William H. Thompkins

United States Army Medal of Honor recipient Date Of Birth : 1872-10-03T00:00:00Z Date Of Death : 1916-09-24T00:00:00Z

William H. Thompkins (October 3, 1872 – September 24, 1916) was a Buffalo Soldier in the United States Army and a recipient of America’s highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Spanish–American War. Thompkins and three of his fellow Buffalo Soldiers were the last black servicemen to be presented the Medal of Honor for more than half a century.

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