Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Stories of Sacrifice
Philippine Insurrection - U.S. Army
Frederick Funston Sr.
Details
- Rank: Colonel (Highest Rank: Major General U.S.A.)
- Conflict/Era: Philippine Insurrection
- Unit/Command:
20th Kansas Volunteer Infantry - Military Service Branch: U.S. Army
- Medal of Honor Action Date: April 27, 1899
- Medal of Honor Action Place: Rio Grande de la Pampanga, Luzon, Philippine Islands
Citation
Crossed the river on a raft and by his skill and daring enabled the general commanding to carry the enemy's entrenched position on the north bank of the river and to drive him with great loss from the important strategic position of Calumpit.
Additional Details
- Accredited to: Iola, Allen County, Kansas
- Awarded Posthumously: No
- Presentation Date & Details: February 14, 1900
- Born: November 9, 1865, New Carlisle, Clark County, OH, United States
- Died: February 19, 1917, Fort Sam Houston, TX, United States
- Buried: San Francisco National Cemetery (MH) (OS-68-3), San Francisco, CA, United States