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Philippine–American War
Willis H. Downs
Private · U.S. Army
Company H, 1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
13 May 1899 · San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
- Branch
- U.S. Army
- Era
- Expeditions, 1871–1933
- Home state
- North Dakota
- Action
- San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
The citation
Official citation
With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.
Sources
- U.S. Army Medal of Honor citation index
- Wikipedia. Linked only. The article text is not copied here.
