William W. Cranston
Medal of Honor recipient
About William W. Cranston
Lived 1838 – 1907 (aged 69). William W. Cranston was an American.
Captain William Wallace Cranston (November 20, 1838 – December 7, 1907) was an American soldier who fought in the American Civil War. Cranston received the country's highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of Chancellorsville in Virginia on May 2, 1863. He was honored with the award on December 15, 1892.
Biography Cranston was born in Woodstock, Ohio, on November 20, 1838. He enlisted into the 66th Ohio Infantry. After the war, he moved to Kansas and was elected to the Kansas House of Representatives from the 28th District, serving from 1889 to 1891. He died on December 7, 1907, aged 69, and his remains are interred at Oakwood Cemetery, Parsons, Kansas.
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William W. Cranston was born on 20 November 1838 in Woodstock.
When did William W. Cranston die?
William W. Cranston died on 7 December 1907 in Kansas.
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William W. Cranston was American.
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