William Othello Wilson
Military Person
1867 – 1928
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Who was William Othello Wilson?
William Othello Wilson was a corporal in the United States Army's 9th Cavalry. He is noted for having received the Medal of Honor.
Wilson joined the Army from Saint Paul, Minnesota in August 1889. He earned the Medal of Honor on December 17, 1891 for "Bravery" voluntarily, for successfully carrying a message to the battalion commander at the Pine Ridge Indian Agency in South Dakota.
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- Born
- Sep 16, 1867
Hagerstown - Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Lived in
- Hagerstown
- Died
- Jan 1, 1928
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on July 23, 2013
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