FIRST LIEUTENANT
WILLIAM ZION, USA* (DECEASED)
Medal of Honor Citation
Original General Order
Born: 23 October 1872 in Knightstown, Indiana
Enlisted: 21 July 1899 in Mare Island, California
Medal of Honor awarded: 19 July 1901
Rank at time of award: Private
Separation from Service: Honorably discharged from Marine Corps on 29 July 1904.*
Date of Death: Died in service on 25 March 1919
Burial: Chattanooga National Cemetery in Chattanooga, Tennessee
*Enlisted in the U.S. Army on 5 August 1905. Accepted a commission as a 2d Lieutenant in July 1917 and served in the Army until his death in 1919.
Boxer Rebellion 1900 Medal of Honor