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John
Brown
Kerr
March 12, 1847

–

February 27, 1928

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

John Kerr graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1870. After earning a Medal of Honor in the Indian Campaigns, he was cited for gallantry in Cuba during the Spanish-American War. He retired in 1909 as a U.S. Army Brigadier General.

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Cavalry)

    Division:

    6th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    January 1, 1891
    Date of Issue: April 25, 1891

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Captain (Cavalry) John Brown Kerr, United States Army, for distinguished bravery on 1 January 1891, while in command of his troop of the 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action against hostile Sioux Indians on the north bank of the White River, near the mouth of Little Grass Creek, South Dakota, where he defeated a force of 300 Brule Sioux warriors, and turned the Sioux tribe, which was endeavoring to enter the Bad Lands, back into the Pine Ridge Agency.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Captain (Cavalry)

    Action Date:

    June 22 – July 17, 1898
    U.S. Military Academy Register of Graduates

    Captain (Cavalry) John Brown Kerr, United States Army, was cited for gallantry in action in the Santiago de Cuba Campaign, 22 June to 17 July 1898.