John H. Foley
Born: 1839 at Cork, Ireland
Home Town: Boston, Massachusetts
Date of Issue: May 22, 1872
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant John H. Foley, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 26 April 1872, while serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at the Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.