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ABOVE &
BEYOND
Medal of Honor
Recipients
CPT
Robert McDonald
Indian Wars - Great Sioux War
BASIC INFORMATION
Full Name
Robert McDonald
Date
1/8/1877
Highest Rank
CPT
Awarded Posthumously
NO
Burial Site
Lone Tree Cemetery, Hayward, CA
OFFICIAL CITATION
"Led his command in a successful charge against superior numbers of hostile Indians, strongly posted."
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
He served in the United States Army during the Wars with the Plains Indians as a 1st Lieutenant in the 5th United States Infantry. He was awarded the CMOH for his bravery at Wolf Mountain, Montana on January 8, 1877. His Medal was awarded to him on November 27, 1894.