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First Sergeant · U.S. Army

William L. Day

First Sergeant William L. Day, Army, received the Medal of Honor for actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns.

Indian Campaigns 1872

Serving as a soldier in the U.S. Army, First Sergeant William L. Day received the Medal of Honor for his actions in 1872 in Apache campaigns during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry. Day was about 35 years old.

The medal was presented on April 12, 1875, 3 years after the action.

Day was born in 1837 in Barron County, Kentucky. His Medal of Honor is credited to Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

Day is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 44 credited to Kentucky.

Official Medal of Honor citation

Gallant conduct during campaigns and engagements with Apaches.

Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.

Timeline

  1. 1837
    Born in Barron County, Kentucky
  2. 1872
    Act of valor — Apache campaigns
    Age about 35. Company E, 5th U.S. Cavalry
  3. April 12, 1875
    Medal of Honor presented

Same unit

JB James E. Bailey Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872 FH Frank E. Hill Sergeant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1872

More Indian Campaigns recipients from Kentucky

WJ William H. Jones Farrier · Army Indian Campaigns · 1877 Thomas Cruse Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1882 WH William H. Harris Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 HH Harry Leroy Hawthorne Second Lieutenant · Army Indian Campaigns · 1890 OV Otto Emil Voit Saddler · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876 GS George D. Scott Private · Army Indian Campaigns · 1876
Sources. Service and award details compiled from the recipient record of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society. The narrative summary is generated from these records. Spotted an error? Send a correction.