Jose B. Nisperos

Private · U.S. Army

34th Company, Philippine Scouts

At Lapurap, Basilan, Philippine Islands, 24 September 191 1. · Place not recorded

Branch: U.S. Army
Era: Expeditions, 1871–1933
Action: Jose B. Nisperos, At Lapurap, Basilan, Philippine Islands, 24 September 191 1.

The citation

Official citation

Having been badly wounded (his left arm was broken and lacerated and he had received several spear wounds in the body so that he could not stand) continued to fire his rifle with one hand until the enemy was repulsed, thereby aiding materially in preventing the annihilation of his party and the mutilation of their bodies.

Sources

U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
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