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United States Army Medical Department
Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient John O. Skinner
John O. Skinner
Rank and organization: Contract Surgeon, U.S. Army.
Place and date: At Lava Beds, Oreg., 17 January 1873.
Entered service at: Maryland.
Birth: Maryland.
Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation: Rescued a wounded soldier who lay under a close and heavy fire during the assault on the Modoc stronghold after 2 soldiers had unsuccessfully attempted to make the rescue and both had been wounded in doing so.
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