Cpl . William Mays served as Buffalo Soldier in late 1800s . Cpl . Mays received Medal of Honor but was denied federal recognition . He died in 1925 in an Arizona state hospital that took care of poor . Group of hospital staff , veterans campaigned for Mays ' burial at Mt .
Cpl . William Mays served as Buffalo Soldier in late 1800s . Mays received Medal of Honor but was denied federal recognition . He died in 1925 in an Arizona state hospital that took care of poor . Group of hospital staff , veterans campaigned for Mays ' burial at Mt .