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 Sgt. John Denny - Elmira, NY Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 05.370 W 076° 48.470
18T E 350486 N 4661294
A granite monument in the form of a book honors Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. John Denny. The memorial is located in Wisner Park on North Main Street in Elmira, NY.
Waymark Code: WMQ7VY
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 01/05/2016
Views: 2
John Denny was born in Big Flats, Chemung County, New York in 1846. he entered the United States Army from Elmira, NY in 1967. He was Buffalo Soldier serving in the United States Army in Company B of the 9th Cavalry headquartered at Fort Hays, KS. On September 18, 1879, during the Indian Wars, his unit came under fire in Las Animas Canyon in the New Mexico territory. For his action of removing a fellow soldier to a place of safety while under heavy fire he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
A 4' high black granite monument sculpted to look like a book is inscribed:
JOHN DENNY
SERGEANT, UNITED STATES ARMY
COMPANY B, 9TH U.S. CAVALRY
AWARDED THE MEDAL OF HONOR
AT LAS ANIMAS CANYON, NEW MEXICO
18 SEPTEMBER 1879
BORN 1846 BIG FLATS, NEW YORK
CITATION
REMOVED A WOUNDED COMRADE UNDER HEAVY
FIRE TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.
MEMORIAL BY
TOWN OF BIG FLATS, NEW YORK
CITY OF ELMIRA, NEW YORK
Website pertaining to the memorial: [Web Link]
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Entrance fees (if it applies): 0
Type of memorial: Monument
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