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Service Profile
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Rank
- Private
- Service Era
- American Indian Wars
- Medals Recorded
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Awards & Decorations
Ribbon Rack
Biography
He earned the Medal of Honor along the Platte River
William H. Strayer earned the Medal of Honor for an action along the Loupe Fork of the Platte River in Nebraska on 26 April 1872. A private in Company B, 3rd United States Cavalry, he served during the Army’s western campaigns. His short official citation honors gallantry in action without identifying a particular rescue or tactical maneuver. The medal was presented on 22 May 1872.
Strayer was born in Maytown, Pennsylvania, on 17 October 1847. He rose to sergeant, died at Bainbridge, Pennsylvania, on 29 January 1876, and was buried at Camp Hill Cemetery.
Medal of Honor citation
Gallantry in action.
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