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Medal of Honor Recipient

William Othello Wilson

U.S. Army · Indian Campaigns

MOH-RC-003476Source-based record

The award

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Army Medal of HonorAction-era reference: 1890

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Medal of Honor

December 30, 1890

Sioux Campaign, USA

Rank at action
Corporal
Service
U.S. Army
Conflict
Indian Campaigns
Unit or command
Company I, 9th U.S. Cavalry

The Citation

Sources ↓
Bravery.

Sources & record notes

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

  1. William Othello Wilson — Congressional Medal of Honor Society recipient profile ↗Congressional Medal of Honor Society · Checked 2026-09-02

    current identity, service, action metadata, and citation comparison

Transcription, metadata & provenance notes
Award ID
MOH-AW-003493
Transcription status
Legacy full text · current reference profile matched
Last source check
2026-09-02
Entered service at
St. Paul, Minn.
Archive transcription SHA-256
f6b9ec809dac6b7fe05827846c17afe9a58e6e097f71ef8af18bddc9ef55bed6

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

Current reference profile supplies the previously missing action date and identifies the action place as Sioux Campaign, USA; the sparse legacy metadata remains preserved.

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