Jacob Trautman-Pittsburgh, PA
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 24.036 W 079° 59.712
17T E 585266 N 4472706
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Wounded Knee Creek, SD on December 29, 1890. He is buried in South Side Cemetery, Pittsburgh, PA in Solder’s Section K, Row 6, Grave 4.
Waymark Code: WMYHVC
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/18/2018
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He was born in 1840 in Hamburg, Germany and died on November 7, 1898 in Pittsburgh, PA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: TRAUTMAN, JACOB
• Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company I, 7th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Wounded Knee Creek, S. Dak., 29 December 1890
• Date of issue: 27 March 1891
Citation: Killed a hostile Indian at close quarters, and, although entitled to retirement from service, remained to the close of the campaign.
Armed Service: Army
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