Allen Walker-Laredo, TX
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Don.Morfe
N 27° 31.746 W 099° 28.848
14R E 452522 N 3045132
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action in Texas on December 30, 1891. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Laredo, TX in Block 24.
Waymark Code: WMYJ8E
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 06/19/2018
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He was born on January 19, 1866 in Patriot, IN and died on November 9, 1953 in San Antonio, TX. He attained the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WALKER, ALLEN
• Rank and organization: Private, Company C, 3d U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: Texas, 30 December 1891
• Date of issue: 25 April 1892
Citation: While carrying dispatches, he attacked a party of 3 armed men and secured papers valuable to the United States.
Armed Service: Army
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