branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards named battles placeofburial birth_date rank article_title
usa 4 december 1917 tioga county , new york united states of america 1861 new york company g , 5th new york cavalry medal of honor ribbon.svg medal of honor john tribe american civil war halsey valley cemetery , new york 4 december 1836 private john tribe -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

john tribe -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

john tribe -lrb- december 4 , 1841 - december 4 , 1917 -rrb- was a union army officer in the american civil war who received the u.s. military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .
tribe was born in tioga county , new york in 1836 and entered service in oswego .
he was awarded the medal of honor , for extraordinary heroism shown on august 25 , 1862 , while serving as a private with company g , 5th new york cavalry , at waterloo bridge in virginia .
tribe won his medal for participating in the destruction of the bridge .
his medal of honor was issued on june 11 , 1895 .
tribe died on his 81st birthday , on december 4 , 1917 , and was buried at halsey valley cemetery in tioga county , new york .
