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John Denny (Medal of Honor)

John Denny
Sergeant John Denny
Born	1846 Big Flats, New York
Died	November 26, 1901 (aged 54–55)
Place of burial	United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National CemeteryWashington, D.C.
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1867 - ?
Rank	Sergeant
Unit	9th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/wars	American Indian Wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

John Denny (1846 – November 26, 1901) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Career

Denny joined the Army from Elmira, New York, and by September 18, 1879 was serving as a Sergeant in Company C of the 9th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, his unit participated in an engagement at Las Animas Canyon, New Mexico, and Denny "[r]emoved a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety." For his actions, Sergeant Denny was awarded the Medal of Honor two years later, on November 27, 1891.

Denny died in 1901 and was buried at the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery inWashington, D.C.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company C, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Las Animas Canyon, N. Mex., September 18, 1879. Entered service at: 1867 Elmira, N.Y. Birth: Big Flats, N.Y. Date of issue: November 27, 189i.

Citation:

Removed a wounded comrade, under a heavy fire, to a place of safety.^[1]