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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Grafton Austin

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-001237Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1890

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Medal of Honor

December 29, 1890

Wounded Knee Creek, South Dakota, USA

Rank at action
Sergeant
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company E, 7th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
While the Indians were concealed in a ravine, assisted men on the skirmish line, directing their fire, etc., and using every effort to dislodge the enemy.

Sources & record notes

General Order comparison: pending. Current-profile review does not mean that the underlying original order has been examined.

  1. William Grafton Austin — current Society profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-08-28

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-001243
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-08-28
Entered service at
New York, N.Y.
Archive transcription SHA-256
371e3817dd8b2cadb6aa258b0a1484ea2636e831bac42b4c6c0343181caf4cd4

Legacy transcription retained without substantive editing; current rendered profile variants documented in the Phase 10 evidence snapshot.

Current reference profile confirms identity and core action metadata; legacy full citation text and source-row provenance are retained; General Order comparison remains pending.

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