Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Frank
E.
Fesq
April 4, 1840

–

May 6, 1920

Cemetery:

Rosedale Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    40th New Jersey Infantry

    Action Date:

    April 2, 1865
    Date of Issue: May 10, 1865

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Frank E. Fesq, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 2 April 1865, while serving with Company A, 40th New Jersey Infantry, in action at Petersburg, Virginia, for capture of flag of 18th North Carolina (Confederate States of America) within the enemy’s works.