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Navy Federal Credit Union
Howard
Major
Buckley
January 23, 1862

–

July 2, 1941

Cemetery:

Wheeler Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    8th Army Corps (Attached)

    Action Date:

    March 25, 27 & 29 & April 4, 1899
    War Department, General Orders No. 55 (July 19, 1901)

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Howard Major Buckley, United States Marine Corps, for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy in battle while with the Eighth Army Corps on 25, 27, 29 March, and 4 April 1899.