Navy Federal Credit Union

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Private

    Division:

    9th New York Cavalry

    Action Date:

    September 26, 1864

    Date of Issue: September 26, 1893

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Private William Giles Hills, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 26 September 1864, while serving with Company E, 9th New York Cavalry, in action at North Fork, Virginia. Private Hills voluntarily carried a severely wounded comrade out of a heavy fire of the enemy.