It was while he was flying airplanes off the Oriskany that he was shot down over Hanoi.
The obstinate resistance at Oriskany had discouraged the Tories and angered the Indians.
The first fight under the colors was the battle of Oriskany in which the soldiers of the fort became involved.
We had few wounded; we took no prisoners; Oriskany meant death.
We have seen how at Oriskany he came near turning the scale against us in one of the critical moments of a great campaign.
He helped lead the Indians in that terrible battle of the Oriskany last year.
