| 词条 | Marcus W. Robertson | |||||||
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|name=Marcus William Robertson |birth_date= {{Birth date|1870|2|12}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|1948|5|24|1870|2|12}} |birth_place=Flintville, Wisconsin |death_place=Portland, Oregon |placeofburial= Pine Grove Cemetery, Hood River, Oregon |placeofburial_label= Place of burial |image= MarcusWilliamRobertsonabt1910.jpg |image_size= 215px |caption= Marcus W. Robertson circa 1910 in Hood River, Oregon, from a larger family photograph |nickname= |allegiance=United States of America |branch= United States Army |serviceyears= |rank= Sergeant |commands= |unit=Young's Scouts, 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment |battles=Philippine-American War World War I |awards=Medal of Honor |laterwork= }} Marcus William Robertson (February 12, 1870 – May 24, 1948) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of America's highest military decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions on the Philippine-American War. Marcus Robertson enlisted in the United States Army from Hood River, Oregon in May 1898, and by May 16, 1899 was serving as a private in Company B of the 2nd Oregon Volunteer Infantry Regiment as part of Young's Scouts. On that day, near San Isidro in the Philippines, Private Robertson helped to rout a large enemy force despite being greatly outnumbered. For his actions, he was presented with the Medal of Honor on April 28, 1906. He later rose to the rank of stable Sergeant and served in France during World War I. He died at age 78 and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Hood River, Oregon.[1] Medal of Honor citationRank and organization: Private, Company B, 2d Oregon Volunteer Infantry. Place and date: Near San Isidro, Philippine Islands, May 16, 1899. Entered service at: Hood River, Oreg. Birth: Flintville, Wisconsin Date of issue: April 28, 1906.
With 21 other scouts charged across a burning bridge, under heavy fire, and completely routed 600 of the enemy who were entrenched in a strongly fortified position.[2] See also{{Portal|Biography|United States Army|World War I}}
GalleryReferences1. ^{{Find a Grave|8041015|work=Claim to Fame: Medal of Honor recipients|accessdate=2007-11-26}} 2. ^{{Cite web |publisher = United States Army Center of Military History |title = Medal of Honor recipients - Philippine Insurrection |date = 2007-07-16 |url = http://www.history.army.mil/html/moh/philippine.html |accessdate = 2007-09-05}} External links{{Commons category-inline}}
|publisher = HomeOfHeroes.com |title = Photo of Grave site of MOH Recipient Marcus William Robertson |url = http://www.homeofheroes.com/gravesites/states/pages_pz/robertson_marcus_or.html |accessdate = 2007-09-05}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Robertson, Marcus William}}{{US-army-World-War-I-bio-stub}} 9 : 1870 births|1948 deaths|United States Army Medal of Honor recipients|American military personnel of the Philippine–American War|American military personnel of World War I|United States Army soldiers|People from Hood River, Oregon|People from Suamico, Wisconsin|Philippine–American War recipients of the Medal of Honor |
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