VOIT, OTTO
Rank and Organization: Saddler, Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Little Big Horn, Mont., 25 June 1876. Birth: Germany. Date of
Issue: 5 October 1878. Saddler, Company H, 7th U.S. Cavalry. Place and
Date: At Little Big Horn, Mont., 25 June 1876. Birth: Germany. Date of
Issue: 5 October 1878.
Citation:
Volunteered with George Geiger, Charles Windolph, and Henry Mechlin to hold an
exposed position standing erect on the brow of the hill facing the Little Big Horn River.
They fired constantly in this manner for more than 20 minutes diverting fire and attention
from another group filling canteens of water that were desperately needed.
