serviceyears branch death_date birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank article_title name
1861-1864 united states army union army 20 june 1912 londonderry , ireland united states of america 6th us cavalry medal of honor place of burial american civil war 17 february 1842 holy cross cemetery , yeadon , pennsylvania sergeant george crawford platt
 george crawford platt
george crawford platt

george crawford platt -lrb- londonderry , ireland , february 17 , 1842 -- june 20 , 1912 -rrb- was a medal of honor recipient in the american civil war .
he was awarded the medal of honor as a private in troop h , 6th us cavalry for action on july 3 , 1863 at fairfield , pennsylvania , near gettysburg .
his citation reads `` seized the regimental flag upon the death of the standard bearer in a hand-to-hand fight and prevented it from falling into the hands of the enemy . ''
he later rose to the rank of sergeant .
he was buried in holy cross cemetery , yeadon , pennsylvania .
