Career
DePuy received the country"s highest award for bravery during combat, the Medal of Honor, for his action during the Battle of the Crater in St. Petersburg, Virginia on 30 July 1864. He was honored with the award on 30 July 1896. DePuy was born in Sherman, Michigan on 8 September 1842.
He enlisted into the 1st Michigan Sharpshooters.
He died on 6 January 1935 and his remains are interred at the Evergreen Cemetery in Michigan.