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Abstract:
Sergeant William McBryar was born in Elizabethtown in Bladen County in 1861, and at age 25, enlisted in the 10th U.S. Cavalry. He was a sergeant in Company K. For actions against the Apache Indians on March 7, 1890 at Salt River, Arizona, he was nominated for and received the Medal of Honor. He was later promoted to lieutenant and was in the Spanish-American War and Philippine-American War. After he retired, he was a watchman at Arlington Cemetery, a prison guard, and a school teacher at Newton Grove and other places. McBryar died in 1941 and was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.