The promotion came posthumously for Paschal Conley, an Alabama native who died in 1919, after he served in the 10th Cavalry Regiment as a member of the famed Buffalo Soldiers during the Spanish-American War in 1898.
After decades of work and more than a century since he was first recommended for the change in rank, the Conley family was thrilled to see their ancestor finally recognized
After decades of work and more than a century since he was first recommended for the change in rank, the Conley family was thrilled to see their ancestor finally recognized