SECOND LIEUTENANT WILLIAM B. AVERY

U.S. ARMY

DIVISION: 1st New York Marine Artillery

DATE OF BIRTH: 10 SEP 1840

PLACE OF BIRTH: Providence, Rhode Island

DATE OF DEATH: 19 JUL 1894

PLACE OF DEATH: Bayside, Rhode Island

BURIAL: North Burial Ground, Providence Rhode Island

PLOT: BC-05585, SECTION 13, LOT 2336

NOTEWORTHY FACTS: Awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for his service during the U.S. Civil War at Tranter’s Creek North Carolina on 5 JUN 1862.

CITATION: Handled his battery with greatest coolness amidst the hottest fire.