Rufus Darwin Hutchinson-Reading, OH
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 13.782 W 084° 26.550
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Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Little Big Horn, MT on June 25, 1876. He is buried in Reading Cemetery, Reading OH in Section 8, Lot 536, Grave 61.
Waymark Code: WMYDNJ
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 06/02/2018
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He was born in 1850 in Butlerville, OH and died on March 31, 1913 in Lockland OH. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: HUTCHINSON, RUFUS D.
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 7th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Little Big Horn River, Mont., 25 June 1876
• Entered service at: Cincinnati, Ohio
• Date of issue: 5 October 1878
Citation: Guarded and carried the wounded, brought water for the same, and posted and directed the men in his charge under galling fire from the enemy.
Armed Service: Army
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