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Thomas Sletteland

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Thomas Sletteland

Birth
Bergen, Bergen kommune, Hordaland fylke, Norway
Death
1 Sep 1915 (aged 43)
Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, USA
Burial
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA
Plot
SECTION C SITE 438
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Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service at Grafton, North Dakota, and served as a Private, United States Army in Company C, 1st North Dakota Infantry. Near Paete, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on April 12, 1899, he single-handedly and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy. His Medal was awarded on March 12, 1902.
Philippine Insurrection Congressional Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service at Grafton, North Dakota, and served as a Private, United States Army in Company C, 1st North Dakota Infantry. Near Paete, Luzon, Philippine Islands, on April 12, 1899, he single-handedly and alone defended his dead and wounded comrades against a greatly superior force of the enemy. His Medal was awarded on March 12, 1902.

Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith

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MEDAL OF HONOR
PVT CO C
1ST ND INF
SP - AM WAR

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
  • Added: Oct 31, 2003
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8047711/thomas-sletteland: accessed ), memorial page for Thomas Sletteland (18 Feb 1872–1 Sep 1915), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8047711, citing North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.