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 Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory.
Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 1862 Arizona |
| Died | March 29, 1893 Miami, Arizona |
| Place of burial | |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service | United States Army |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Unit | United States Army Indian scouts |
| Battles / wars | Apache Wars |
| Awards | Medal of Honor |
Military service
editRowdy, 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, 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
editRank 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
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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 2007-06-26.
- "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 2013-08-03. Retrieved 2007-06-26.