Medal of Honor Citation
Rank and organization: Sergeant, Company M, 27th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At San Mateo, Philippine Islands, December 19, 1899. Entered service at: Boston, Mass. Birth: Boston, Mass. Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation:
Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
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