Augustus Claron

Background

Windus was born on January 10, 1850, in Janesville, Wisconsin.

Career

He served as a drummer boy during the American Civil War. Still under age, Windus lied about his age in order to join the 6th United States. Cavalry Regiment. Windus was mustered out of the army in 1871 and became a deputy sheriff at Brackettville, Texas.

During the following 20 years, Windus was a customs inspector and deputy United States marshal.

In 1898, Windus became a volunteer commissioned officer and served as a captain in Company I of the 9th United States. Infantry Regiment during the Spanish–American War. Claron A. Windus died at age 77 and was buried at the Masonic Cemetery in Brackettville, Texas.

Achievements

• He received the for bravery during a battle with the Kiowa Indians in 1870. He received the for bravery while serving as a bugler during a battle with the Kiowa in northern Texas on July 12, 1870. In 1877, Windus shot and killed a fellow recipient Adam Paine, a Black Seminole, whom Windus was attempting to arrest as a murder suspect. Foreign The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the to Bugler Claron Windus, United States Army, for gallantry in action on 12 July 1870, while serving with Company L, 6th United States. Cavalry, at Wichita River, Texas.