Private William Giles Hills - St. Louis, MO
Posted by: Groundspeak Charter Member BruceS
N 38° 36.188 W 090° 16.918
15S E 736688 N 4276241
Civil War US Army Cavalry Medal of Honor recipient cremated remains inurned at Hillcrest Abbey/Missouri Crematory and Columbarium in south St. Louis.
Waymark Code: WM8C0
Location: Missouri, United States
Date Posted: 03/04/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Charter Member Team Troglodyte
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Rank and organization: Private, Company E, 9th New York Cavalry.

Place and date: At North Fork, Va., 26 September 1864.

Birth: 26 June 1841, Conewango, N.Y.

Date of death:  18 April 1912

Date of issue: 26 September 1893.

Citation: Voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade out of a heavy fire of the enemy.

Armed Service: Army
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