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词条 Louis Gedeon
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  1. Medal of Honor citation

  2. See also

  3. Note

  4. References

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|death_date= {{Death date and age|1950|10|11|1877|9|19}}
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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.

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.[1]

See also

{{Portal|Biography|United States Army}}
  • List of Philippine–American War Medal of Honor recipients

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

1. ^{{Cite web |accessdate=December 2, 2007 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html |title =Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient |work = Philippine Insurrection |publisher= United States Army Center of Military History |date = June 8, 2009}}
  • {{Find a Grave|7173970|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2007-11-23}}
  • {{Cite web

|accessdate=December 2, 2007
|url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html
|title =Louis Gedeon, Medal of Honor recipient
|work = Philippine Insurrection
|publisher= United States Army Center of Military History
|date = June 8, 2009}}
  • {{Cite web |accessdate=October 4, 2010 |url=http://www.homeofheroes.com/moh/citations_1900_wars/pi_gedeon.html |title=Home of Heroes}}
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