John W. Comfort
Born: 1844 at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Date of Issue: October 13, 1875
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal John W. Comfort, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 5 November 1874, while serving with Company A, 4th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Staked Plains, Texas. Corporal Comfort ran down and killed an Indian.
