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Boxer Rebellion

Louis B. Lawton

First Lieutenant · U.S. Army

9th U.S. Infantry

13 July 1900 · Tientsin, China

Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
New York
Action
Tientsin, China

The citation

Official citation

Carried a message and guided reinforcements across a wide and fireswept space, during which he was thrice wounded.

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