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Corporal · U.S. Army

George Moquin

Corporal George Moquin, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on September 29, 1879 at Milk River, Colorado during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns September 29, 1879

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, Corporal George Moquin received the Medal of Honor for his actions on September 29, 1879 at Milk River, Colorado during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Moquin was about 24 years old.

8 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on January 27, 1880.

Moquin was born in 1855 in New York, New York. His Medal of Honor is credited to Brooklyn, Kings County, New York.

Moquin is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1855
    Born in New York, New York
  2. September 29, 1879
    Act of valor — Milk River, Colorado
    Age about 24. Company F, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. January 27, 1880
    Medal of Honor presented

Also honored for actions on September 29, 1879

Francis Safford Dodge Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 Edward P. Grimes Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JM John Mitchell Merrill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 EM Edward F. Murphy Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 WP Wilhelm O. Philipsen Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JP John A. Poppe Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 HR Hampton Mitchell Roach Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 JW Jacob Widmer First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879

Same unit

JB James Brown Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 MG Michael Glynn Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 HN Henry Newman First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 John Nihill Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

BJ Bernhard Jetter Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 PG Peter W. Gardiner Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1875 MW Michael Welch Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 CM Charles H. Montrose Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 TL Thomas Little Bugler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 Robert Temple Emmet Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.