serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label battles birth_date placeofburial rank image article_title name
1862 - 1865 united states army union army 9 february 1915 california burn brac , scotland united states company i , 97th illinois volunteer infantry regiment medal of honor place of burial american civil war siege of vicksburg 7 march 1844 odd fellows cemetery , los angeles , california corporal us-moh-1862 . png william w. fraser
 william w. fraser
william w. fraser

william w. fraser -lrb- march 7 , 1844 -- february 9 , 1915 -rrb- was a union army soldier during the american civil war .
he received the medal of honor for gallantry during the siege of vicksburg on may 22 , 1863 .
his surname is sometimes spelled frazier .
fraser joined the 97th illinois infantry in august 1862 , and was mustered out in july 1865 .
