Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on February 7, 1902 for his actions as a private with Company B, 33rd Infantry, US Volunteers, US Army, on December 4, 1899, at Vigan, Luzon, Philippines. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender."
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor Recipient. He was issued the award on February 7, 1902 for his actions as a private with Company B, 33rd Infantry, US Volunteers, US Army, on December 4, 1899, at Vigan, Luzon, Philippines. His Medal of Honor citation reads: "Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender."
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