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William H. Smith (Medal of Honor) — Victoria Cross

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Service Profile

Branch: U.S. Army
Rank: Private
Service Era: American Indian Wars
Medals Recorded: 1

William H. Smith (Medal of Honor)

Private, U.S. Army

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American Indian Wars

Awards & Decorations

Medal of Honor 1862-1895 Army

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Biography

Gallantry in the Chiricahua Mountains

William H. Smith received the Medal of Honor for an action in the Chiricahua Mountains of Arizona Territory on 20 October 1869. He served as a private in Company G, 1st United States Cavalry, during the Army’s nineteenth-century western campaigns. His official citation records gallantry in action but gives no detailed account of his individual conduct. The award is tied to that documented service and engagement rather than an unsupported reconstruction of the fighting.

Medal of Honor citation

Gallantry in action.

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