William Strayer
Born: 1847 at Maytown, Pennsylvania
Home Town: Carlisle, Pennsylvania
RELATED HEROES STORIES
Medal of Honor
American Indian Wars
U.S. Army
Date of Issue: May 22, 1872
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William Strayer, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 26 April 1872, while serving with Company B, 3d U.S. Cavalry, in action at the Loupe Fork of the Platte River, Nebraska.