February 14, 1861 - William McBryar, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient, was born in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. McBryar joined the United States Army as a Buffalo Soldier and by March 7, 1890 was serving as a sergeant in Company K o...f the 10th Cavalry Regiment during the Indian Wars. For his actions on that date, he was awarded the medal, America’s highest military decoration. His citation reads, “Distinguished himself for coolness, bravery, and marksmanship while his troop was in pursuit of hostile Apache Indians.” He was awarded the medal May 15, 1890. McBryar later became a commissioned officer and left the army as a first lieutenant. He died March 8, 1941 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
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