James H. Turpin
Military Person
1846 – 1893
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Who was James H. Turpin?
First Sergeant James H. Turpin was an American soldier in the United States Army who served with the fifth U.S. Cavalry regiment during the Apache Wars. Turpin was one of 12 men received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in several engagements with the Apache Indians in the Arizona Territory during Lieutenant Colonel George Crook's "winter campaign" between 1872 and 1873.
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- Born
- 1846
Easton - Also known as
- James Turpin
- Died
- May 6, 1893
Denver - Resting place
- Fairmount Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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