| 词条 | Orville T. Chamberlain |
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|name = Orville T. Chamberlain |image = Orville Chamberlain.jpg |birth_date = {{birth date|1841|09|01}} |death_date = {{death date and age|1929|05|27|1841|09|01}} |birth_place = Leesburgh, Indiana |death_place = Prescott, Arizona |placeofburial = Elkhart, Indiana |allegiance ={{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch ={{army|USA}} |serviceyears = |rank = Second Lieutenant |unit = {{Flagicon|Indiana}} Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry |battles = Battle of Chickamauga |awards = {{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }} Second Lieutenant Orville Tyron Chamberlain (September 1, 1841 to May 27, 1929) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Chamberlain received the United States' highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia on 20 September 1863. He was honored with the award on 11 March 1896.[1][2] BiographyChamberlain was born in Leesburgh, Indiana on September 1, 1841. He enlisted in the 74th Indiana Infantry. He graduated from Notre Dame University in 1868 and became a lawyer. Married Helen Maria Mead (1843-1911) and they had one child, Edith Chamberlain (1872-1933). In 1914 served in Washington as acting chairman of Legislation Army and Navy Medal of Honor Legion of U.S.A. and was a proponent of $10 per month pension addition for medal of honor recipients. He died on May 27, 1929 and his remains are interred at the Grace Lawn Cemetery in Elkhart, Indiana. Medal of Honor citation{{quotation|While exposed to a galling fire, went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company.[1][2]}}See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|American Civil War}}
References1. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://www.history.army.mil/moh/civilwar_af.html |title=Civil War (A-L) Medal of Honor Recipients |accessdate=8 October 2013}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chamberlain, Orville T.}}2. ^1 {{Cite web |url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1566 |title=James H. Burbank |accessdate=18 October 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020193748/http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=1566 |archivedate=20 October 2013 |df= }} 6 : 1841 births|1929 deaths|People of Indiana in the American Civil War|Union Army officers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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