Philippine–American War
J. Franklin Bell
Colonel · U.S. Army
36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
9 September 1899 · Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
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- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Kentucky
- Action
- Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
While in advance of his regiment charged 7 insurgents with his pistol and compelled the surrender of the captain and 2 privates under a close fire from the remaining insurgents concealed in a bamboo thicket.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
