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Guy
Henry
Preston

Born:

, 

Massachusetts

Home:

, 

Massachusetts

Guy Preston graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, Class of 1888. He retired in 1930 as a U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry)

    Regiment:

    7th Cavalry Regiment

    Action Date:

    December 29, 1890
    Headquarters of the Army, Adjutant General’s Office, General Orders No. 100 (December 17, 1891)

    First Lieutenant (Cavalry), Guy Henry Preston was cited for gallantry in action while serving with the 7th Cavalry Regiment, in action against hostile Indians at the Battle of Wounded Knee, on 29 December 1890.