Brent Woods-Nancy, KY
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Don.Morfe
N 37° 04.104 W 084° 44.244
16S E 701151 N 4104854
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action in New Mexico on August 19, 1881. He is buried in Mill Springs National Cemetery, Nancy, KY in Section A, Site 930.
Waymark Code: WMYK88
Location: Kentucky, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2018
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He was born in 1850 in Pulaski County, KY and died on March 31, 1906 in Somerset, KY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WOODS, BRENT
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company B, 9th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: New Mexico, 19 August 1881
• Entered service at: Louisville, Ky.
• Date of issue: 12 July 1894
Citation: Saved the lives of his comrades and citizens of the detachment.
Armed Service: Army
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