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U.S. Army

William C. May

ConflictCivil War

Year of Action1864

Unit/CommandCompany H, 32nd Iowa Infantry

BirthplacePennsylvania

Citation

Ran ahead of his regiment over the enemy’s works and captured from its bearer the flag of Bonanchad’s Confederate battery (C.S.A.).

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