b. 1824 England. d. 25/11/1874 Fort Supply, Oklahoma.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 20/10/1869 Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona Territory.
Indian Wars Medal of Honor Recipient. Born at Devonshire, England, in 1824, he served as a Private in Company B, 8th U.S. Cavalry. At the Chiricahua Mountains, Arizona, October 20, 1869, Private Pengally with a group of fellow troopers held off a band of attacking Apache Indians at Rocky Mesa. For gallantry in action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor on February 14, 1870. He was originally buried at Fort Supply, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma).
MOH CITATION:
Gallantry in action.
BURIAL LOCATION: FORT LEAVENWORTH NATIONAL CEMETERY, FORT LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS.
SECTION G, GRAVE 3032.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
