Lt Thomas Ward Custer - Fort Leavenworth, Kansas
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N 39° 21.057 W 094° 55.827
15S E 333661 N 4357500
A double Medal of Honor recipient killed with his more famous brother at Little Big Horn.
Waymark Code: WM1K3
Location: Kansas, United States
Date Posted: 09/18/2005
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Buried originally on the Little Big Horn Battlefield
Reinterred at the National Cemetery at Fort Leavenworth.
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Company B, 6th Michigan Cavalry. Place and date: At Namozine Church, Va., 10 May 1863. Entered service at: Monroe, Mich. Birth: New Rumley, Ohio. Date of issue: 3 May 1865. Second award. Citation: Capture of flag on 10 May 1863.
SECOND AWARD
Place and date: At Sailor Creek , Va, April 1865. Date of issue: 26 May 1865. Citation: 2d Lt. Custer leaped his horse over the enemy's works and captured 2 stands of colors. having his horse shot from under him and receiving a severe wound.
Armed Service: Army
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