Thomas Parke Gere
Born: December 10, 1842 at Wellsburg, New York
Home Town: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Date of Issue: February 24, 1865
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to First Lieutenant & Adjutant Thomas Parke Gere, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 December 1864, while serving with 5th Minnesota Infantry, in action at Nashville, Tennessee, for capture of flag of 4th Mississippi (Confederate States of America).
