KENTUCKY HISTORICAL SOCIETY KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF HIGHWAYS

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