LLOYD MILTON BRETT

Indian Campaigns – U.S. Army

Lloyd Milton Brett

Details

  • Rank: Second Lieutenant (Highest Rank: Brigadier General, Ret.)
  • Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
  • Unit/Command:
    2d U.S. Cavalry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: April 1, 1880
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: O’Fallons Creek, Montana, USA

Citation

Fearless exposure and dashing bravery in cutting off the Indians’ pony herd, thereby greatly crippling the hostiles.

Medal of Honor Recipient Lloyd M. Brett
Medal of Honor Recipient Lloyd M. Brett

Additional Details

  • Accredited to: Malden, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: February 7, 1895
  • Born: February 22, 1856, Dead River, ME, United States
  • Died: September 23, 1927, Washington, DC, United States
  • Buried: Arlington National Cemetery (PMH) {6-8367), Arlington, VA, United States