Philippine–American War
Charles E. Kilbourne
First Lieutenant · U.S. Army
U.S. Volunteer Signal Corps
5 February 1899 · Paco Bridge, Philippine Islands
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Paco Bridge, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
Within a range of 250 yards of the enemy and in the face of a rapid fire climbed a telegraph pole at the east end of the bridge and in full view of the enemy coolly and carefully repaired a broken telegraph wire, thereby reestablishing telegraphic communication to the front.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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