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Last Rank
Sergeant (Infantry)
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Last Service Branch
Infantry
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Last MOS Group
Infantry (Enlisted)
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Primary Unit
1898-1899, HHC, 17th Infantry
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Service Years
1898 - 1899
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Personal Details
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Last Known Activity
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient. He was born January 31, 1865 in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania and after entering the army he was sent to fight with Company C, 17th U.S. Infantry in the Spanish-American War. Gallantly assisted in the rescue of the wounded from in front of the lines and under heavy fire from the enemy. Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for the battle at El Caney, Cuba on July 1, 1898. He died at age 74 and was buried at San Nicolas (Veteran's Memorial Park) Cemetery in Cebu City, the Philippines.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/112610141/ulysses-grant-buzzard
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Other Comments: Not Specified
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