William Williams (Medal of Honor)

William Williams
Civil War era Navy Medal of Honor
Born1840 (1840)
County Louth, Ireland
DiedMay 5, 1893(1893-05-05) (aged 52–53)
Philadelphia Naval Asylum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Place of burial
Mount Moriah Cemetery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Allegiance United States of America
Union
Branch United States Navy
Union Navy
RankLandsman
UnitUSS Lehigh
ConflictsAmerican Civil War
Awards Medal of Honor

William Williams (1840 – May 5, 1893) was a Union Navy sailor in the American Civil War and a recipient of the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor, for helping to free his grounded ship.

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