b. 21/09/1834 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. d. 22/11/1906 Groton, Connecticut.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 16/05/1864 Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia.
Robert A Gray MOH
Gray was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 21, 1834, and entered service at Groton, Connecticut. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on May 16, 1864, while serving as a Sergeant with Company C, 21st Connecticut Infantry Regiment, at Drewry’s Bluff, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 13, 1897.
MOH CITATION:
While retreating with his regiment, which had been repulsed, he voluntarily returned, in the face of the enemy’s fire, to a former position and rescued a wounded officer of his company who was unable to walk.
BURIAL LOCATION: COLONEL LEDYARD CEMETERY, GROTON, CONNECTICUT.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: BELIEVED TO BE FAMILY.
