John Thomas Kennedy [SEP] conflict
John Thomas Kennedy
John Thomas Kennedy (July 22, 1885 - September 22, 1969) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for actions during the Philippine–American War and the last surviving US veteran of the war to receive the medal.
Biography.
John Kennedy was born in Hendersonville, South Carolina; he attended The Citadel for one year and graduated from West Point in 1908. Upon graduation he was commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the 6th Cavalry Regiment.
Goldsmith resigned November 1853, replaced by John Thompson Charlton
Graham resigned July 1854, replaced by Donald Kennedy from September 1854
Haines resigned Dec. 1854; replaced by Horatio Wills, January 1855
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