Alonzo Bowman Explained

Alonzo Bowman
Birth Date:15 June 1848
Birth Place:Washington, Maine, US
Placeofburial:Fort Bayard National Cemetery, New Mexico
Placeofburial Label:Place of burial
Allegiance: United States of America
Branch: United States Army
Rank:Sergeant
Unit:Company D, 6th Cavalry Regiment
Battles:Indian Wars
Awards: - Medal of Honor

Alonzo Bowman (June 15, 1848 – October 4, 1885) was a United States Army Sergeant during the Indian Wars who received the Medal of Honor on November 4, 1882, for bravery at Cibecue Creek, Arizona, on August 30, 1881.[1]

Medal of Honor citation

Citation:

Conspicuous and extraordinary bravery in attacking mutinous scouts.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Medal of Honor recipients. United States Army. November 19, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101110225055/http://www.history.army.mil//html/moh/indianwars.html. November 10, 2010 . live.