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James Forney
James Forney (January 17, 1844 – February 2, 1921) was an American officer serving in the United States Marine Corps during the American Civil War. He was approved to receive the Marine Corps Brevet Medal for bravery but died before it could be presented.
Biography.
Forney was born January 17, 1844 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and accepted a commission in the Marine Corps in 1861, serving continuously for 43 years. Forney was approved to receive the Brevet Medal for gallantry in the Civil War,
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Forney could refer to:
People.
- Alva Clark Forney, lieutenant governor of South Dakota
- Daniel Munroe Forney, US Representative from North Carolina
- David Forney, American electrical engineer
- Ellen Forney, American cartoonist and educator
- James Forney, recipient of the Marine Corps Brevet Medal
- John H. Forney (1829-1902), American Confederate general in the Civil War
- John Weiss Forney, American journalist and politician
- John W. Forney, US Secretary of the Senate