Years of service 1893 - 1903 Battles/wars Boxer Rebellion Rank Major | Name Louis Lawton Battles and wars Boxer Rebellion Unit 9th Infantry Regiment | |
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Born March 13, 1872
Independence, Iowa ( 1872-03-13 ) Place of burial Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York Awards Medal of Honor
Silver Star (2) Died July 9, 1949, Skaneateles, New York, United States | ||
Service/branch United States Army Allegiance United States of America | ||
Louis Bowen Lawton (March 13, 1872 – July 9, 1949) was a United States Army officer during the Boxer Rebellion who earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Tientsin, China on July 13, 1900. An 1893 graduate of West Point, Lawton was a 1st Lieutenant at Tientsin. He was awarded the Medal of Honor on March 11, 1902. He is buried in Auburn, New York.
Medal of Honor citation
Carried a message and guided reinforcements across a wide, fireswept space despite being wounded three times.
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