George Kretsinger
George Kretsinger | |
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George Kretsinger (June 20, 1844 - April 20, 1906) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]
Kretsinger was born in
Kretsinger died on April 20, 1906, and was buried at Rosehill Cemetery, in Cook County, Illinois.
Medal of Honor citation
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private George Kretsinger, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 22 May 1863, while serving with Chicago Mercantile Battery, Illinois Light Artillery, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Private Kretsinger carried, with others, by hand, a cannon up to and fired it through an embrasure of the enemy's works.[3]
References
- ^ "Medal of Honor Recipients". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "KRETSINGER, GEORGE". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
- ^ "Valor awards for George Kretsinger". Military Times, Hall of Valor. Archived from the original on September 12, 2014. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
External links
- "George Kretsinger". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
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