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Philippine–American War

Joseph L. Epps

Private · U.S. Army

Company B, 33d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers

4 December 1899 · Vigan Luzon, Philippine Islands

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
Missouri
Action
Vigan, Luzon, Philippine Islands

The citation

Official citation

Discovered a party of insurgents inside a wall, climbed to the top of the wall, covered them with his gun, and forced them to stack arms and surrender.

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