Philippine–American War
Frederick Funston
Colonel · U.S. Army
20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry
27 April 1899 · Rio Grande de la Pampanga, Luzon, Philippine Islands
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Kansas
- Action
- Rio Grande de la Pampanga, Luzon, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
Crossed the river on a raft and by his skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the enemy's entrenched position on the north bank of the river and to drive him with great loss from the important strategic position of Calumpit.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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