b. 02/10/1872 Knightstown, Indiana. d. 25/03/1919 Chattanooga, Tennessee.
DATE OF MOH ACTION: 21/07 – 17/08/1900 Peking, China.
William Zion was born in Knightstown, Indiana on October 23, 1872. He served in the United States Marine Corps and later in the United States Army. In 1900, he was awarded the Medal of Honor for his “meritorious conduct” as a Marine in China.
He later become a United States Army First Lieutenant.
During World War I he was in charge of a German POW barracks in Fort Oglethorpe.
Zion died on March 25, 1919, of an apparent accidental gunshot wound inflicted while cleaning his weapon. Lieutenant Zion is buried in the Chattanooga National Cemetery.
MOH CITATION:
In the presence of the enemy during the battle of Peking, China, 21 July to 17 August 1900. Throughout this period, Zion distinguished himself by meritorious conduct.
BURIAL LOCATION: CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY, CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE.
SECTION U, SITE 40.
LOCATION OF MEDAL: UNKNOWN.
