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John Denny Edit Profile

John Denny was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America"s highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Career

Denny joined the Army from Elmira, New York, and by September 18, 1879 was serving as a Sergeant in Company Chamber of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. Denny died in 1901 and was buried at the United States Soldiers" and Airmen"s Home National Cemetery in Washington, District of Columbia

Achievements

  • On that day, his unit participated in an engagement at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico, and Denny "emoved a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety." Foreign his actions, Sergeant Denny was awarded the Medal of Honor two years later, on November 27, 1891.