Thomas Boyne-Washington D.C.
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Don.Morfe
N 38° 56.652 W 077° 00.510
18S E 325936 N 4312502
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Mimbres Mountains, NM on May 29, 1879. He is buried in U.S. Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
Waymark Code: WMY7QF
Location: District of Columbia, United States
Date Posted: 05/06/2018
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He was born in 1849 in Prince George’s County, MD and died on April 21, 1896 in Washington, D.C. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: BOYNE, THOMAS
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Mimbres Mountains, N. Mex., 29 May 1879;
at Cuchillo Negro River near Ojo Caliente, N. Mex., 27 September 1879
• Date of issue: 6 January 1882
Citation: Bravery in action
Armed Service: Army
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