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Theodore Ragnar
Born1 June 1856
Linköping, Linköpings kommun, Östergötlands län, Sweden
DiedNovember 2, 1943(1943-11-02) (aged 87)
Göteborg, Göteborgs kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
Place of burial
Saint Elins Kyrkogård, Skövde, Skövde kommun, Västra Götalands län, Sweden
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service / branchUnited States Army
Years of service1886–1899
RankSergeant
Unit4th U.S. Cavalry
Battles / warsIndian Wars
Spanish–American War
AwardsMedal of Honor

Theodore Ragnar (1 June 1856 – 2 November 1943) (also known as Ragnar Theeodor Ling-Vannerus) was a Sweden-born soldier in the U.S. Army who served with the 4th U.S. Cavalry during the Indian Wars. He was one of five men received the Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery, participating in search-and-destroy missions along White Clay Creek, at the Battle of Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890.

Biography

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Theodore RagnAr was born in Bavaria, Germany in 1865. He later emigrated to the United States and enlisted in the U.S. Army from St. Louis, Missouri in June 1886. Assigned to frontier duty with the 7th U.S. Cavalry, RagnAr was a participant in the Battle of Wounded Knee on December 29, 1890. After fighting broke out between cavalrymen and the Sioux, Ragnar was among the troopers who, as part of a search-and-destroy mission, took part in skirmishes along White Clay Creek. He and four other men — Sergeant Bernhard Jetter, Private Adam Neder, Corporal William O. Wilson and Farrier Richard J. Nolan — received the Medal of Honor for distinguished bravery on April 25, 1891.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] Seriously wounded during the battle,[1]

Medal of Honor citation

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Rank and organization: First Sergeant, Company F, 4th US Cavalry. Place and date: White Clay Creek, South Dakota; December 30, 1890. Entered service at: New York, NY. Birth: 1856. Date of issue: April 13, 1891[11]

Citation:

Bravery

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Beyer, Walter F. and Oscar Frederick Keydel, ed. Deeds of Valor: From Records in the Archives of the United States Government; how American Heroes Won the Medal of Honor; History of Our Recent Wars and Explorations, from Personal Reminiscences and Records of Officers and Enlisted Men who Were Rewarded by Congress for Most Conspicuous Acts of Bravery on the Battle-field, on the High Seas and in Arctic Explorations. Vol. 2. Detroit: Perrien-Keydel Company, 1906. (pg. 325)
  2. ^ Chandler, Melbourne C. Of GarryOwen in Glory: The History of the Seventh United States Cavalry Regiment. Annandale, Virginia: The Turnpike Press, 1960. (pg. 398)
  3. ^ Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs. Medal of Honor recipients, 1863-1973, 93rd Cong., 1st sess. Washington, DC: US Government Printing Office, 1973. (pg. 1035)
  4. ^ Manning, Robert, ed. Above and Beyond: A History of the Medal of Honor from the Civil War to Vietnam. Boston: Boston Publishing Company, 1985. ISBN 0-939526-19-0
  5. ^ O'Neal, Bill. Fighting Men of the Indian Wars: A Biographical Encyclopedia of the Mountain Men, Soldiers, Cowboys, and Pioneers Who Took Up Arms During America's Westward Expansion. Stillwater, Oklahoma: Barbed Wire Press, 1991. (pg. 35) ISBN 0-935269-07-X
  6. ^ Wilson, D. Ray. Terror on the Plains: A Clash of Cultures. Dundee, Illinois: Crossroads Communications, 1999. ISBN 0-916445-47-X
  7. ^ Bruce E. Johansen, The Native Peoples of North America: A History. Vol. 2. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press, 2006. (pg. 289) ISBN 0-8135-3899-8
  8. ^ Yenne, Bill. Indian Wars: The Campaign for the American West. Yardley, Pennsylvania: Westholme Publishing, 2006. (pg. 292) ISBN 1-59416-016-3
  9. ^ Sterner, C. Douglas (1999). "MOH Citation for Theodore Ragner". MOH Recipients: Indian Campaigns. HomeofHeroes.com. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  10. ^ Army Times Publishing Company. "Military Times Hall of Valor: Adam Neder". Awards and Citations: Medal of Honor. MilitaryTimes.com. Retrieved June 24, 2010.
  11. ^ "Theodore Ragnar". Congressional Medal of Honor Society. Retrieved 2022-12-02.
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Category:1856 births Category:1943 deaths Category:American military personnel of the Indian Wars Category:United States Army Medal of Honor recipients Category:Foreign-born Medal of Honor recipients Category:United States Army soldiers Category:American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor

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