William Winterbottom-Jersey City, NJ
Posted by: Don.Morfe
N 40° 41.712 W 074° 05.268
18T E 577070 N 4505322
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at Wichita River, TX on July 12, 1870. He is buried in Bayview Cemetery, Jersey City, NJ in the Bayview Section, Lot 12.
Waymark Code: WMYK3C
Location: New Jersey, United States
Date Posted: 06/23/2018
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He was born in 1847 in Manchester, England and died on April 4, 1932 in Boston, MA. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: WINTERBOTTOM, WILLIAM
• Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, 6th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At Wichita River, Tex., 12 July 1870
• Date of issue: 25 August 1870
Citation: Gallantry in action.
Armed Service: Army
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