Photograph associated with William P. Maclay

Philippine–American War

William P. Maclay

Private · U.S. Army

Company A, 43d Infantry, U.S. Volunteers

6 May 1900 · Hilongas, Leyte, Philippine Islands

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Branch
U.S. Army
Era
Expeditions, 1871–1933
Home state
Pennsylvania
Action
Hilongas, Leyte, Philippine Islands

The citation

Official citation

Charged an occupied bastion, saving the life of an officer in a hand-to-hand combat and destroying the enemy.

Sources

Ready I Left My Home — Staff Sgt. Anisha Johnson

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