John Denny (Medal of Honor)
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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John Denny (c. 1849 – November 28, 1901) 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.
John Denny | |
|---|---|
Sergeant John Denny | |
| Born | c. 1849 |
| Died | November 28, 1901 (aged 52) |
Burial place | United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery Washington, D.C. |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | United States |
Branch | United States Army |
Service years | 1867–1897 |
Rank | First Sergeant |
| Unit | 9th Cavalry Regiment |
Conflicts | American Indian Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Career
Denny joined the Army from Elmira, New York in 1867, and, by September 18, 1879, was serving as a First Sergeant in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, his unit participated in an engagement against Chief Victorio and his band of Apaches at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico, and Denny "[r]emoved a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety." For his actions, Sergeant Denny was awarded the Medal of Honor fifteen years later, in January 1895.
Denny retired from the Army in September 1897 as a corporal. He received a pension but also worked at the Fort Robinson post exchange. He moved to the US Soldiers' Home in Washington, D.C. sometime in or after 1899 and died there in 1901[1] at the age of 52.[2] Denny was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery in Washington, D.C.[3]
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Las Animas Canyon, N. Mex., September 18, 1879. Entered service at: 1867 Elmira, N.Y. Birth: Big Flats, N.Y. Date of issue: November 27, 189i.
Citation:
Removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety.[4]
