Sergeant William McBryar was a soldier in the U.S. Army who received the Medal of Honor for his actions on March 7, 1890 in Arizona Territory during the Indian Campaigns. At the time he was serving with 10th U.S. Cavalry. McBryar was 29 years old.
2 other service members also received the Medal of Honor for actions on the same day. The medal was presented on May 15, 1890. He later rose to the rank of First Lieutenant.
McBryar was born on February 14, 1861 in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina. His Medal of Honor is credited to New York, New York. McBryar died on March 8, 1941 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the age of 80. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
McBryar is one of 426 Medal of Honor recipients from the Indian Campaigns and one of 678 credited to New York.
Official Medal of Honor citation
Distinguished himself for coolness, bravery, and marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians.
Citation text: U.S. Government, public domain.
Battles and campaigns
Also served in: Apache Wars.
Places
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Timeline
- February 14, 1861Born in Elizabethtown, Bladen County, North Carolina
- March 7, 1890Act of valor — Arizona TerritoryAge 29. 10th U.S. Cavalry
- May 15, 1890Medal of Honor presented
- March 8, 1941Died in Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaAge 80.
- Resting placeArlington National CemeteryArlington, Virginia
Biography
William McBryar (February 14, 1861 – March 8, 1941) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration, the Medal of Honor, for his actions during the Cherry Creek Campaign in Arizona Territory.
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