Y. B. Rowdy
Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1862 |
| Died | (1893年03月29日)March 29, 1893 |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
Branch | United States Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | United States Army Indian scouts |
Conflicts | Apache Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy (c. 1862 – March 29, 1893) was a United States Army Indian scout and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the March 1890 Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory.
Military service
[edit ]Rowdy, a Yavapai, was a Sergeant in Company A of the Indian Scouts.[1] He was involved in an engagement in Arizona on March 7, 1890, and was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on May 15, 1890, for his "[b]ravery in [the] action with Apache Indians."
Rowdy was killed in a brothel in Miami, Arizona, nearly three years after earning the medal[2] and was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery,[3] Santa Fe, New Mexico, with full military honors.[4] His grave is in section A, grave 894.
Medal of Honor citation
[edit ]Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, Indian Scouts. Place and date: Arizona, March 7, 1890. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Arizona. Date of issue: May 15, 1890.[5]
Citation:
Bravery in action with Apache Indians.
See also
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ↑ Sweeney, Edwin R. (2012). From Cochise to Geronimo: The Chiricahua Apaches, 1874–1886. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 457. ISBN 978-0-8061-8651-1.
- ↑ Ayers, Steve (2010). Camp Verde. Arcadia Publishing. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-7385-7912-2.
- ↑ Thrapp, Dan L. (2012). Al Sieber: Chief of Scouts. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 342. ISBN 978-0-8061-7007-7.
- ↑ Rickey, Don (28 November 2012). Forty Miles a Day on Beans and Hay: The Enlisted Soldier Fighting the Indian Wars. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 159. ISBN 978-0-8061-8722-8.
- ↑ Melzer, Richard (2007). Buried Treasures: Famous and Unusual Gravesites in New Mexico History. Sunstone Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-86534-531-7.
External links
[edit ]- "Y. B. Rowdy". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave . Retrieved 2007年06月26日.
- "Indian War Period Medal of Honor recipients". Medal of Honor citations. United States Army Center of Military History. April 19, 2005. Archived from the original on 2013年08月03日. Retrieved 2007年06月26日.
- 1893 deaths
- United States Army Indian Scouts
- Native American people of the Indian Wars
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- Native American United States military personnel
- United States Army soldiers
- People of the Apache Wars
- American Indian Wars recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Yavapai people
- Native American people from Arizona