Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Alonzo
Bowman
June 15, 1848

–

October 4, 1885

Cemetery:

Fort Bayard Post Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    6th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    August 30, 1881
    Date of Issue: November 4, 1882

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Alonzo Bowman, United States Army, for conspicuous and extraordinary bravery in attacking mutinous scouts on 30 August 1881, while serving with Company D, 6th U.S. Cavalry, in action at Cibicu Creek, Arizona Territory.