Y. B. Rowdy (Medal of Honor recipient)

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Rowdy
Died March 29, 1893
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Y. B. Rowdy (Medal of Honor recipient), Medal of Honor recipient
Place of birth Arizona
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank Sergeant
Unit United States Army Indian scouts
Battles/wars Indian Wars
Awards Medal of Honor

Rowdy (died March 29, 1893) was a United States Army Indian scout and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Indian Wars of the western United States.

Rowdy, a Sergeant in Company A of the Indian Scouts, was involved in an engagement in Arizona on March 7, 1890. He was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on May 15, 1890, for his "[b]ravery in [the] action with Apache Indians."

Rowdy died three years after earning the medal and was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery, Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, Indian Scouts. Place and date: Arizona, 7 March 1890. Entered service at: ------. Birth: Arizona. Date of issue: 15 May 1890.

Citation:

Bravery in action with Apache Indians.

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