Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Antoine August Gaujot
Details
- Rank: Corporal
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
Company M, 27th Infantry,
U.S. Volunteers - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: December 19, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: San Mateo, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
Attempted under a heavy fire of the enemy to swim a river for the purpose of obtaining and returning with a canoe.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: 1911
- Born: 1879, Keweenaw County, MI, United States
- Died: April 14, 1936
- Buried: Fairview Cemetery, Williamson, WV, United States
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