Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
Brent
Woods
1850

–

March 31, 1906

Cemetery:

Mill Springs National Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    9th U.S. Cavalry

    Action Date:

    August 19, 1881
    Date of Issue: July 12, 1894

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant Brent Woods, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 19 August 1881, while serving with Company B, 9th U.S. Cavalry, in action at New Mexico, Sergeant Woods saved the lives of his comrades and citizens of the detachment.