William B. Hooper (1841 – January 16, 1870) was a Union Army soldier in the American Civil War who received the U.S. military's highest decoration, the Medal of Honor. Hooper was born in Willimantic, Connecticut. He was awarded the Medal of Honor, for extraordinary heroism shown on March 31, 1865, while serving as a Corporal with Company L, 1st New Jersey Volunteer Cavalry, at Chamberlains Creek, Virginia. His Medal of Honor was issued on July 3, 1865. He died at the age of 29, on January 16, 1870, and was buried at the Old Willimantic Cemetery in Windham, Connecticut. Medal of Honor citation References 1841 births 1870 deaths People from Willimantic, Connecticut Union Army officers United States Army Medal of Honor recipients American Civil War recipients of the Medal of Honor Military personnel from Connecticut Burials in Connecticut