Battles/wars Wounded Knee Awards Medal of Honor | Died April 10, 1948 Name Harry Hawthorne | |
Born November 27, 1859
Minnesota ( 1859-11-27 ) Allegiance United States of America Years of service 1882 - 1884 (Navy)
1884 - 1914, 1917 - 1919 (Army) Rank Cadet Engineer (Navy)
Colonel (Army) Education United States Naval Academy Place of burial Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, United States Service/branch United States Navy, United States Army | ||
Battles and wars Wounded Knee Massacre | ||
Harry LeRoy Hawthorne (November 27, 1859 – April 10, 1948) was a Medal of Honor recipient.
Hawthorne was born in 1859 in Minnesota. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1882, but after two years chose to take his commission in the United States Army. He distinguished himself at was then called the Battle of Wounded Knee, but now commonly called the Wounded Knee Massacre receiving the Medal of Honor. He made the Army a career, attending the Army War College and retiring as a colonel in 1914, and was recalled to serve during World War I.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization. 2nd Lieutenant, 2nd U.S. Artillery. Entered service at: Kentucky. Birth: 1860, Minnesota. Place/Date: At Wounded Knee Creek, S. Dak., 29 December 1890.
Citation:
Distinguished conduct in battle with hostile Indians.