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Philippine–American War
Edward White
Private · U.S. Army
Company B, 20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
27 April 1899 · Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Kansas
- Action
- Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
Swam the Rio Grande de Pampanga in face of the enemy's fire and fastened a rope to occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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