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Submitted: 9/22/14 • Approved: 9/23/14 • Last Updated: 11/15/15 • R72355-G72354-S3
Owen McGough
MEDAL OF HONOR
CORP BTRY D 5 US ARTY
CIVIL WAR
June 29, 1829
Jan. 5, 1908
Military History
Medal of Honor:
Place of Birth: Ireland
Rank: Corporal
Unit: Battery D, 5th U.S. Artillery
Citation Place: Bull Run, VA
Citation: "Through his personal exertions under a heavy fire, one of the guns was brought off the field; all the other guns were lost."
Date Issued: August 28, 1897.
Contributed on 9/22/14 by martinanita26
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