Yuma William "Bill" Rowdy (c. 1862 – March 29, 1893) was a United States Army Indian scout and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions during the Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory.
Rowdy, a Yavapai, was a Sergeant in Company A of the Indian Scouts.
[1] He was involved in an engagement in Arizona on March 7, 1890, and was awarded the Medal of Honor two months later, on May 15, 1890, for his "[b]ravery in [the] action with Apache Indians."
Rowdy was killed in a brothel in Miami, Arizona, three years after earning the medal[2] and was buried in Santa Fe National Cemetery,[3] Santa Fe, New Mexico, with full military honors.
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company A, Indian Scouts.