About Richard Binder
Lived 1839 – 1912 (aged 72). Richard Binder was an American military personnel.
Richard Binder (July 26, 1839 – February 26, 1912), birth name Richard Bigle,
Military career He enlisted in the Marine Corps on July 11, 1861. He served aboard a ship that sank during the Battle of Port Royal in November 1861. He served aboard several other ships and in 1864, he was assigned to the sloop-of-war USS Ticonderoga. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions aboard the USS Ticonderoga during the First Battle of Fort Fisher, December 24-25, 1864, and the Second Battle of Fort Fisher, January 13-15, 1865. The award presentation did not occur until the 1890s. and was interred in West Laurel Hill Cemetery in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania.
Personal life In 1863, he married a woman named Frederika from the same village in the Kingdom of Württemberg. Together they had two children.
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Who was Richard Binder?
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient (1839–1912)
When was Richard Binder born?
Richard Binder was born on 26 July 1839 in Philadelphia.
When did Richard Binder die?
Richard Binder died on 26 February 1912.
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Richard Binder was a military personnel.
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Richard Binder was American.
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