Elijah Churchill
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Elijah Churchill was an American Revolutionary War soldier in the Continental Army, best known as one of the earliest recipients of what would become the Purple Heart for his gallantry in action.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elijah Churchill canonical | 1 |
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Revolutionary War soldier
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Continental Army soldier ⓘ human ⓘ |
| allegiance | United States (Continental Congress) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Badge of Military Merit
NERFINISHED
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history of the Purple Heart ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Badge of Military Merit
NERFINISHED
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Purple Heart (precursor decoration) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Churchill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Elijah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | recognized for gallantry in action ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early recipient of a U.S. military decoration for valor ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Continental Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | sergeant ⓘ |
| militaryStatus | veteran of the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest recipients of the Badge of Military Merit
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gallantry in action during the American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| occupation | soldier ⓘ |
| participatedIn | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| partOf | American forces in the Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Badge of Military Merit