Posted on Dec 22, 2016
Nevada Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor After 140 Years
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WOW! What a great story. You'll have to read and decide yourself, but that's the way things were back then.
On Monday, the 82-year-old grandson of a Nevada Army veteran proudly stood in for his grandfather, the late Private Robert Smith, as he was awarded the nation’s highest medal of bravery: The Medal Of Honor. Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei bestowed the honor upon Smith’s grandson, Jerry Reynolds, 140 years after he earned the medal for his efforts in a battle against American Indian tribes in the Dakota Territory.
On Monday, the 82-year-old grandson of a Nevada Army veteran proudly stood in for his grandfather, the late Private Robert Smith, as he was awarded the nation’s highest medal of bravery: The Medal Of Honor. Nevada Rep. Mark Amodei bestowed the honor upon Smith’s grandson, Jerry Reynolds, 140 years after he earned the medal for his efforts in a battle against American Indian tribes in the Dakota Territory.
Nevada Veteran Receives Medal Of Honor After 140 Years
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Wow, 140 years is an incredibly lone time for a review for a Medal of Honor SGT (Join to see). The Plains Indian Wars of the 19th century were fierce and ruthless at times.
"Army records show that President Rutherford B. Hayes approved Smith’s medal for showing “special bravery in endeavoring to dislodge Indians secreted in a ravine,” on September 9, 1876. Smith never received the medal and would die without ever knowing he earned it. It was delivered to Camp Sheridan in Nebraska Territory, where Smith had lived for a short stint. An unidentified individual signed for the package but never turned it over to its rightful owner.
Smith’s grandson believes this was an honest error. He told reporters that his grandfather served under an alias. After leaving the service he returned to using his birth name.
The family was unaware that their ancestor had earned the nation’s highest honor until 2011. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War contacted the Reynolds family to let them know of the accomplishment. It was revealed that Smith served as a drummer boy in the Civil War and later enlisted in the Army using the pseudonym for unknown reasons."
Kudos to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War for the dedicated research and efforts to contact the surviving relatives.
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Tom Brown SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C. COL Mikel J. Burroughs Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
"Army records show that President Rutherford B. Hayes approved Smith’s medal for showing “special bravery in endeavoring to dislodge Indians secreted in a ravine,” on September 9, 1876. Smith never received the medal and would die without ever knowing he earned it. It was delivered to Camp Sheridan in Nebraska Territory, where Smith had lived for a short stint. An unidentified individual signed for the package but never turned it over to its rightful owner.
Smith’s grandson believes this was an honest error. He told reporters that his grandfather served under an alias. After leaving the service he returned to using his birth name.
The family was unaware that their ancestor had earned the nation’s highest honor until 2011. The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War contacted the Reynolds family to let them know of the accomplishment. It was revealed that Smith served as a drummer boy in the Civil War and later enlisted in the Army using the pseudonym for unknown reasons."
Kudos to the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War for the dedicated research and efforts to contact the surviving relatives.
SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SP5 Mark Kuzinski TSgt Joe C. Capt Seid Waddell CW5 (Join to see) SSgt (Join to see) SGT Forrest Stewart SPC (Join to see) Maj William W. "Bill" Price Capt Tom Brown SSG James J. Palmer IV aka "JP4" SSgt Robert Marx SGT Robert George PO2 Ed C. COL Mikel J. Burroughs Kim Bolen RN CCM ACM
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