b. 07/09/1840 Palmer, New York. d. 18/04/1925 Ovid, Michigan.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 06/04/1865 Deatonsville (Sailors Creek), Virginia.
Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient. He is buried under the name of John William Menter. He served in the Union Army as a Sergeant in Company D, 5th Michigan Infantry. He was awarded the Medal of Honor for action on April 6, 1865 at Deatonsville (Sailor’s Creek), Virginia.
MOH CITATION:
Capture of flag.
BURIAL LOCATION: FRANKLIN CEMETERY, FRANKLIN, MICHIGAN.
OLD PLOT SECTION, ROW 6.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
