BURNETT, GEORGE R.
Rank and Organization: Second Lieutenant, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Cuchillo Negro Mountains, N. Mex., 16 August 1881. Entered servlce at: Spring
Mills, Pa. Birth: Lower Providence Township Pa. Date of Issue: 23 July 1897.
Second Lieutenant, 9th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Cuchillo Negro Mountains, N. Mex., 16 August 1881. Entered servlce at: Spring
Mills, Pa. Birth: Lower Providence Township Pa. Date of Issue: 23 July 1897.
Citation:
Saved the life of a dismounted soldier, who was in imminent danger of being cut
off, by alone galloping quickly to his assistance under heavy fire and escorting him to a
place of safety, his horse being twice shot in this action.
