Will C. Barnes

Infobox Military Person
name=Will Croft Barnes
born= birth date|1858|6|21
died= death date and age|1936|12|17|1858|6|21


caption=
placeofbirth=San Francisco, California
placeofdeath=Phoenix, Arizona
placeofburial=Arlington National Cemetery
allegiance=flagicon|United States United States of America
branch= United States Army
serviceyears=
rank= Sergeant
unit=Signal Corps
battles=Indian Wars
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=author, legislator

Will Croft Barnes (June 21, 1858 – December 17,1936), a private in the U.S. Army Signal Corps, was awarded the Medal of Honor for his gallantry during the battle at Fort Apache, Arizona Territory on September 11, 1881. The citation was issued November 8, 1882 for "Bravery in action".

He was born in San Francisco, California, and entered the service at Washington, D.C.. He died in Phoenix, Arizona, and is buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

The U.S. Army Reserve Center in Phoenix, Arizona is named in his honor.

References

*cite web |url=http://www.medalofhonor.com/WillBarnes.htm |title=Will Barnes |accessdate=2008-09-25 |work=The Official Site of the Medal of Honor |publisher= |date=
*cite book |title=Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography |last=Thrapp |first=Dan L.|year=1991 |publisher=University of Nebraska Press |location=Lincoln, Nebraska |isbn=0803294182 |pages=p. 64

ee also

*"Apaches & Longhorns: The Reminiscences of Will C. Barnes", Will Croft Barnes, Frank Cummins Lockwood, University of Arizona Press, 1982.
*"Arizona Place Names", William Croft Barnes, Byrd H Granger, University of Arizona Press, 1987.
*"Tales from the X-bar Horse Camp: The Blue-roan "outlaw" and Other Stories", Will Croft Barnes, Breeders' Gazette, 1920.
*"Western Grazing Grounds and Forest Ranges: A History of the Live-stock Industry as Conducted on the Open Ranges of the Arid West", Will Croft Barnes, The Breeder's gazette, 1913.

Persondata
NAME= Barnes, Will Croft
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION= Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= June 21, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH= San Francisco, California
DATE OF DEATH= December 17,1936
PLACE OF DEATH= Phoenix, Arizona