April 9, 1938 Augustus Walley, Medal of Honor recipient, died. Walley was born March 10, 1856 in Reistertown, Maryland. On August 16, 1881, he was serving as a private in Company I of the 9th Cavalry Regiment when he participated in an engagement in the Cuchillo Negro Mountains of New Mexico. He was cited for […]
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Augustus Walley – April 9th in African American History
By Chimsima Zuhri on April 9, 2011 in African American History, April, Military
Tags: April 9, Army, August 16, March 10, Medal of Honor, October 1, World War I
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