Thomas Cruse Military person

Thomas Cruse (December 29, 1857 – June 8, 1943) was a United States Army Brigadier General who was a recipient of the Medal of Honor for valor in action on July 17, 1882, at the Battle of Big Dry Wash, Arizona. An 1879 graduate of West Point, he served in numerous campaigns on the Western Frontier and later in the Philippines. He retired as a Brigadier General in 1918.

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Thomas Cruse
Birth dateDecember 29, 1857
Birth place
Kentucky , Owensboro Kentucky
Date of deathJune 08, 1943
Place of death
New Jersey , Longport New Jersey
Resting place
Arlington National Cemetery

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allegianceUnited States of America
award
Medal of Honor
military operations
American Indian Wars
World War I
Battle of Big Dry Wash
Philippine–American War
Apache Wars
military branch
United States Army
service start1879
service end1918

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