Philippine Insurrection
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MoH
Devils Lake, ND
Circumstances:
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Biography:
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel De Mayumo, Luzon
Born: November 20, 1872, Ryde, Denmark
Died: December 26, 1945, Soap Lake, WA, United States
Buried: Washington Soldier's Home Cemetery (MH), Retsil, WA, United States
Location of Medal: North Dakota State Historical Society, Bismarck, ND