Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service at Fargo North Dakota and served as a Private in Company B, 1st North Dakota Infantry. Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, on May 16, 1889, he along 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. His citation was issued on May 17, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt and accredited to the State of North Dakota. After discharge from the Army, he earned a medical degree and began practicing medicine in the Aberdeen area in 1911. During World War I, he commanded an ambulance company in France.
Philippine Insurrection Medal of Honor recipient. Entered the service at Fargo North Dakota and served as a Private in Company B, 1st North Dakota Infantry. Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, on May 16, 1889, he along 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. His citation was issued on May 17, 1906, by President Theodore Roosevelt and accredited to the State of North Dakota. After discharge from the Army, he earned a medical degree and began practicing medicine in the Aberdeen area in 1911. During World War I, he commanded an ambulance company in France.
Bio by: John "J-Cat" Griffith
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