Philippine Insurrection
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MoH
MoH
Valley City, ND
County:
Barnes
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company G
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
Medals and Honors:
Medal of Honor
Circumstances:
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Biography:
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 16, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: Near San Isidro, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Born: June 5, 1872, Long Prairie, Todd County, MN, United States
Died: May 28, 1943
Buried: Hillside Cemetery (MH), Valley City, ND, United States