William B. Trembley

William B. Trembley
Born	(1877-04-21)April 21, 1877 Johnson, Kansas
Died	January 13, 1952(1952-01-13) (aged 74)
Place of burial	Monticello United Methodist Church Union Cemetery, Shawnee, Johnson County, Kansas, USA
Allegiance	United States of America
Service / branch	United States Army
Years of service	1898–1899, 1917–1919
Rank	First Lieutenant
Unit	Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
Battles / wars	Philippine–American War World War I
Awards	Medal of Honor

William Beattie Trembley (April 21, 1877 – January 13, 1952) was a private in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War. He was later commissioned as a first lieutenant in World War I.

Trembley later served as the postmaster of Kansas City, Kansas, from 1921 to 1935.

Medal of Honor citation

Rank and organization: Private, Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry. Place and date: At Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands, 27 April 1899. Entered service at: Kansas City, Kansas. Birth: Johnson, Kansas. Date of issue: 11 March 1902.

Citation:

Swam the Rio Grande de Pampanga in face of the enemy's fire and fastened a rope to the occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.

See also

• List of Medal of Honor recipients
• List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients

References

• ""TREMBLEY, WILLIAM B." entry". Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine-American War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Archived from the original on 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2008-04-27.

External links

• "William B. Trembley". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
• Kansas National Guard Bio