William G. Cubberly-Lyonsville, IN
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Don.Morfe
N 39° 38.946 W 085° 03.300
16S E 666877 N 4390619
Indian Campaigns Medal of Honor Recipient for action at San Carlos, AZ on May 30, 1868. He is buried in Union Cemetery, Lyonsville, IN.
Waymark Code: WMY8HP
Location: Indiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/10/2018
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He was born on November 26, 1847 in Butler County, OH and died on July 27, 1919 in Lyonsville, IN. His Medal of Honor information and citation is: CUBBERLY, WILLIAM G.
• Rank and organization: Private, Company L, 8th U.S. Cavalry
• Place and date: At San Carlos, Ariz., 30 May 1868
• Date of issue: 28 July 1868
Citation: With 2 other men he volunteered to search for a wagon passage out of a 4,000-foot valley wherein an infantry column was immobile. This small group passed 6 miles among hostile Apache terrain finding the sought passage. On their return trip down the canyon they were attacked by Apache who were successfully held at bay.
Armed Service: Army
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