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Philippine–American War
James R. Gillenwater
Corporal · U.S. Army
Company A, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers
3 September 1899 · Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- Virginia
- Action
- Porac, Luzon, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
While on a scout drove off a superior force of insurgents and with the assistance of 1 comrade brought from the field of action the bodies of 2 comrades, 1 killed and the other severely wounded.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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