Benjamin W. Schenck
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Benjamin W. Schenck
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Benjamin W. Schenck was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Schenck was born in Butler County, Ohio on August 12, 1837, and entered service at Maroa, Illinois. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism on May 22, 1863, while serving as a Private with Company D, 116th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, at Vicksburg, Mississippi. His Medal of Honor was issued on August 14, 1894. He died at the
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US Civil War Medal of Honor recipient (1837–1916)
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2023-10-05T09:47:14Z
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