Robert McPhelan-Lansing, KS
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 15.798 W 094° 55.614
15S E 333760 N 4347765
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Cedar Creek and other sites in Montana from October 21, 1876 to January 8, 1877. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Lansing, KS in the Singles Section.
Waymark Code: WMYBQ6
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 05/26/2018
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He was born in 1837 in County Laois, Ireland and died on February 1, 1884 in Leavenworth, KS. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: McPHELAN, ROBERT
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company E, 5th U.S. Infantry
• Place and date: At Cedar Creek, etc., Mont., 21 October 1876 to 8 January 1877
• Date of issue: 27 April 1877
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Armed Service: Army
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