Rank Sergeant Awards Medal of Honor | Name Frank Hill Role Medal of Honor | |
Died March 29, 1906, Manhattan, Nevada, United States Place of burial Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco, California, United States | ||
Service/branch United States Army Battles/wars American Indian Wars Battles and wars American Indian Wars Allegiance United States of America | ||
Frank E. Hill (1850 – March 29, 1906) served in the United States Army during the American Indian Wars. He received the Medal of Honor.
Hill was born in Mayfield, Wisconsin. He died on March 20, 1906 in Manhattan, Nevada. His ashes rest in the Columbarium of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.
Hill was severely wounded during an outbreak at Camp Date Creek, Arizona Territory on September 8, 1872; he later received a Medal of Honor for the incident. He also received an honorable mention for his actions north of Baby Canyon on December 29, 1872.
Medal of Honor citation
His award citation reads:
Secured the person of a hostile Apache Chief, although while holding the chief he was severely wounded in the back by another Indian.
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