Philippine Insurrection
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MoH
MoH
Grafton, ND
County:
Walsh
Branch of Service:
Army
Rank:
Private
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Company C
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
1st North Dakota Infantry Regiment
Medals and Honors:
Medal of Honor
Circumstances:
Singlehanded and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy.
Biography:
Singlehanded and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy. Medal of Honor Action Date: April 12, 1899
Medal of Honor Action Place: Near Paete, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Born: 1871, Bergen, Norway
Died: 1915
Buried: Evergreen Cemetery (MH) Moved To North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, ND, United States