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Boxer Rebellion
Erwin Jay Boydston
Private · U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps
17 August 1900 · Peking, China
- Branch
- U.S. Marine Corps
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- California
- Action
- Peking, China
The citation
Official citation
In the presence of the enemy at Peking, China, 21 July to 17 August 1900. Under a heavy fire from the enemy during this period, Boydston assisted in the erection of barricades.
