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Michael Corcoran (Medal of Honor)

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Michael Corcoran
Bornc. 1847
DiedOctober 3, 1919 (aged 71–72)
Place of burial
AllegianceUnited States
Service / branchUnited States Army
RankCorporal
Unit8th Cavalry Regiment
Battles / warsIndian Wars
AwardsMedal of Honor

Michael Corcoran (c. 1847 – October 3, 1919) was a United States Army corporal with the 8th Cavalry Regiment who received the Medal of Honor during the Indian Wars.[1] Corcoran's award was issued March 3, 1870, for gallantry in action at Agua Fria River, Arizona, on August 25, 1869.[1]

Corcoran died October 3, 1919, and is interred at Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio.[2]

Medal of Honor citation

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Rank and organization: Corporal, Company E, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Agua Fria River, Ariz., August 25, 1869. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Philadelphia, Pa. Date of issue: March 3, 1870.

Citation:

Gallantry in action.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Medal of Honor recipients - Indian War Period". United States Army Center of Military History. Archived from the original on June 26, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
  2. ^ Vigil, Vicki Blum (2007). Cemeteries of Northeast Ohio: Stones, Symbols & Stories. Cleveland, OH: Gray & Company. p. 25. ISBN 978-1-59851-025-6.