About Leroy H. Vokes
Lived 1849 – 1924 (aged 74). Leroy H. Vokes was an American military personnel.
Leroy H. Vokes (November 12, 1849 – June 11, 1924) was an American soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 3rd U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. A veteran of campaigns against the Plains Indians, he was one of four men who received the Medal of Honor for "gallantry in action" against hostile Indians at the Loupe Fork of the Platte River in Nebraska on April 26, 1872.
Biography Leroy H. Vokes was born in Lake County, Illinois
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Who was Leroy H. Vokes?
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
When was Leroy H. Vokes born?
Leroy H. Vokes was born on 12 November 1849 in Lake County.
When did Leroy H. Vokes die?
Leroy H. Vokes died on 11 June 1924.
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Leroy H. Vokes was a military personnel.
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Leroy H. Vokes was American.
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