Private John Walker, a soldier in the U.S. Army, received the Medal of Honor for gallantry on September 23, 1869 at Red Creek, Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Walker was about 24 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on November 23, 1869.
Walker was born in 1845 in Leon, France — one of 18 recipients born in France. His Medal of Honor is credited to Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. Records also list him as Frazier, Joseph.
Walker is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 112 credited to Michigan.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action with Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars.
Timeline
- 1845Born in Leon, France
- September 23, 1869Act of valor — Red Creek, Arizona TerritoryAge about 24. Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry
- November 23, 1869Medal of Honor presented
Biography
John Walker a/k/a Joseph Frazier, was an American soldier. He was a private with Company D, 8th U.S. Cavalry of the United States Army, who received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" in combat with Apache Indians during the Apache Wars, at Red Creek, Arizona in the Arizona Territory (a few miles north of the present-day Lake Pleasant Regional Park) on September 23, 1869. Eighteen Indians were reportedly killed, with more wounded. The Medal of Honor was issued on November 23, 1869. However, John Walker had an alias of "Joseph Frazier." He reportedly deserted twice, with the final desertion in 1874.
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