Marines

LIEUTENANT COLONEL
ERNEST CALVIN WILLIAMS, USMC (DECEASED) 

 

Medal of Honor Citation

Original General Order

Born: 2 August 1887 in Broadwell, Illinois

Service Entry Dates: Enlisted 5 January 1907, appointed a second lieutenant on 30 January 1909

Medal of Honor awarded: 27 April 1917

Rank at time of award: First Lieutenant

Separation from Service: Retired on 22 March 1921

Date of Death: 31 July 1940

Burial: Woodlawn Cemetery in Indianola, Illinois

Dominican Republic 1916 Medal of Honor