Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
William
H.
Howe
April 11, 1837

–

April 23, 1907

Cemetery:

Woodlawn Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Sergeant

    Division:

    29th Massachusetts Infantry

    Action Date:

    March 25, 1865
    Date of Issue: March 8, 1895

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Sergeant William H. Howe, United States Army, for extraordinary heroism on 25 March 1865, while serving with Company K, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, in action at Fort Stedman, Virginia. Sergeant Howe served an abandoned gun under heavy fire.