Louis G. Chaput
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
About Louis G. Chaput
Lived 1845 – 1916 (aged 70–71).
Louis G. Chaput (August 23, 1847 — April 17, 1916) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions at the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Born in 1847 in Montreal, Chaput immigrated to the United States and was living in New York when he joined the U.S. Navy.
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Who was Louis G. Chaput?
United States Navy sailor and Medal of Honor recipient
When was Louis G. Chaput born?
Louis G. Chaput was born in 1845 in Montreal.
When did Louis G. Chaput die?
Louis G. Chaput died on 17 April 1916.
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