Louis Gedeon
Louis Gedeon | |
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Born | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | September 19, 1877
Died | October 11, 1950 United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | (aged 73)
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | United States Army |
Rank | Sergeant |
Unit | Company G, 19th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | Philippine American War |
Awards | Medal of Honor |
Louis Gedeon was a United States Army private who received the Medal of Honor on February 4, 1900. During the Philippine–American War.
Gedeon joined the army from his birthplace in February 1899.[1] He later obtained the rank of sergeant.
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.[2]
See also
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
- ^ Register of Enlistments in the US Army, 1798-1914
- ^ "Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- "Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient". Philippine Insurrection. United States Army Center of Military History. June 8, 2009. Retrieved December 2, 2007.
- "Home of Heroes". Retrieved October 4, 2010.
- 1950 deaths
- 1877 births
- Military personnel from Pittsburgh
- United States Army soldiers
- United States Army Medal of Honor recipients
- Burials at United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery
- American military personnel of the Philippine–American War
- Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor