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Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army

Gotfred Jensen

Details
  • Rank: Private
  • Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
  • Unit/Command:
    Company D,
    1st North Dakota Volunteer Infantry
  • Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
  • Medal of Honor Action Date: May 13, 1899
  • Medal of Honor Action Place: San Miguel de Mayumo, Luzon
Citation

With 11 other scouts, without waiting for the supporting battalion to aid them or to get into a position to do so, charged over a distance of about 150 yards and completely routed about 300 of the enemy, who were in line and in a position that could only be carried by a frontal attack.

Medal of Honor Recipient Gotfred Jensen
Medal of Honor Recipient Gotfred Jensen
Additional Details
  • Accredited to: Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota
  • Awarded Posthumously: No
  • Presentation Date & Details: June 6, 1906
  • Born: November 20, 1872, Ryde, Denmark
  • Died: December 26, 1945, Soap Lake, WA, United States
  • Buried: Washington Soldier's Home Cemetery (MH), Retsil, WA, United States
  • Location of Medal: North Dakota State Historical Society, Bismarck, ND
 

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