PVT. WILLIAM B. MAYES MEDAL OF HONOR GRAVESTONE
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Listing Details
Type of Memorial: Medal of Honor Grave Stones Type II
Access: Cemetery
Wars Commemorated: CIVIL WAR
Submitted By: IOWACIVILWARMONUMENTS.COM
PRIVATE MAYES WAS A MEMBER OF COMPANY K, 11TH IOWA INFANTRY REGIMENT. HIS CITATION READS “WITH ONE COMPANION AND UNDER A FIERCE FIRE FROM THE ENEMY AND AT THE SHORT RAGE, WENT TO THE RESCUE OF A WOUNDED COMRADE WHO HAD FALLEN BETWEEN THE LINES AND CARRIED HIM TO A PLACE OF SAFETY.”
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