Louis C. Mosher
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Louis C. Mosher | |
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Born | Westport, Massachusetts | April 26, 1880
Died | September 29, 1958 | (aged 78)
Allegiance | United States of America |
Service/ | United States Army |
Years of service | 1901–1933 |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Unit | Philippine Scouts |
Battles/wars | Philippine–American War |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Louis Clinton Mosher (April 26, 1880 – September 29, 1958) was a Second Lieutenant in the United States Army and a Medal of Honor recipient for his actions in the Philippine–American War.
Medal of Honor citation
Rank and organization: Second Lieutenant, Philippine Scouts. Place and date: At Gagsak Mountain, Jolo, Philippine Islands, June 11, 1913. Entered service at: Brockton, Mass. Birth: Westport, Mass. Date of issue: Unknown.
Citation:
Voluntarily entered a cleared space within about 20 yards of the Moro trenches under a furious fire from them and carried a wounded soldier of his company to safety at the risk of his own life.
See also
- List of Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Medal of Honor recipients
- List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients
References
- "Louis C. Mosher". Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients. Find a Grave. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ""MOSHER, LOUIS C." entry". Medal of Honor recipients: Philippine-American War. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
Categories:
- 1958 deaths
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- United States Army officers
- People from Westport, Massachusetts
- American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
- 1880 births
- Jewish Medal of Honor recipients
- Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor
- Burials at San Francisco National Cemetery
- United States Army personnel stubs