Rank Sergeant Awards Medal of Honor Service/branch United States Army | Name Louis Gedeon Battles and wars Philippine–American War Allegiance United States of America | |
Born September 19, 1877
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ( 1877-09-19 ) Battles/wars Philippine American War Died October 11, 1950, United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C., United States Unit Company G, 1st United States Sharpshooters, 19th Infantry Regiment | ||
Louis Gedeon was a United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor on February 4, 1900. During the Philippine-American War. He later obtained the rank of Sergeant.
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Medal of Honor citation
Rank and Organization: Private, Company G, 19th U.S. Infantry. Place and Date: At Mount Amia, Cebu, Philippine Islands, February 4, 1900. Entered Service At: Pittsburgh, Pa. Birth: Pittsburgh, Pa. Date of Issue: March 10, 1902.
Citation:
Singlehanded, defended his mortally wounded captain from an overwhelming force of the enemy.
Note
One of the main sources of information about the action was provided by then Corporal Benjamin Foulois, who later became an aviation pioneer and U.S. Army Major General who wrote a letter to Gedeon's Mother.
References
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