Daniel Keating (Medal of Honor)

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Daniel Keating
Born1846
County Cork, Ireland
DiedJune 20, 1912(1912-06-20) (aged 65–66)
Buried
Malden, Massachusetts
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankCorporal
Unit6th Cavalry Regiment
Battles/warsAmerican Indian Wars
AwardsMedal of Honor

Daniel Keating (1846 – June 20, 1912) was a United States Army soldier who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Biography[]

Keating was born in 1846 in County Cork, Ireland. He served during the Indian Wars as a corporal in Company M of the 6th Cavalry Regiment. During a pursuit of Native Americans at the Wichita River in Texas on October 5, 1870, Keating showed "[g]allantry in action." He was awarded the Medal of Honor a month later, on November 19, 1870. Five other men also received the medal for this action: Sergeant , Corporal , Private James Anderson, Private , and civilian guide James B. Doshier.[1][2]

Keating's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

Gallantry in action and in pursuit of Indians.[2]

Keating died on June 20, 1912, at age 65 or 66 and was buried in Malden, Massachusetts.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Daniel Keating". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved February 20, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Medal of Honor Recipients: Indian Wars Period". United States Army Center of Military History. August 13, 2013. Retrieved February 20, 2016.

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