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Private · U.S. Army

John Kay

Private John Kay, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on October 21, 1868 in Arizona during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns October 21, 1868Born in England

Private John Kay was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on October 21, 1868 in Arizona during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Kay was about 22 years old.

The medal was presented on March 3, 1870.

Kay was born in 1846 in England — one of 98 recipients born in England. His Medal of Honor is credited to Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.

Kay is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 380 credited to Pennsylvania.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Brought a comrade, severely wounded, from under the fire of a large party of the enemy.

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

Timeline

  1. 1846
    Born in England
  2. October 21, 1868
    Act of valor — Arizona
    Age about 22. Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
  3. March 3, 1870
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

Edgar R. Aston Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 SB Sanford Bradbury First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 TC Thomas Carroll Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 JC John Crist Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 WC William G. Cubberly Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 HF Henry Falcott Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 NF Nicholas Foran Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 DG David Goodman Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Pennsylvania

JW Jacob Widmer First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1879 CW Charles H. Ward Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869 Leander Taylor Herron Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 WD William Dougherty Blacksmith · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 MM Michael P. McCormick Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 WA William Allen First Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1873
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.