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Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    4th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    November 5, 1874

    Date of Issue: October 13, 1875

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal John W. Comfort, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 November 1874, while serving with Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Staked Plains, Texas. Corporal Comfort ran down and killed an Indian.