Frederick Deetline
Born: 1846 at Offenheim, Germany
Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland
Date of Issue: October 15, 1878
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private Frederick Deetline, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 June 1876, while serving with Company D, 7th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Little Big Horn, Montana. Private Deetline voluntarily brought water to the wounded under fire.
