Frank E. Hill (Medal of Honor)

For other people of the same name, see Frank Hill (disambiguation).
Frank E. Hill
Born 1850
Mayfield, Wisconsin
Died March 29, 1906(1906-03-29)
Manhattan, Nevada
Place of burial Columbarium of San Francisco
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit 5th United States Cavalry
Battles/wars American Indian Wars
Awards Medal of Honor

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.[1] He died on March 20, 1906 in Manhattan, Nevada.[2] His ashes rest in the Columbarium of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.[3]

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.[4]

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.

See also

References

  1. "Frontier wars". Retrieved October 5, 2010.
  2. Alan E. Kent, "Wisconsin and the Medal of Honor", Wisconsin Magazine of History, vol. 36, no. 2 (winter 1952-53) http://content.wisconsinhistory.org/cdm4/document.php?CISOROOT=/wmh&CISOPTR=19564&REC=1&CISOSHOW=19549
  3. "Frank E. Hill". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved August 3, 2010.
  4. George Frederic Price, Across the continent with the Fifth Cavalry New York: D. Van Nostrand, 1883. http://books.google.com/books?id=o2UtAAAAYAAJ


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