William McBryar

Infobox Military Person
name=William McBryar
born= birth date|1861|2|14
died= death date and age|1941|3|8|1861|2|14
placeofbirth=Elizabethtown, North Carolina
placeofdeath=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
placeofburial=Arlington National Cemetery


caption=Lieutenant William McBryar
allegiance=United States of America
branch=United States Army
serviceyears=
rank=First Lieutenant
unit=10th Cavalry Regiment
battles=Indian Wars Spanish-American War Philippine-American War
awards=Medal of Honor
laterwork=

William McBryar (February 14, 1861 – March 8, 1941) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

McBryar joined the Army from New York City and by March 7, 1890 was serving as a Sergeant in Company K of the 10th Cavalry Regiment. On that day, he participated in an engagement in Arizona where he " [d] istinguished himself for coolness, bravery and marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians." For his actions, Sergeant McBryar was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on May 15, 1890.

McBryar later became a commissioned officer and left the Army as a First Lieutenant. He died at age 80 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington County, Virginia.findagrave|7878236 Retrieved on 2007-01-15]

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company K, 1 0th U.S. Cavalry. Place and date: Arizona, 7 March 1890. Entered service at: New York, N.Y. Birth: 14 February 1861, Elizabethtown, N.C. Date of issue: 15 May 1890.

Citation:

:Distinguished himself for coolness, bravery and marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians.cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15]

ee also

*List of Medal of Honor recipients
*List of Medal of Honor recipients for the Indian Wars

Notes

References

*findagrave|7878236 Retrieved on 2007-01-15
*cite web
publisher = U.S. Army Center of Military History
title = Indian War Period Medal of Honor Recipients
work = Medal of Honor Citations
date = 2005-04-19
url = http://www.army.mil/cmh/html/moh/indianwars.html
accessdate = 2007-01-15

Persondata
NAME= Mcbryar, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION= United States Army Medal of Honor recipient
DATE OF BIRTH= February 14, 1861
PLACE OF BIRTH= Elizabethtown, North Carolina
DATE OF DEATH= March 8, 1941
PLACE OF DEATH= Philadelphia, Pennsylvania