Herman Ziegner-Woodside, NY
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Don.Morfe
N 40° 44.196 W 073° 54.888
18T E 591630 N 4510084
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Wounded Knee Creek and White Clay Creek, SD on December 29-30, 1890. He is buried in Calvary Cemetery, Woodside, NY in Section 17, Range 8, Plot F, Grave 9.
Waymark Code: WMYK8D
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 06/24/2018
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He was born in 1864 in Apolda, Germany and died on September 9, 1898 in Brooklyn, NY. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: ZIEGNER, HERMANN
• Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Wounded Knee Creek, and White Clay Creek, S. Dak 29-30 December 1890
• Date of issue: 23 June 1891
Citation: Conspicuous bravery
Armed Service: Army
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