Rank Sergeant Major | Name Sterling Galt | |
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Died October 21, 1908 (aged 41–42) Place of burial Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri Allegiance United States of America Unit Company F, 36th U.S. Volunteers | ||
Service/branch United States Army | ||
Sterling Archibald Galt (October 1866 – October 21, 1908) was a United States Army artificer received the Medal of Honor for actions on November 9, 1899 during the Philippine-American War. He later obtained the rank of Sergeant Major. Sergeant Major Galt, who was born in Taneytown, Maryland, is buried in Orient Cemetery, Harrisonville, Missouri.
He is buried in Orient Cemetery Harrisonville, Missouri.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Artificer, Company F, 36th Infantry, U.S. Volunteers. Place and date: At Bamban, Luzon, Philippine Islands, November 9, 1899. Entered service at: Pawneytown, Md. Birth: Pawneytown, Md. Date of issue: April 30, 1902.
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