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Orville Tyron Chamberlain

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Orville Tyron Chamberlain

Birth
Leesburg, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Death
27 May 1929 (aged 87)
Prescott, Yavapai County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA
Plot
Block C, Lot 15
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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Second Lieutenant in Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry for action on September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga, Georgia. His citation reads "While exposed to a galling fire, Chamberlain went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company."
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He served as a Captain in the Union Army. He was awarded the Medal of Honor as a Second Lieutenant in Company G, 74th Indiana Infantry for action on September 20, 1863 at Chickamauga, Georgia. His citation reads "While exposed to a galling fire, Chamberlain went in search of another regiment, found its location, procured ammunition from the men thereof, and returned with the ammunition to his own company."

Bio by: Don Morfe

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Don Morfe
  • Added: Sep 17, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7875392/orville_tyron-chamberlain: accessed ), memorial page for Orville Tyron Chamberlain (1 Sep 1841–27 May 1929), Find a Grave Memorial ID 7875392, citing Grace Lawn Cemetery, Elkhart, Elkhart County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.