Sponsored by:

Navy Federal Credit Union
William
J.
Archinal
POW (Civil War)
June 3, 1840

–

May 10, 1919

Cemetery:

Riverview Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Medal of Honor

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Corporal

    Division:

    30th Ohio Infantry

    Action Date:

    May 22, 1863
    Date of Issue: July 10, 1894

    The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Corporal William J. Archinal, United States Army, for gallantry in the charge of the volunteer storming party on 22 May 1863, while serving with Company I, 30th Ohio Infantry, in action at Vicksburg, Mississippi.