MENTER, JOHN W. - Medal of Honor Recipient


Rank and organization:   Sergeant, Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry. Place and date: At Sailors Creek, Va., 6 April 1865.

Entered service at:   Detroit, Mich.

Birth:   Palmer, N.Y.

Date of issue:   10 May 1865.

Citation:   Capture of flag.

This data was extracted from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, U.S. Senate, Medal of Honor Recipients: 1863-1973 (Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1973)