| 词条 | Pitt B. Herington |
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|named = Pitt B. Herington |birth_date = {{Birth date|1841|2|5}} |death_date = {{Death date and age|1919|1|15|1841|2|5}} |birth_place =Michigan |death_place = |placeofburial = Clinton, Illinois |allegiance = {{flag|United States of America|1861}} |branch = {{army|USA}} |rank =Private |unit = {{flagicon|Iowa}} Company E, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment |battles =American Civil War |awards ={{Flagicon image|Medal of Honor ribbon.svg}} Medal of Honor }}Pitt B. Herington (February 5, 1841 - January 15, 1919) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Herington was born in Michigan on February 5, 1841 and entered service at Tipton, Iowa. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on June 15, 1864, while serving as a Private with Company E, 11th Iowa Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia. His Medal of Honor was issued, on November 27, 1899.[2] He died at the age of 77, on January 15, 1919 and was buried at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Clinton, Illinois. Medal of Honor citation{{Quotation|The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Pitt B. Herington, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 15 June 1864, while serving with Company E, 11th Iowa Infantry, in action at Kenesaw Mountain, Georgia. With one companion and under a fierce fire of the enemy at close range, Private Herington went to the rescue of a wounded comrade who had fallen between the lines and carried him to a place of safety.[3]}}References1. ^1 {{cite web|title=Valor awards for Pitt B. Herington|website=Military Times, Hall of Valor|url=http://projects.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=2605|accessdate=10 August 2014}} [1][2]2. ^1 {{cite web|title=HERINGTON, PITT B|website=Congressional Medal of Honor Society|url=http://www.cmohs.org/recipient-detail/607/herington-pitt-b.php|accessdate=10 August 2014}} }} External links{{Find a Grave|8080800|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=10 August 2014}}{{ACMH}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Herington, Pitt B.}}{{AmericanCivilWar-bio-stub}} 6 : 1841 births|1919 deaths|Burials in Illinois|Union Army soldiers|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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