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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

Theodore Ragnar

First Sergeant Theodore Ragnar, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions on December 30, 1890 at White Clay Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns December 30, 1890Born in Sweden

First Sergeant Theodore Ragnar was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on December 30, 1890 at White Clay Creek, South Dakota during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Ragnar was 34 years old.

3 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on April 13, 1891.

Ragnar was born on June 1, 1856 in Linkoping, Sweden — one of 17 recipients born in Sweden. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. Ragnar died on November 2, 1943 in Gothenburg, Sweden, at the age of 87. He is buried at St. Elin Cemetery in Skovde, Sweden. Records also list him as Ling-Vannerus, Ragnar Theodor.

Ragnar 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

Bravery.

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

Places

  • Died: Vasa parish — map
  • Buried: Sankta Elin cemetery — map

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Timeline

  1. June 1, 1856
    Born in Linkoping, Sweden
  2. December 30, 1890
    Act of valor — White Clay Creek, South Dakota
    Age 34. Company K, 7th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 13, 1891
    Medal of Honor presented
  4. November 2, 1943
    Died in Gothenburg, Sweden
    Age 87.
  5. Resting place
    St. Elin Cemetery
    Skovde

Also honored for actions on December 30, 1890

RN Richard J. Nolan Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 Charles Albert Varnum Captain · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 WW William Othello Wilson Corporal · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

Same unit

BJ Bernhard Jetter Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890

More Indian Campaigns recipients from New York

GT George Washington Thompson Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1870 WW William Wallace Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 JF James Fegan Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1868 CH Charles Frederic Humphrey First Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 GS George W. Smith Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1874 ✦ CK Charles Kelley Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1869
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, Wikidata. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.