Henry Wilkens-Brooklyn, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 41.268 W 073° 52.932
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Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Little Muddy Creek, MT on May 7, 1877 and Camas Meadows, ID on August 20, 1877. He is buried in Cypress Hills National Cemetery, Brooklyn, NY in Section 2, Site 5325.
Waymark Code: WMYJZ0
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/22/2018
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He was born in 1855 in Germany and died on August 2, 1895. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WILKENS, HENRY
• Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company L, 2d U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Little Muddy Creek, Mont., 7 May 1877; at Camas Meadows, Idaho, 20 August 1877
• Date of issue: 28 February 1878
Citation: Bravery in actions with Indians.
Armed Service: Army
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