William Meyer was born on 22 June 1863 in Germany. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy from the State of Illinois and served in the Spanish-American War as a crew member of the gunboat Nashville. On 11 May 1898 he was one of several men who took part in a boat expedition that cut the underwater telegraph cable off Cienfuegos, Cuba. For his "extraordinary bravery and coolness" under enemy fire during this operation, he was awarded the Medal of Honor. William Meyer died on 6 September 1926 at Chicago, Illinois.
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Medal of Honor citation of Carpenter's Mate Third Class William Meyer (as printed in the official publication "Medal of Honor, 1861-1949, The Navy", page 77): |
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