caption branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
sergeant thomas shaw united states army june 23 , 1895 1846 covington , kentucky united states of america 9th cavalry regiment medal of honor place of burial american indian wars 1846 arlington national cemetery , arlington county , virginia sergeant thomas shaw -lrb- moh -rrb- . jpg thomas shaw -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-
 thomas shaw
thomas shaw -lrb- medal of honor -rrb-

thomas shaw -lrb- 1846 -- june 23 , 1895 -rrb- was a buffalo soldier in the united states army and a recipient of america 's highest military decoration -- the medal of honor -- for his actions in the indian wars of the western united states .
