b. 1850 Bowling Green, Kentucky. d. ?
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 05/08/1872 Fort Griffin, Texas.
McDonald was born in 1850, in Bowling Green, Kentucky. He enlisted in Company G, 11th U.S. Infantry at Fort Griffin, Texas, on June 7, 1871. On August 3, 1872, McDonald escorted a mail coach from Jacksboro, Texas, to Fort Griffin. Fifteen miles from Fort Belknap, it was attacked by a band of eight to 10 Kiowa Indians. McDonald received the medal on September 8, 1872, without a formal ceremony and was promoted to Corporal. On December 4, 1873, McDonald deserted the Army and was never heard from again.
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in defeating Indians who attacked the mail.
BURIAL LOCATION: UNKNOWN.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.