Otis O. Roberts
About Otis O. Roberts
Lived 1842 – 1930 (aged 87).
Otis O. Roberts (20 March 1842 - 8 February 1930) was a Sergeant of the United States Army who was awarded the Medal of Honor for gallantry during the American Civil War. He was awarded the medal on 28 December 1863.
Personal life Roberts was born on 20 March 1842 in Sangerville, Maine to parents Amos Roberts and Christiana Ryerson Roberts. He was one of three children. Roberts married three times, to Emelda J. Davis, Rosella Roberts, and Louise A. Hussey and fathered a total of four children. He died on 8 February 1930 in Dexter, Maine and was buried in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Dexter.
Roberts' Medal of Honor citation reads:
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Who was Otis O. Roberts?
(1842-1930)
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Otis O. Roberts was born on 20 March 1842.
When did Otis O. Roberts die?
Otis O. Roberts died on 8 February 1930.
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