David Goodman (Medal of Honor)

David Goodman
Born	1846 Paxton, Massachusetts
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Rank	Private
Unit	Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
Battles/wars	Indian Wars
Awards	Medal of Honor

David Goodman (born 1846) was a private in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Biography

Goodman was born in 1846 in Paxton, Massachusetts and served in Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry when the unit was sent to quell an Indian uprising in Wounded Knee, South Dakota. He was cited for "Bravery in action" and received the Medal of Honor for his participation in the battle.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: At Lyry Creek, Ariz., 14 October 1869. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Paxton, Mass. Date of issue: 3 March 1870.

Citation:

Bravery in action.^[1]

See also

	Biography portal
	United States Army portal

• List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars

References

1. ^ "Medal of Honor recipients". Indian War campaigns. United States Army Center of Military History. December 10, 2010. http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

Further reading

• Scharfstein, Sol; Gelabert, Dorcas (1997). Chronicle of Jewish History: From the Patriarchs to the 21st Century. KTAV Pub. House. ISBN 0881255602. http://books.google.ca/books?id=PrAdxFjB7k4C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

External links

• Don Morfe (August 27, 2009). "David Goodman (Medal of Honor)". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=41213612. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
• "David Goodman (Medal of Honor)". Hall of Valor. Military Times. http://www.militarytimes.com/citations-medals-awards/recipient.php?recipientid=588. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

Persondata
Name	Goodman, David
Alternative names
Short description	United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Date of birth	1846
Place of birth	Paxton, Massachusetts
Date of death
Place of death