CODY, WILLIAM F.

Rank: Civilian Scout. Born: Scott County, Iowa. 
Organization: 3rd Cavalry U.S. Army. Action date: 26 April 1872. 
Place: Platte River, Nebraska. Citation: Gallantry in action.

(In 1916, the general review of all Medals of Honor deemed 900 
unwarranted. This recipient was one of them. In June 1989, 
the U.S. Army Board of Correction of Records restored the medal 
to William F Cody.)

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Medal of Honor citation from the US Army Center for Military History 
Archives.