James W. Parks
Born: 1840 at Lawrence County, Ohio
Home Town: Xenia, Illinois
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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 Corporal James W. Parks, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 16 December 1864, while serving with Company F, 11th Missouri Infantry, in action at Nashville, Tennessee, for capture of flag.