Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Edward White
Details
- Rank: Private
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company B,
20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 27, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Calumpit, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
Swam the Rio Grande de Pampanga in the face of the enemy's fire and fastened a rope to the occupied trenches, thereby enabling the crossing of the river and the driving of the enemy from his fortified position.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: March 11, 1902
- Born: January 15, 1877, Seneca, Nemaha County, KS, United States
- Died: December 3, 1908, Kansas City, KS, United States
- Buried: Mount Calvary Cemetery (MH) (11), Kansas City, KS, United States