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William Sickles
1844–1938United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
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William Sickles is the only name on the Danube list
William Sickles, the united States Army Medal of Honor recipient, was born in 1844. That places their birth in the early republic. Articles about them exist in 2 languages. Of the bordering towns, Little Falls has the longest list: 14, with George E. Wiley at the top.
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Photo credits (5)
- William Sickles: Steven Pavlov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- George E. Wiley: Agence Rol, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Owen D. Young: Bain News Service, publisher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Reuben Ellwood: Frontispiece of 1886's "Memorial Addresses on the Life and Character of Reuben Ellwood." US Government Printing Office, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Frederick Lansing: Thomas William Herringshaw, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons