Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Farrier David Larkin received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1872 at Red River, Texas during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry. Larkin was about 27 years old.
8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 19, 1872.
Larkin was born in 1845 in Cork, Ireland — one of 258 recipients born in Ireland. His Medal of Honor is credited to Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Larkin died on May 8, 1905, at the age of about 60. He is buried at St. Paul's Cemetery in Arlington, Massachusetts.
Larkin is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 265 credited to Massachusetts.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Timeline
- 1845Born in Cork, Ireland
- September 29, 1872Act of valor — Red River, TexasAge about 27. Company F, 4th U.S. Cavalry
- November 19, 1872Medal of Honor presented
- May 8, 1905DiedAge about 60.
- Resting placeSt. Paul's CemeteryArlington, Massachusetts