
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Indian Campaigns - U.S. Army
James Pym
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Indian Campaigns
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
7th U.S. Cavalry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: June 25, 1876
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Little Big Horn River, Montana, USA
Citation
Voluntarily went for water and secured the same under heavy fire.

Additional Details
- Accredited to: Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: October 5, 1878
- Born: 1852, Oxford, England
- Died: November 30, 1893, Miles City, MT, United States
- Buried: Custer County Cemetery (MH) ( C), Miles City, MT, United States
- Location of Medal: Little Big Horn Battlefield National Monument, Crow Agency, MT