He should not be confused with William Smith, who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action in the same location on the same day.
Medal of Honor citationedit
Rank and organization: Private, Company G, 1st Cavalry Regiment. Place and date: At Chiricahua Mountains, Ariz., October 20, 1869. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Lapeer County, Mich. Date of issue: February 14, 1870.
william, smith, medal, honor, other, people, with, same, name, william, smith, william, smith, 1847, october, 1877, private, united, states, army, received, medal, honor, gallantry, action, chiricahua, mountains, arizona, territory, october, 1869, during, indi. For other people with the same name see William H Smith William H Smith 1847 October 5 1877 was a Private in the United States Army who received the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action at Chiricahua Mountains Arizona Territory on October 20 1869 during the Indian Wars William H SmithBorn1847Lapeer County MichiganDiedOctober 5 1877 1877 10 05 aged 29 30 Camp Howard Idaho TerritoryAllegianceUnited States of AmericaService wbr branchUnited States ArmyRankPrivateUnitCompany G 1st Cavalry RegimentBattles warsIndian WarsAwardsMedal of Honor Contents 1 Biography 2 Medal of Honor citation 3 See also 4 ReferencesBiography editSmith was born in 1847 in Lapeer County Michigan and joined the Army in 1869 He died at Camp Howard Idaho Territory on 5 October 1877 1 He should not be confused with William Smith who was also awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry in action in the same location on the same day Medal of Honor citation editRank and organization Private Company G 1st Cavalry Regiment Place and date At Chiricahua Mountains Ariz October 20 1869 Entered service at Birth Lapeer County Mich Date of issue February 14 1870 Citation Gallantry in action See also edit nbsp Biography portalList of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian WarsReferences edit Lost to History Medal of Honor Historical Society of the United States www mohhsus com Medal of Honor recipients Indian Wars Period Medal of Honor citations United States Army Center of Military History August 3 2009 Archived from the original on August 3 2013 Retrieved July 1 2010 William H Smith Hall of Valor Military Times Retrieved August 28 2011 nbsp nbsp This biographical article related to the United States Army is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William H Smith Medal of Honor amp oldid 1176608735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
