William B. Hooper

William B. Hooper
Born1841
Willimantic, Connecticut
Died1870 (aged 28–29)
Caldera, Chile
Buried
Windham, Connecticut
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
RankCorporal
UnitCompany L, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry
Battles/warsAmerican Civil War
AwardsMedal of Honor

William B. Hooper (1841 – January 16, 1870) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor.[1]

Hooper was born in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on March 31, 1865, while serving as a corporal with Company L, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry, at Chamberlains Creek, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 3, 1865.[2]

He died at the age of 29, on January 16, 1870, in Caldera, Chile. An "In Memory Of" government-issued headstone is in the family plot at the Old Willimantic Cemetery in Windham, Connecticut. His exact burial location is unknown.

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