Frederick W. Gerber
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
About Frederick W. Gerber
Lived 1813 – 1875 (aged 61–62). Frederick W. Gerber was a military engineer.
Frederick William Gerber (1813 – November 10, 1875) was a German-American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his 32 years of service in the US Army. He is one of only two people (the other being Major General Adolphus Greely) who received the Medal of Honor for his entire career rather than a single action. He was born in Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony. He joined the 1st Engineer Battalion when it was created in 1846 and served in the Mexican–American War.
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Who was Frederick W. Gerber?
U.S. Army Medal of Honor recipient
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Frederick W. Gerber was born in 1813 in Dresden.
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Frederick W. Gerber died on 10 November 1875.
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Frederick W. Gerber was a military engineer.
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