Chiquito was a United States Army Indian scout and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.
[1] Chiquito was awarded the Medal of Honor on April 12, 1875 for his "[g]allant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches" in the "winter of 1871-73 [sic]".
Citation: Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.
[2]In 1980 the star-shaped planchette from Chiquito's Medal of Honor was found in the Arizona desert[Citation?].
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