Jacob Parrott
United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
Died when: 65 years 158 days (785 months)Star Sign: Cancer
Jacob Wilson Parrott (July 17, 1843 – December 22, 1908) was an American soldier and carpenter.He was the first recipient of the Medal of Honor, a new military award first presented by the United States Department of War to six Union Army soldiers who participated in the Great Locomotive Chase in 1862 during the American Civil War (1861–1865).
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