Chiquito (Medal of Honor) explained

Chiquito
Birth Place:Arizona Territory
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance:United States of America
Branch:United States Army
Unit:U.S. Army Indian Scouts
Battles:American Indian Wars
Awards:Medal of Honor

Chiquito was a United States Army Indian scout and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States. He was chief of a band of the Pinal Coyotero, and a petty chief of the Apache.[1]

Chiquito was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 12, 1875 for his "[g]allant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches" in the "winter of 1871-73 [sic]".

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Indian Scouts. Place and date: Winter of 1871-73. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Arizona. Date of issue: April 12, 1875.

Citation:

Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.[2]
In 1980 the star-shaped planchette from Chiquito's Medal of Honor was found in the Arizona desert[Citation?].

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chiquito, Scout (deceased). Geni, Inc. November 29, 2012.
  2. Web site: . Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients . Medal of Honor citations . April 19, 2005 . June 26, 2007 . May 24, 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090524162853/https://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/indianwars.html . dead .